Addison he/him Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Hello again! I am still working (slowly) on that Allomantic Table and I have run into an issue. I'll post the centerpiece again to make it easier to explain. I am cutting out the inserts for those symbols and having a heck of a time. First off, I stained the centerpiece and wasn't happy with it. The stain brought out some huge cut marks that I couldn't really see before, so I sanded the whole thing down a bit and got rid of the stain and the marks. I restained it and it looks much better now. I got a piece of 1/8" thick wood to cut the symbols from to put in the 1/8" pockets. Well... Either the wood wasn't really 1/8" of I sanded a lot more than I thought I did (or both) because the symbols are in now way flush with the surface of the centerpiece. So I need to sand them. These symbols have a lot of sharp points that I made as sharp as possible, which means if I try to sand them they are going to break. I could put them into the pockets to stabilize them, but then I would be sanding the centerpiece again as well. I may be able to sand the 1/8" wood I am cutting the symbols from down to something that will be flush... I just thought of that. Typing helps me think... I will try that, but I am beginning to think that the wood won't work for the inserts, because it is just too fragile. Can anyone think of anything else I could use that would look good? I would love something I could just pour into the pockets, but I doubt I will find anything like that that looks good. So, crafty people, do you have any ideas? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feloxia she/her Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 You could cut out the shapes from a piece of paper. Then put the shapes into the pockets and place the paper with the shape cut out over it and sand just the shapes without sanding the centerpiece. ...I don't know if that was a good explanation D: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuaiir he/him Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 wood putty tends to be good for filling in holes, but at those sizes I'm not sure you'd like the look of it. I do know it can be stained and sanded once it dries, which is nice. Again, I'm not sure you'd like the look of it but you could also try fiberglass cloth and polyvinyl resin. Very damage resistant, and you can add pigment to the resin to get different colors (make each metal the color of itself - gold is gold, tin is tin-colored, etc). I don't know, really. I'd say wood putty would be your best bet for consistency, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addison he/him Posted September 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Thanks for the ideas guys. I think what I'll try first is sanding my 1/8" wood down to something thinner than what I need before milling the pieces, then use something (like wood putty) under them to build them up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zas678 he/him Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 I have to say, regrettably, that my first instinct to "what could be poured in there" was Jello. Sorry, but wouldn't that be the coolest Jello molds EVER? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addison he/him Posted September 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Actually, it wouldn't be terribly difficult to mill one of the symbols a lot larger and from a molding plastic... Now I want Jello. :-\ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuaiir he/him Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 mix antifreeze and colorless gelatin, add some pigment.... yeah, you'd have a slightly squishy metal symbol. Hmmm.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KChan she/her Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 Bondo might work well, as it can be sanded and gives a nice, hard, smooth surface that can be painted. I thought of Sculpey but it would probably not work so well, because it shrinks when baked. I would suggest putting in the wood pieces and very, very gently sanding them down by hand. It would take a lot of patience, but at least you'd get them flush, and you could still use wood. You could also just leave the cuts open, stain the insides a darker color, and then put a glass top of your your table. That could look really cool. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuri Shardweaver he/him Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 My horrible suggestion would be to melt down the actual metals to fill the holes. Or at least, the closest approximations, anyway. Since I don't think you'll be able to find atium anywhere around here Dangerous, but it'd look freakin' sweet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHyde she/her Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Could you mix metallic powders with casting resin, if you wanted a metallic look? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KChan she/her Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Ooo, now that's a neat idea! That might look really cool! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feloxia she/her Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 That would look way cool! And now I really want Atium to be real D: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe ST he/him Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 That would look way cool! And now I really want Atium to be real D: Atium-schmatium, Lerasium ftw! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KChan she/her Posted September 23, 2011 Report Share Posted September 23, 2011 Atium-schmatium, Lerasium ftw! This. A thousand times this. XD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRioter she/her Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 This. A thousand times this. XD Thirded. Although I fear the results of this bunch becoming Mistborn.....somebody should write a 17th Shard fanfic about that. Or maybe we need a new RP. Or would that just be silly? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KChan she/her Posted September 25, 2011 Report Share Posted September 25, 2011 It's hard to say, because I've never been a big fan of self-insertions to begin with, so I'm a bit biased. It's fun to imagine, though! Man, getting around campus would be so much easier... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 ...The running-out-of-cash midair might be a little hazardous, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyRioter she/her Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 there's a metric crapload of metal objects in a modern city. I don't think it's a big problem as long as you pick the right ones to use as anchors! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Posted October 2, 2011 Report Share Posted October 2, 2011 By 'right', you mean... 'Whoops, there goes the electricity cable' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHyde she/her Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Cars: useful for transportation even when you don't drive... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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