Monday, 2 April 2012

Octagonal Bangle Laser Cut

Using the Laser Cutter, I have cut a series of Octagonal Bangles.  There are six different files:

1. small bangle with octagonal holes (3mm)


2. small bangle with round holes (3mm)



3. small bangle with round holes (6mm)



4. large bangle with octagonal holes (3mm)



5. large bangle with round holes (3mm)
6. large bangle with round holes (6mm)



Using the Large octagonal bangle with 5mm round holes I created the piece above.  I riveted the three pieces of acrylic together with 5mm sterling silver chenier and flared out the chenier using a collet punch.



However I got a bit too excited on one rivet and accidentally cracked the acrylic.  To fix/fill this crack i used 5 minute Araldite mixed with a little bit of black ink.  I lightly dabbed the epoxy resin adhesive onto the crack and then, using a thin straw cut to a point,  blew the resin into the crack.  This allowed it to fill the crack slightly and will give the structure a bit of strength.  Luckily there is no major damage to the piece.

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