army-boot Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Sorry for the noob question but here goes.I just started pouring my own plastics and like many am hooked! I've been doing some research on swirls and it seems like its semi difficulty to achieve the look using an injector. My question is this. If you have a blending block, and remove the partition that occurs right before the colors go into the mold, would that produce a nice swirl pattern? Has anyone experimented with this? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMc1 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 In the mass production world using the large machines swirls are called "Pulse Laminates". They achieve the look by pulsing each injection nozzle back and forth to fill the mold. give you any ideas? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
army-boot Posted May 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Yep, I've seen some people use the pulsing technique to great effect. Ive also seen the pyrex cup divided in half and hand poured. I was wondering if that blending block modification would be like halfway in between and be a bit easier :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMc1 Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 Yep, I've seen some people use the pulsing technique to great effect. Ive also seen the pyrex cup divided in half and hand poured. I was wondering if that blending block modification would be like halfway in between and be a bit easier :-) nope, won't change anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBHUFFY1 Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 Well a record player goes round and round..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 In the mass production world using the large machines swirls are called "Pulse Laminates". They achieve the look by pulsing each injection nozzle back and forth to fill the mold. give you any ideas? X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
army-boot Posted May 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 Thanks for the info guys! Sorry again for the noob question... I guess its been covered a lot. I did search for a lot of terms before posting but apparently none were the correct ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted May 17, 2014 Report Share Posted May 17, 2014 If you are going to turn the mold something like a potters wheel with stops so your mold won't slide might be an option . HINT : micro wave motor . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
