Evan and Katelyn

Our next main channel video will be a little different…

Hey guys! So a while back we got tagged in a post about this “resin curing machine” that supposedly helps you cure your resin pours faster. It basically warms the air inside, and resin cures faster at higher temperatures.

We thought it’d be fun to test it out, maybe as a little second channel video. But then as we looked into it, Evan realized: wait, that’s basically a dehydrator liste...

*SPOILER* How our “stained glass” attempts turned out!

So we wanted to really try to recreate the look on the box, so we started with me doing the unicorn and Evan doing the “the more you know” star. Let’s just saw the thermoplastic beads were…

…disappointing.

I mean they don’t actually look that bad but they CERTAINLY don’t look like they do on the box.

2022-07-01 15:39:43 +0000 UTC View Post

New 2nd channel video - "stained glass" kit vs resin!

Hey guys! We've been really having a lot of fun filming second channel content and experimenting a bit. For this video we wanted to try a kid's "stained glass" kit and see how it compared to using resin. The kit actually uses thermoplastics that you're supposed to melt in the oven so it's a pretty neat kit.

Our goal will be to try the thermoplastics, then try resin and see how they compare. Be...

What we learned trying pottery for the first time (Cheap vs Expensive Pottery Wheels Aftershow)

Checkout this aftershow for answers to:

- Why Evans beard changed after the intro

- How much prep time we invested before even starting

- Expectation vs reality

- Katelyn's theory about why her clay was so much harder to work

- Evans crazy idea

- 190 gb of footage?

- How long it took Evan to paint his pot and thoughts on the result vs ideals

- Anything we would have changed about our designs

What's been haunting Evan... (Mini Vlog 55)

Wish Evan luck! -K

How do Glitter, Glow Powder, and Water React w/ baking soda + super glue? (Bonus footage)

For the sake of the flow of the video, we actually cut out a few tests that were interesting but didn't ultimately lead to the final result we went with...but we didn't want y'all to miss out! So here is some bonus content where we see how mixing glitter, glow powder, and water affect the super glue + baking soda combo! 

-Katelyn

The ending you didn't see… (Baking Soda + Super Glue Aftershow)

In this Aftershow we actually hadn't at the time realized yet that a few tests would be cut completely from the video... so we're gonna upload those in a sec! In this Aftershow we cover:

- The ending you didn't see…

- How we thought it would go vs how it did go

- The original plan for the numbers

- The test we did off screen

- Our idea for a choose your own adventure ending

Hope y'all have a great weekend! -Katelyn

Normally we would have shared this with y'all earlier...

Heh, nothing like a last minute switch in the video schedule to keep us on our toes! The pottery wheel video was SO much footage that it's not gonna be ready by tomorrow. The plus side is we actually do have a different video ready (it was for a sponsor that needed further in advance review so the edit was done, and they were kind enough to let us  swap it in the schedule! So we had planned on sharing what this other project was with y'all next week after the pottery video went live, but...

SPOILER: Cheap vs Expensive pottery wheel reveal!

Wow, so it turns out that pottery wheels are MUCH harder to use than we originally thought. We stuck it out though, despite all the stumbling and ended up with 2 pieces we really ended up liking! We definitely feel like we learned a TON but it's also surprising how much of pottery is all about the FEEL of things. To get better we'll probably have to take an in person class or just practice a whole bunch. -E

For those who guessed one of these would have to be a cat...

...you were right ;P At the last minute, Evan decided to add cat ears to his.

You may be surprised that I did not, but it's because I was trying to mimic a specific artist's style (we'll shout them out in the video!) so mine has little arms and legs. Everyone pray for the structural integrity of my arms and legs

2022-06-12 21:15:29 +0000 UTC View Post

We're trying something new - pottery!

We're gonna format this one as a "cheap vs expensive" kinda like we did for our first candle making video and our bath bomb video. Evan got the "kids" kit (aka the cheap one) and I'm using the big boy "real" pottery wheel (it's not THE most expensive one out there, but definitely more than the kit!)

Also, did we overdo it on the plastic wrap and protective suits? Maybe ;P

This is the kid...

Evan's secret project

So Katelyn is editing a video and I got this crazy urge to just start a project and not even film it. I know. I'm sorry 🤣 It's a somewhat simple build that is basically a fancy box with a COB LED strip embedded inside. I've built the frame but still need to build a front panel (everything is held in place right now with blue tape). I'm building this frame for something really cool that actually somewhat parallels our current interests: back in 2014 (before we started YouTube) there was a K...

We heard you: no more Patreon video, YouTube instead

Thanks for your feedback on our most recent after show video we uploaded via Patreon's beta video feature. It seems like many of y'all like to save it to a playlist or put it on your TV which is great info to have. We'll go back to posting it as a YouTube video instead :) -E&K

Wireless LED dice aftershow

I’m a derpus and didn’t turn on my mic before Evan surprised me with the recording - I’m sorry! Luckily Evan’s mic picked me up but my apologies for being a little quiet here

• We show all the dice that didn’t make it to the final cut
• Our "disagreement" on the dice design
• Last minute discovery that our LEDs didn’t fit
• How Evan broke and then fixed the 4 sided dice… twice!
• Why we didn't make our own molds
• Why this project too...
  2022-06-03 17:16:24 +0000 UTC View Post

SPOILER ALERT: Final dice results

SPOILER ALERT SPOILER ALERT!! The dice turned out AMAZINNNNNGGGG!! 💖🌟✨ Katelyn is reviewing the edit and working on the final export and everything now so it will definitely go up this Friday but we wanted to share some final shots with y'all first! -E

We changed the whole design (inside out)!

