1⁄35Making Wine Bottles
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Here's a quick tip for making bottles that requires very few tools. All the the tools you need are in the picture below. |
Chuck some clear sprue or acrylic rod into your motor tool. For the ease of photography I used gray sprue as an example. Use a little masking tape on the chuck end so that the collet doesn't leave marks on your bottle. Using a suitable chisel or knife, start carving away as the motor tool rotates on the lowest speed. I use a cheep wood chisel for this. You need to be careful not to have your motor tool on too high a speed or you will melt the bottle | |
Once you are happy with the shape, use increasing fine sanding cloths to polish the sprue back to its original transparency. | |
Colour the sprue with the paint of your choice. I usually use Tamiya clear green, but you could use Future/Kleer with a few drops of food colour. |
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That's an excellent suggestion-- and much cheaper than buying a Verlinden set or some other aftermarket set.
I always love tips that involve recycling otherwise useless junk into something useful.
OCT 26, 2003 - 05:01 AM
I agree! That is a fantastic tip...I don't think I'll ever do it another way (especially not buy 'em again!)
OCT 26, 2003 - 05:34 AM
Excellent tip!!!
Its so simple and would seem so obvious and yet nobody has really thought of it until modlrmike .
THANKS
OCT 26, 2003 - 05:43 AM
Very good, but have you sure itīs ok to use the Dremel at lowest speed, or Iīll need something else to low even more the speed?
I really like this tip.
Cheers
OCT 26, 2003 - 09:06 PM
I've got an even easier way.
I took a couple of bottles from a Tamiya kit (can't remember which ), made a silicone mould which has 6 bottle moulds. In this I pour transparent polystyrene resin and, hey presto, 24 hours later 6 transparent bottles. :-)
Kris
OCT 26, 2003 - 10:05 PM
BRAVO!
i never thought of this in the past, although i use a similar system to create wooden stairwell bannister railing and street lamp posts!
OCT 27, 2003 - 08:42 AM
I use a hand held mini-dremel, so slow speed is ok. Just don't apply too much pressure and you will keep the heat down. If you have a larger size tool, or one without variable speed, you could try using a rheostat foot switch to regulate the current and thereby the speed of your tool.
Oh... always remember to wear eye protection with this tip.
OCT 27, 2003 - 10:21 AM
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