Resin Planets... kinda!
Added 2019-07-03 23:14:04 +0000 UTCHey guys! Here's a sneak peek of what we made for Friday's video... we *attempted* resin planets!
They came out cool but maybe only somewhat planet-esque haha. Doesn't matter too much though, it was fun :)
Plus it was the first video we shot in the new and improved shop! (doesn't it look nice in the background?)
Anyways, happy early 4th to those of you who celebrate it!
<3 Katelyn
Comments
Thanks! We actually were brainstorming how to hang them for a potential future project and Evan says he knows a way to do it post-casting. I think you're onto something with the mold, but I also think part of it was that we used too much pigment/didn't mix it in enough. Haha and yes, Diana would be the one to go to! -K
Evan and Katelyn
2019-07-07 19:41:36 +0000 UTCThe planets were awesome! You should have put a little eyelet in the top so you could hang them from the roof! I can see a whole solar system of them in your future sometime ;) One small thing - a cool topic for "Science adjacent with E&K" - the odd pattern created at the bottom of the ball, I believe, comes from the pressure formed when you put the 'lid' onto the mold. The mold is filled to a flat level, however, when you put the lid on, it pushes the sides in first, then pushes from the basically pushes the centre down through the mold. It's really difficult to put this into words without being able to explain with drawn images, sorry... If you really want a great explanation, speak with Diana from 'Physics Girl', and get her to draw out the fluid mechanics involved in pushing the semi-spherical lid onto the flat surface of the epoxy in the mold. :)
Larysa Jaworski
2019-07-06 16:37:38 +0000 UTCHaha! It is distractingly clean π -K
Evan and Katelyn
2019-07-04 19:16:44 +0000 UTCI'm distracted by the cleanliness of the shop! lol
Make & Repeat
2019-07-04 18:32:51 +0000 UTC