Have you ever been part way through a project and decided to throw out a ton of the experiments and work you just did because you think you now have a better idea? Well that is what hit me part way through this dice video and Katelyn was nice enough to not guilt me too much for it. 

First, a little background: my initial dream idea was to have 1 LED per face of each dice but even though the LEDs are really small, they are not THAT small. Instead we next went with a design of 6 LEDs...

SPOILER: Final wireless power transmitter dice tray

SPOILER ALERT, spoiler alert: The wireless power transmitter dice tray is complete and looks great! Why yes that is a nice black velvet bottom we have installed, thanks for noticing (not flocked, just adhesive). Fully laser cut and designed with a power outlet on the side. The bottom is almost entirely hollow with a few structural reinforcing elements. We went ahead and used hot glue to hold everything in place for now since it's actually one of the strongest "temporary" (removable via libera...

Joob laser cut design reveal

Wow I can't believe we haven't been using the etching function on our laser cutter since we got it! Really love how this box and project is coming together -E

We got our Pride Joob prototype!

Eeeeeeep! We got our first physical version of the Pride Joob plushie and we love her so much! 

For anyone who missed the previous post, we're part of a Pride Month fundraiser being put on by Makeship (the company we've done plushies and charms with in the past). She'll be available in June and all the proceeds from this plush will go to LGBTQ2S+ organizations/initiatives/charities.

Also... Joob ha...

We're not just making dice!

So in our next main channel video where we make wireless LED dice, we're also building a custom dice tray to hold the electronics that make the dice light up! Katelyn dusted off her graphic designer tablet and also made an awesome engraving for us to laser etch on the sides of the tray. Of course we had to include the Supurrvisor but did anyone catch the hidden E&K on the other panel? We love being able to take a little bit longer on some projects so we can go extra on details like this. ...

Did Evan actually get naked? (Velvet Toilet Aftershow)

Not sure where this falls in the cursed projects ranking, but I’m sure it’s up there. In this Aftershow we cover:

- Did Evan actually get naked?

- A mistake we ALMOST made by rushing into this project (no waterproofing spray)

- Will we actually keep this installed?

- What other cursed velvet things can we make?

- What other cursed toilets can we make? (beans?!)

- What we thought it would feel like vs what it did feel like

- Velvet toilet vs mood r...

“But how do you clean it??”

A question we got from several people after the last post about our velvet toilet seat was “how will you clean it? 🤢🤢🤢” (I added the emoji’s but I imagine they were there in spirit). As we mentioned, we had plans to do some “waterproofing” tests on the small scale pieces but ALSO Evan’s parents came over and his mom suggested testing how they hold up to cleaning products, not just liquid in general. 

2022-05-10 15:12:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Is this our most cursed project ever? (Mini Vlog 54)

I don't know why such terrible projects appeal to us so much... 

We made another rice krispies video...

This time with actual rice! It was a very highly requested variation and honestly the pun was too good to resist. This will be a video on our second channel tomorrow :)

Going into this we weren't actually sure if they were gonna be good or bad - like, rice pudding can be a tasty dessert and it involves rice. If you want to wait to find out how they were, stop scrolling. If you want spoilers, keep scrolling...

2022-05-05 14:16:50 +0000 UTC View Post

Input wanted: slow motion ideas

Hi y'all! So a while ago I got a really cool slow motion camera and I've been experimenting/learning how to use it some in between videos. I think I am comfortable enough with it's use to maybe try one of the ideas I've had for it: SLOW MOTION LIVE! Basically the idea would be to do a live stream and the two of us take requests and input live for things to try from our audience. But we want to make sure we have some supplies on hand and maybe even guide the theme of the live stream so we can ...

We actually made TWO new phone cases… (Bean Phone Case Aftershow)

Happy Friday y'all! In this aftershow we cover...

• Showing off Evans cool test phone case
• How this video evolved into beans (vs how it started)
• Katelyn’s original idea for a bean cutting montage
• Would we have done anything differently
• Evan’s secret experiments (coloring beans and resin)
• Other phone case ideas we want to use these cases for

Have a great weekend! -Katelyn

*SPOILER* Bean Phone Case reveal!

On a scale from cursed to blursed, how do you rate our bean phone case? We really tried to make it look like you are staring down into a deep pot o' beans...

Can't wait to share the video tomorrow, it's a really funny edit! 

-Katelyn

Bean Phone Case ft REAL BEANS

When brainstorming how to make the bean phone case a reality we debated how to get the bean shapes into the case - should we pour silicone around beans to make the case itself have a bean texture? Or do we embed the beans themselves into the case? 

We went with the embedded beans :)

This meant we had to paint the beans to look more "beany," so we did that by putting alcohol ink in a spray bottle and spraying dried white beans

2022-04-25 15:29:33 +0000 UTC View Post

I apologize in advance for next week's video...

...we're making a phone case out of beans 😆😬

Evan found these phone cases meant for sublimation (image transferring) that come apart into various pieces, meaning we could take them apart and make a mold from the backing. Our original idea when he found these was to make a resin phone case. But then I went and threw a wrench in that because I wanted to make resin that looked like baked beans, and well here we are :P -Katelyn

The reason our streaming room is flipped...

...is because we're doing a makeover! I'll back up a second since some people here might be scratching their heads. 

Basically, a few keen-eyed viewers in our Twitch chat recently noticed that when we get up and leave the room, we are going to the opposite side (ie, the door is on the other side now). This is because we flipped the whole streaming room around as part of a makeover! We hadn't counted on people noticing haha, so we hadn't shared about it yet because I have no clue wh...