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    Hello all.

    I made this a while back. CZ121 brass - 1/4" plate. Despite being on a larger scale than most of what I do, I still needed to use a 0.4mm end mill to get that detailing around some of the letter-forms..!

    As usual, it was filled with cold enamel resin (well, half filled - to get that softer/relaxed look where the paint meets the metal) before getting the bejeezus polished out of it.

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    Wal.

    EDIT: Here's a vid showing some of the manual and CNC stages that went in to making the plaque:

    Last edited by Wal; 19-04-2018 at 12:11 AM. Reason: Added link to video.

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    Raz

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    That's beautiful Wal!
    You think that's too expensive? You're not a Model Engineer are you? :D

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    Really top work again wal, looks great.

    Phill

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    Fantastic job Wal
    Regards
    Mike

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    Thanks guys!

    Wal.

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    that's awesome. how do you do the infill

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    Quote Originally Posted by johngoodrich View Post
    that's awesome. how do you do the infill
    Cheers John.

    I use the 2-part cold enamel available from Cookson Gold. It's good stuff, but needs to be mixed very accurately - particularly when prepping smaller quantities. Two ways of filling - over-fill and sand back to a flush surface, or (slightly trickier) under-fill to get that sunken look. In either case, flash it with a blow torch to remove air bubbles.

    Wal.

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    Lives in Stockport, United Kingdom. Last Activity: 30-03-2023 Has been a member for 9-10 years. Has a total post count of 491. Received thanks 71 times, giving thanks to others 29 times.
    Apologies for resurrecting this old thread - the original post related to a test piece / prototype. The project sat on the back burner for near enough a couple of years, but a tweaked design eventually came through a month or so ago and I was commissioned to make 15 plaques in total. Managed to get a bit of the process (including the enamelling) recorded, here are a few clips. My favourite bit's got to be at 18 seconds in the first clip - 0.4mm end-mill in brass. Never ceases to amaze how resilient these little cutters can be..! Everything cut dry, just a bit of air.







    In that middle clip you can see that the cog plaque has a more pronounced meniscus effect - you're seeing it before the final clear coat of resin which I added to the process. It flattens out the effect, but will serve to protect the plaque and add to its longevity - the resin's pretty tough stuff. These are being installed as paving slab way-markers in North Manchester - it'll be interesting to see how they get on being walked on all day.

    Wal.
    Last edited by Wal; 16-06-2019 at 02:05 PM.

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