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geekhack Projects => Making Stuff Together! => Topic started by: izilla on Mon, 16 May 2016, 23:16:59

Title: Sculpting
Post by: izilla on Mon, 16 May 2016, 23:16:59

So I am out on work this week and had nothing to do this evening so I broke down and stopped by the crafts store to give a go at sculpting what some day maybe my own keycaps.

Check out day 1:

(http://i.imgur.com/E278kvU.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/FbPNUpx.jpg)

All the tools I had were a pen and a thing for removing blackheads I found at Marshalls. I used Sculpey III and Premo! Sculpey the pictures are of the Premo! because the III was too soft for me and kept messing up my work.

Title: Re: Sculpting
Post by: Bambino on Mon, 16 May 2016, 23:24:51

Cool snail/hermit crab stuff going on there!  Be sure you test your finished sculpture on your keyboard to ensure clearance with other nearby keys.

Title: Re: Sculpting
Post by: izilla on Tue, 17 May 2016, 07:52:55

Quote from: Bambino on Mon, 16 May 2016, 23:24:51

Cool snail/hermit crab stuff going on there!  Be sure you test your finished sculpture on your keyboard to ensure clearance with other nearby keys.

Oh yea they are way too big at the moment to fit.....but I just wanted to try sculpting.

Title: Re: Sculpting
Post by: nubbinator on Tue, 17 May 2016, 10:45:40

FYI, the plasticizer in Sculpy will melt ABS.

Title: Re: Sculpting
Post by: izilla on Tue, 17 May 2016, 14:01:28

Quote from: nubbinator on Tue, 17 May 2016, 10:45:40

FYI, the plasticizer in Sculpy will melt ABS.

Uh-oh probably shouldn't have used my daily caps  :eek: