Unanswered Questions
16 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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How to ferment green indigo powder to make it blue
I have bought indigo powder to color my soaps blue (cold/hot process saponification). Unfortunately I received something which color is closer to match than blue jeans...
After some internet research ...
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How to tack fuse glass frit and keep pores in glass
I am trying to make a glass sheet that is porous and I am looking for tips on my kiln cycle program. I have soda lime glass beads that I crushed into a powder and I am planning on pouring them into a ...
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Will 20 psi get out air bubbles when resin casting?
I’ve been trying to figure out how much psi I need to get air bubbles out of resin when casting. Does anyone have experience with this? Can anyone tell me what amount of pressure will get rid of air ...
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Paraffin candle burnt (or rather melted) WAY too quickly?
So... I'm new to candle making; I got some paraffin (nobody here sells soy wax), molds, stearic acid and other ingredients. Today I was trying the second candle I made; it was not a small candle at ...
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Plastics options for molding
I am creating a sword for cosplay, and I need the material used to be clear, rigid, and lightweight, and to cure properly in such a thin mould (and can be poured into the mould I have, as I'd prefer ...
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What are these blue spots on a AISI 301 steel plate?
Hi,
This is a x150 microscope view of a 301 steel plate. It is covered by this type of small blue spots.
It appeared after the steel had been treated at 400°C. The subcontractor thinks that the ...
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Can I create a 'professional level' Canvas Weave, using a Manual Loom machine?
I would like to start Weaving my own Cotton Yarn, using a Manual Loom Machine, as to create my own Cotton Canvas Fabric. The Fabric will be used to create Canvas Paintings, which will be stretched ...
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How to draw a snub dodecahedron?
I like to know how to draw snub dodecahedron using just a pencil, compass, marked ruler and calculator (using the calculator to calculate some trigonometric functions, and to measure distances with a ...
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Can large pieces of slipware be dried without a kiln?
I have a clay (plasticine) positive of a human figure standing 5' tall
Next step is making a rubber mold for the lost wax process and a bronze positive
May I use the rubber mold for slip after the ...
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Party Blowers to Noisemakers?
I went to the store to get a couple packs of party horns for a Bible story in Sunday school.
However, I did not realize that they were actually party blowers that did not make any noise until I got ...
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Preserving paper stickers long term
I'm going to frame a few old video game cartridges in a box frame for art and preservation.
I got the idea from a few posts I've seen online of others who have done the same:
I'm going use a sheet ...
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Repairing diamonds with glass, how does that work?
I heard that cracks in cut diamond gemstones can be repaired by filling them with molten glass which renders the crack or hole invisible.
For example, I hear that graphite inclusions in diamonds are ...
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Porcelain brush pen does not stick to ceramic ring
I painted a ceramic ring (this) with porcelain pens (edding 4200 porcelain brush pen). I followed the instructions of the pens:
Clean the surface of the ring and remove dirt and grease.
Apply the ...
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Light fastness in NuPastel
I am new to pastel drawing. I have a few Nupastels that I purchased a few years ago. I am interested in purchasing more of these, but I read a few posts on the web that Nupastels are not light-fast ...
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Does Cyanoacrylate glue inhibit Mold Star silicone?
I used CA glue to bond two parts of a model together in preparation for making a mold of it. I used Smooth-On Mold Star 20T (platinum cure) silicone. In places where the CA glue was exposed on the ...
