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Monkeyman
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|  Posted: 2012-11-21 12:01 pm Permalink
Looks like a very inviting space.
Nicely done
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Luckydesigns
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From: Costa Mesa
| Posted: 2012-11-21 3:01 pm Permalink
Thanks, Derek!
Yeah, ATP pretty much talked me into it. It was a big, unexpected purchase, but when you see something rare and vintage, you gotta jump on it or you may never find one again. Thanks for the shove, Lance.
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VampiressRN
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| Posted: 2012-11-22 09:08 am Permalink
ATP is a wonderful nag!!! Nice set...looks great in your space.
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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| Posted: 2012-11-23 02:04 am Permalink
Just for that, we will see you tonight at Don's!
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Luckydesigns
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| Posted: 2012-12-17 4:27 pm Permalink
Built another resin chunk lamp for The Breezeway, this weekend. They look really good in pairs!
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| Posted: 2012-12-17 8:59 pm Permalink
Those are nice. They look great. 
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Hale Tiki
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| Posted: 2012-12-19 1:06 pm Permalink
Spike.
How do you make the chunks? What are you molding? Did you hand carve them? Or did you mold rubber/silicone then break it up by hand, and then mold that to pour the resin into?
I'm weighing my options right now as to how to go about it.
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Luckydesigns
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| Posted: 2012-12-19 1:24 pm Permalink
It is "Castin' Craft" resin that I then pour into tupperware containers to set. Once it hardens, I break the crunks up with a hammer.
The Castin Craft stuff makes it a pretty expensive art proj. Like $30 for one batch of the stuff, and you need about two batches of it. Not horrible if you are making it for yourself. Too expensive to make it worth it to sell though (unless I can find another source for hard curing tintable resin).
That's the quick version. Hope it points you in the right direction!!
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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| Posted: 2012-12-19 1:30 pm Permalink
I am waiting on pins & needles for the resin chunk lamp toilet seat
your making for the The Breezeway bathroom! 
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KAHAKA
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| Posted: 2012-12-19 5:49 pm Permalink
Atomic Punk, that's hilarious. Awesome lookin' ceiling!! That thing filled up quickly. Nice work,
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Hale Tiki
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| Posted: 2012-12-19 5:54 pm Permalink
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On 2012-12-19 13:24, Luckydesigns wrote:
It is "Castin' Craft" resin that I then pour into tupperware containers to set. Once it hardens, I break the crunks up with a hammer.
The Castin Craft stuff makes it a pretty expensive art proj. Like $30 for one batch of the stuff, and you need about two batches of it. Not horrible if you are making it for yourself. Too expensive to make it worth it to sell though (unless I can find another source for hard curing tintable resin).
That's the quick version. Hope it points you in the right direction!!
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Mahalo!
I was definitely over-thinking it. The answer is yes, there's a lot more cost effective resins. Molding/casting is one of the things I do at work everyday. Hence why I was WAY over-thinking it. I'll give it a try with some resins and post the results at some point in the next month or two.
Aloha!
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Luckydesigns
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| Posted: 2012-12-20 5:51 pm Permalink
Please do! I tried some other resin that I found at Home Depot too... Wasn't too impressed with it.
There's a place around here that does boat repairs and I guess they sell a ton of resin there. Haven't looked into it yet...
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Hale Tiki
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| Posted: 2012-12-21 05:19 am Permalink
Absolutely man. I'm on vacation the next two weeks, but maybe I'll sneak into work and make a lamp.
I've got a moai mold that would look nice with the chunks.
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Luckydesigns
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| Posted: 2012-12-29 5:31 pm Permalink
Finished two of these new hanging speaker boxes for The Breezeway! Wired to my computer and activated from my phone...
Nice to finally have some music in there!!
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Hale Tiki
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| Posted: 2013-01-03 09:58 am Permalink
I ordered a few types of resin.
There's one that's only semi-transparent that I think will diffuse the light really well.
I'll keep you updated!
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