Easy pinecone casting using Lizard Mould

[@stubrearley9220]

Another great video Pam. I do enjoy them I get some good ideas and tips from you. Barry Saunders asks about nosey compressors I use an airbrush compressor with a 3 ltr tank,(£70.00 on eBay). It gets my pressure pot unto 60psi.The pressure pot is a converted paint pressure pot also from eBay ( like the harbour freight ones the use in the US. This runs fairly quiet and my pot doesn't leak so once it's pressurised the pump doesn't run again, although I do leave it on just in case.. I hope this helps some people who might want to try casting without the expense of a large compressor. I hope you don't mind me writing this!

[@Highlandboxes]

Thank you so much Stu this is brilliant information im going to pin the post for others to see :-)

[@stubrearley9220]

@@Highlandboxes I'm glad you found it useful Pam. Just one point I didn't mention... It does take a couple of minutes to get up to pressure.

[@SMee67]

That Lizard Blank Mold works like a charm. 👌 Those pen blanks are amazing colours, Pam. 👍 They kind of remind me of Wintery Japanese water colour rice paper paintings...

[@Highlandboxes]

Thank you Bill the mould from lizard blank do work like a dream. :-)

[@alanmullock381]

Brilliant blanks Pam!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Highlandboxes]

Thank you Alan :-)

[@KennettBTurned]

Cool video Pam! I love those colors with the pine cones!

[@Highlandboxes]

Thank you Kennett :-)

[@carolriley569]

Gorgeous pen blanks!

[@Highlandboxes]

Thank you Carol :-)

[@JimsonMakes]

Awesome blanks Pam Cheers Jim

[@Highlandboxes]

Thank you Jim :-)

[@tearemsturnings8750]

great vid pam,i love using pine cones as well :)

[@Highlandboxes]

Thank you :-)

[@johnwhitehead4809]

nice vid/tutorial pam the blanks are great.

[@Highlandboxes]

Thank you John :-)

[@ronaldainaire7086]

Another great video Pam! Wish I was in England .

[@Highlandboxes]

Thank you Ron :-)

[@SteveC38]

Those came out really beautiful.

[@Highlandboxes]

Thank you :-)

[@chrissysteel3866]

Hi Pam wonderful Colours, how much resin did you use in this project please.

[@JourneymanCoup]

Hello... i am looking for the specific lizard blank you have in this video and can't find it on there web sight. what are the measurements of this blank. TY

[@WoodsleeSummercraftwoodturning]

looks good, up till now ive been hot gluing the cone to the bottom of the mold i made from nylon , clear cast has an open time of 40 mins or so, or 35 deg ish, ive never had the degree of colour separation that you have, any suggestion would be appreciated cheers Rob

[@WoodsleeSummercraftwoodturning]

oh and ive more recently started using clear slow, 12 mins open time, still not the degree of separation you have :-(

[@Highlandboxes]

Just leave it to thicken a bit more rob :-)

[@banjo9463]

A great video Pam. How long in the pressure pot and at what psi? thank you

[@Highlandboxes]

Hi banjo in the pressure pot overnight at 60psi Thank you :-)

[@PhilsWorkshop1953]

Nice vid Pam

[@Highlandboxes]

Thank you Phil :-)

[@mountainviewturning5319]

Great video 👍👍

[@Highlandboxes]

Thank you :-)

[@mountainviewturning5319]

Great video

[@hansdegroot8549]

Very original pen blanks. Thanks for sharing. Your videos are very inspiring. I'm sure you mentioned it in one of your videos before but I cannot find it (back). How much does the compression tank cost?

[@Highlandboxes]

compressor around £100 thank you Hans :-)

[@hansdegroot8549]

@@Highlandboxes Thank you for your quick answer. But now, when reading it, I wonder if I've put my question correctly. I did not mean the compressor itself but the "barrel" in which you've put the Lizard Mould in order to get rid of the air bubbles. I'm sorry bothering you this way.

[@SalviMithrin]

Superb!

[@Highlandboxes]

Thank you :-)

[@barrysaunders1832]

Hi Pam Another great video, which compressor do you use if your casting indoors.Mine would be to noisy.Looking forward to the next video

[@Highlandboxes]

I have a basic sgs 25l compressor and it is very noisy a more silent one will be on my list at some point. Many thanks Pam

[@Highlandboxes]

Barry check the pinned post on this video Stu put some info you might be interested in :-)

[@cnrart.claudiorodriguez9978]

quedaron muy bien, y ese molde esta genial . saludos

[@Highlandboxes]

Muchas gracias :-)

[@kandiecandelaria1423]

Did you stabilized the pine cones?

[@Highlandboxes]

Sometimes I do yes. :-)

[@MrFlashback2]

Another great video Pam. Were the pinecones stabilized?

[@Highlandboxes]

Thank you John no i just dried the pinecones :-)

[@samjohnston5007]

Hi pam great video I have one question, do you treat the pine cones with anything before casting?

[@Highlandboxes]

Hi Sam i just dry them in an oven overnight before casting. I did stabilise them at the start but it didnt make any difference to the turning of them. Many thanks :-)

[@PaulLockwood]

Great job Pm. Really like the colours with those. Out of interest are these cones you have picked up locally?

[@Highlandboxes]

Yes all locally picked up. Thank you paul :-)

[@booyaa1851]

Great vid Pam. Do you keep a record of the amount of resin you use for certain blanks? I always forget to write it down. I suppose if your producing lots of pen blanks it will become second nature?

[@Highlandboxes]

Hi Mark for most of my castings i now have a good idea of the resin needed it comes with casting lots. Many thanks :-)

[@wendygagnon8741]

How do you cut them?

[@Highlandboxes]

I use a table saw or bandsaw to cut them :-)

[@robertevans6481]

👍

[@WaynetheWoodturner]

found it😊

[@Highlandboxes]

Thank you Wayne :-)