Removing the fast cast resin from the mold proved difficult due to the excess resin spilling over and covering the whole surface. I therefor had to cut into this with a scalpel and sand the remains flush before the cast would pop out. Any cracks and breakages caused during this removal were fixed up with super glue and fine filler. I then glued both sides together and sanded the shape as smooth as I could before painting with acrylics. For the supports attaching these to the island, I bent small strips of brass left over from our netting order and painted these silver. These were then glued into place to hold the rings up.
Angel has been sanding and gluing the cable supports up the support pylon. He used dyclo to attach the styrene pieces together and a drennel for the small holes. Paul has decided to provide a cleaner alternative to our hand cut veneer strip to run along the bottom of the walkway. This needs to be laser cut from more veneer as the hand cut piece flexed when I cut it with a scalpel.
Friday:
Working on finishing touches before spray painting, Angel has been filling in any gaps between the cable supports and pylon with putty. Paul has found a way of creating a fine mesh for the wind break fence by flattening two strips of larger mesh together so that they criss-cross to make smaller holes. He has then cut this into panels to be glued between each pillar. I have been guillotining 2mm strips of aluminium to cut and shape into supports for the bumpers. I could then glue the bumpers onto these upside down so that they hold them in place when upright. The supports for the top ring were not quite in-line with the pillars running down so I re-glued these onto the island before re-attaching the top ring. We believe that most components are now ready to be sprayed once it is less crowded in the Spray Room.
Angel has been sanding and gluing the cable supports up the support pylon. He used dyclo to attach the styrene pieces together and a drennel for the small holes. Paul has decided to provide a cleaner alternative to our hand cut veneer strip to run along the bottom of the walkway. This needs to be laser cut from more veneer as the hand cut piece flexed when I cut it with a scalpel.
Friday:
Working on finishing touches before spray painting, Angel has been filling in any gaps between the cable supports and pylon with putty. Paul has found a way of creating a fine mesh for the wind break fence by flattening two strips of larger mesh together so that they criss-cross to make smaller holes. He has then cut this into panels to be glued between each pillar. I have been guillotining 2mm strips of aluminium to cut and shape into supports for the bumpers. I could then glue the bumpers onto these upside down so that they hold them in place when upright. The supports for the top ring were not quite in-line with the pillars running down so I re-glued these onto the island before re-attaching the top ring. We believe that most components are now ready to be sprayed once it is less crowded in the Spray Room.
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