Thought this was neat

[mtylerfl]

Hello,

James Booth (from Vector Art 3D) emailed me a couple pics of an aluminum box project. The boxes are being made by kids at a school machine shop in Indiana. I don't know what CNC they are using to carve aluminum, but I thought the box was a pretty neat idea. (James sent me the photos to show me how they were using a CarveBuddy Hummingbird pattern.)

It reminded me that we could simulate a "metallic look" by carving in wood with our CarveWright/CompuCarve, then priming and painting the carving with a good quality metallic paint for a similar appearance.

[cnsranch]

That is pretty cool - make you feel good to see something like that, huh?

[mtylerfl]

True - it does! I love to see the creative ideas that you and others come up with. Makes my day!

[HelpBot3000]

Looks about the size of an Altoids can. Cool idea for a project. If someone decides to do one in wood and use metallic paints I'd love to see it up here for a comparison.

[mtylerfl]

Looks about the size of an Altoids can. Cool idea for a project. If someone decides to do one in wood and use metallic paints I'd love to see it up here for a comparison.

Might make a fun project for a Tips & Tricks!

[RobertP]

It reminded me that we could simulate a "metallic look" by carving in wood with our CarveWright/CompuCarve, then priming and painting the carving with a good quality metallic paint for a similar appearance.


Thats what I am going to do in my kitchen, I want a hood made out of copper, but instead Im going to build it out of wood and paint it to look like copper. I plan on using the CW to make some tile to go around it.

One of my first projects was finished in to resemble gilded aged gold.

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd122/soundgravy/IMG_0284.jpg

[JamesB]

For a metallic looking finish which is a lot closer to real metal than paint I know a lot of our customers like Sculpt Nouveau: http://www.sculptnouveau.com/
I have very little personal experience with it but have seen some terrific pieces finished with it.
(I have no affiliation with them it just looks like it could be useful to those of you looking at faux metallic finishes.)

Michael good to see the parts on the forum, I think the Aluminum box was about 5.5 inches accross.

Regards,
James

[RobertP]

James, thanks for that link, Its always good to have resources like that.

[badger]

Robert, love the movie idea, could you let us know what the font style was called that you used there.

Thats a great idea for some movie posters I have.

[mtylerfl]

Thats what I am going to do in my kitchen, I want a hood made out of copper, but instead Im going to build it out of wood and paint it to look like copper. I plan on using the CW to make some tile to go around it.

One of my first projects was finished in to resemble gilded aged gold.



Hello Robert,

I do recall seeing the movie marquee - absolutely awesome and has a lot of character in the design! Can't wait to see pics of your kitchen hood!

[mtylerfl]

For a metallic looking finish which is a lot closer to real metal than paint I know a lot of our customers like Sculpt Nouveau: http://www.sculptnouveau.com/
I have very little personal experience with it but have seen some terrific pieces finished with it.
(I have no affiliation with them it just looks like it could be useful to those of you looking at faux metallic finishes.)

Michael good to see the parts on the forum, I think the Aluminum box was about 5.5 inches accross.

Regards,
James

James, thank you for the great link. I'm "itching" to try some of the Sculpt Nouveau products! Thanks also for providing the additional info on the box dimensions. I think I'll try a "simulation"!

[pinefd]

Very nice project! Here's another idea to get that look...use real metal!

I've played around quite a bit with mold making (as a hobbiest). If you were to carve something with fine details, and get it nice and smooth, you can then use it to cast a mold out of silicone rubber. And there are metals with a low temp melting points that you can cast in those silicone molds. Here is one store that sells all the supplies you need: http://www.micromark.com/casting-and-molding-supplies.html

I use the mold making compounds pretty frequently, and it's very easy to use. I mostly case plastic pieces, and have bought all the supplies I need to do metal, but haven't done that yet.


Frank

[PCW]

That look fantastic did you incorporate a flyer or was that a total carve?

[RobertP]

That look fantastic did you incorporate a flyer or was that a total carve?


Thanks, no the project was a total carve, I made the curtains in Corel I have a few other projects like those if you would like to see them, they are old, but Im still proud of them. :)

[RobertP]

Very nice project! Here's another idea to get that look...use real metal!

I've played around quite a bit with mold making (as a hobbiest). If you were to carve something with fine details, and get it nice and smooth, you can then use it to cast a mold out of silicone rubber. And there are metals with a low temp melting points that you can cast in those silicone molds. Here is one store that sells all the supplies you need: http://www.micromark.com/casting-and-molding-supplies.html

I use the mold making compounds pretty frequently, and it's very easy to use. I mostly case plastic pieces, and have bought all the supplies I need to do metal, but haven't done that yet.
Frank


Frank, this is something that I have been wanting to do for awhile, I was looking at another place called Smooth On---- http://www.smooth-on.com/ But it seemed really expensive for some of the projects that I wanted to do, I have a couple of signs that I make for people and I thought that I could make a master cast, then make copies off it in plastic, I figured I could save the workload on the machine by doing so, but once I looked at the cost of the materials against what people were willing to pay for my work, its cheaper to carve each one.

[RobertP]

Dan, here are a couple other pieces that I made in the past.

http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq341/Cinematrader/poster1-1.jpg

http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq341/Cinematrader/silence3-1.jpg

[PCW]

Totally awesome. I am glad I have the chance to learn from you as well as the others. Absolutely Beautiful. Dan

[RobertP]

Frank,

Do you have any resources for machinable media that can be purchased in small quantity's? I was looking at Freeman, but you have to buy large pieces, and they are not cheap.

[pinefd]

Frank,

Do you have any resources for machinable media that can be purchased in small quantity's? I was looking at Freeman, but you have to buy large pieces, and they are not cheap.

Sorry I didn't respond sooner, Robert. And no, unfortunately, I don't have any good resources. For the little machining I do (if you want to call it that), I just use aluminum bar stock that I get from my local lumber store (or Home Depot).


Frank