Biker Guardian Bell.

Hey all, been a long time since I did this, actually forgot about it, was a fun project, I made it for myself but have since sold a few :)

A pictorial :)

The Cad of course

The CAM

Cutting up the huge wax block

Lathing it to size

Transfer from lathe to mill

Start roughing

Start Final outside cutting

Finish outside

Sacrificial wax holder for bell 

Cut to fit bell

Wax welded into place

Interior of bell being cut

by this spiral path

All done, remove bell

And the final piece! ready to hang on ur bike!

Building Earrings.

Once again, video explains it all :)

and the Video :

Complete workflow layout, crossover sweep.

wont say much, videos speak for themselves.

CAD:
CAM:
Finishing and Setting.

Testing my LiveScribe

Frequently my biggest problem is forgetting what happens in a consultation, the sketches remain, but the context is missing.. this should not be a big issue really, unless you have high volume and 5 clients all want similar things... so I'm turning to a slightly higher tech pen.. the LiveScribe,  it allows me to use a regular pen on paper, and create  a digital drawing (saving extra step of scanning/photographing sketches)  as well as recording the audio which is then tied to the drawing, i tested this at home with my 4 year old as a prospective client ;)

a nice "halfway" between the digital cad world and the analogue pencil sketch.. and easier for clients to use than a tablet as well...

4.5ct Saphirre Pendant remake

A Red Bull  kinda start to the day..

and set!

RockaBilly Bling Plastic Mould Cutting

Hey all, been a while since I have posted anything, its the silly season for jewellers...

A mate of mine, Colin Creed, had a design he needed machined, but the detail was too fine to hold in wax so we decided to give mould cutting a swing.. something new for me...

Firstly, the artwork and its origins, can be found here,

Rockabilly Bling

http://colincreedtattoomachines.blogspot.com

This artwork was converted into 2.5D geometry by Colin Creed and supplied to me as a reverse negative for pathing, which was done in Deskproto,

Then off to the mill, the plastic material was harvested from a bread board I bought at a $2 store locally.

the video sequences follow logically and some images of the final mould at the end of the post.

Thanks for your interest

and some closeup imagery still :)

rip her up!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

wooooooooooohooooooooooooo the world saved from yet another shit idea...

A few clips in no order..

slow news week ;)




This clip I shot for someone ona facebook forum, to "digitise" a design, and also to illustrate surface modelling in rhino with no plugin help.









and these two are jsut clips of some waxes.

That Design Process again...

for those who might be interested ;)

This customer baulked at 3 cad drawings in a row.. finally I sat down with her, and with a paper and pencil I nailed that sucker down!

remember.. very often, the old way is the best!