kellure Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 I know this has been a topic of recent discussion. I successfully made some clear blades, some with transparent colors and some clear. Heres how I did it: My daughter has some "Makit and Bakit" kits (wally world) in which she makes candy bowls, etc...SO, I took some of materials and made some hammered colorado blades. I was winging it, but it worked out well. 1st- melt the plastic beads in a aluminum pan at 375 for 15-20 mins 2nd- remove from oven for 10 mins, it will separate and become hard 3rd- I took aluminum foil and shaped it around the colorade blade, making it as smooth as poss. I made a little "aluminum foil stand" for the covered blade to rest on top of. (cup side of the blade downward) 4th- Put the hard plastic on top of the covered blade and place in oven for about 3-4 mins at 375 until it shapes around the blade 5th- remove from oven and let it cool for 10 mins, separate the blade from the plastic 6th- drill the split ring hole 7th- buff the edges w/ dremel, dont buff the rear cup too much or it wont turn in the h20 I would post pics of the finished product, but my camera is unavailable for duty right now. I will soon though. Theonly part that was tricky was the removal of the plastic from the nickel blade/aluminum...the plastic melted and cupped so well around the blade that I had to cut it lose with dremel around the edges, then buffed the edges smooth. Upsides, it looks good and works well, downside- it was time consuming, 45 minutes +. Hope ya'll get something out of this. Take care Kellure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celticav Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Good job, can't wait to see the pics, JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
