New answers tagged material-selection
4
You can definitely mix the quartz waste with epoxy. In fact, it can be mostly waste, with just enough epoxy to bind it together. Mix thoroughly so all of the quartz is covered with epoxy and there aren't pockets of quartz powder. It's also helpful to press the mixture into shape to force it together and eliminate tiny gaps and air pockets (you want a ...
2
Frame challange: there are silks that may survive, but silk just isn't the material you want.
If you use silk
Modern silks are flimsy because the raw material is expensive and modern people value price over quality. A cheap silk sells better than an expensive one, even if it's low quality.
A sturdy silk needs to be:
Heavy! There needs to be a lot of ...
1
You can try the windshield repair resin to hold the loose chip. Citrine is a form of quartz, which is the primary component of normal glass, so a resin designed to match the refractive index of windshield glass might not be visible.
I don't think it will work for an internal crack in a gemstone, though. The resin won't seep into the crack under normal ...
3
I'd try polyurethane varnishes.
They are weatherproof, contrary to standard acrylic varnishes, they are transparent, but may absorb a bit of UV light, as UV is sometimes a catalyst to the reaction to form them (source : wikipedia) (only a guess here, as I didn't find valuable PU absorption spectrum). It is also stated that polyurethanes with isocyanates ...
4
Great idea, but you aren't the first to think of it (but maybe you can do it better). :-) Multi-color and picture-switching mugs and other objects have been around for a while. But every color you add affects the cost and complexity, which is probably why you've seen mostly black. To do what you describe, you'd put on the first picture, then cover that ...
9
What you're supposed to see in those pictures is how the fabric drapes. From a flat piece of fabric you can only see the weave (if zoomed in), the pattern and the color. From the product page you should also see the weight of the fabric, what you don't see is the drape of the fabric (how it flows and molds itself to the body), that can determine if it's ...
Top 50 recent answers are included