tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19288884859238888552024-03-26T06:29:19.186-05:00Creative ConstructionA Journey of Making Things.Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07570822887182643609noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928888485923888855.post-86523572175351194482020-04-25T23:10:00.000-05:002020-04-29T14:26:24.832-05:00How to make a foam pirate lantern<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">
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So I have wanted to make a pirate-style lantern for quite some time. I wanted it to be able to light up and look like wrought iron. It also had to be light (pun intended.) I wanted it to be opaque instead of transparent, and I also wanted the light to be tinted yellow. It ended up looking like this.<br />
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I started off drawing some rough ideas and estimates for the glass panels.<br />
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I measured out the dimensions on a scrap piece of plywood.<br />
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And cut it out. This was my template for the panels.<br />
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I had some plexiglass from those cheap frames with the slide on edges. The plexiglass is about 1/16th of an inch thick. (In other words very very very thin.)</div>
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I cut out 6 panels for the top and 6 for the bottom out of some out of the cheap plexiglass.<br />
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Because I wanted them to be opaque and not transparent, I sanded them with about 220 grit sandpaper. The one on the left has just one side sanded, and the one on the right had both sides sanded.<br />
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I sanded all 12 pieces front and back.<br />
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Then I taped the top edges together to give it the curve.<br />
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Once I taped the final edges together I realized this lamp was going to be HUGE! It was going to be way bigger than what I wanted. I should have known based on the measurements, but it didn't dawn on me until I put them together.<br />
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So I redesigned and cut out a new template.<br />
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From the parts I already had sanded, I cut out the smaller shapes. After taping the six sides together I found out it wouldn't curve. So I had to eliminate one side. My lantern was now going to be a 5 sided lantern instead of 6 sides.<br />
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After taping these together, this was more the size I wanted.<br />
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I did the same for the 5 bottom sides and it looked like this.<br />
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I hot glued the sides together. (Tip: Don't use a high temp glue gun. It will melt the plexiglass.)<br />
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After the glue cooled I took off the tape. It was surprisingly sturdy.<br />
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I cut a pentagon for the bottom out of the scrap plywood paneling.<br />
I also had to learn that if you want to cut a solid pentagon the angle is 18 degrees. I looked all over the internet for this answer, but I couldn't find it.<br />
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I hot glued this to the bottom as well. It was slightly bigger than the plexiglass pieces. (Not on purpose but it will be covered so it isn't a big deal.<br />
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I spray painted the insides with yellow paint.<br />
This is acrylic paint and this particular one smells like bananas.<br />
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Then I took some fun foam that is about 5mm thick and cut it into 1/2 inch strips.<br />
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I cut the pieces at a 45-degree angle and then hot glued the angle edges together to make a corner.<br />
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I hot glued the corners to the edges of the plexiglass.<br />
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I cut an glued a pentagon on the bottom.<br />
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It turned out pretty well.<br />
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I hot glued the top to the lantern.<br />
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I glued down one side to act as a hinge.<br />
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I needed a way for it to stay closed so I tried using some small magnets. These didn't work because they were too strong.<br />
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I have just recently acquired a Bibo 3d printer. When I got it, the SD card (that contained the instructions for putting it together) was not there.</div>
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The printer was about 75% assembled. I looked online to find the instructions or the user manual for assembly, but I had a hard time locating them. I just got the instruction manual so I figured I would make it easier for people to find.</div>
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I made this tree for a VBS (Vacation Bible School). This tree stands nearly 12 feet tall and is nearly that wide. </div>
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I started off making about a 7 foot tall frame from 2x4s. I wanted the bottom to curve in some and not be a square tree. So the I cut 45 degree angles on two of the pieces.</div>
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I then cut a weird shape out plywood for the bottom of the tree. I screwed this through the plywood onto the bottom of the frame. </div>
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I got a large box. I opened it up and crumpled it. I started stapling the cardboard to the frame.<br />
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On a few spots I had to put screws in to hold the cardboard flat. I screwed a scrap piece of board onto it just to give it a wider surface area. These scrap boards will be covered up later so there wasn't any worry. I used thinner boards because they are easier to cover up.<br />
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I screwed 2x4s into the frame. These are going to be the supports for the branches. (I should have made them longer because once I got everything on them I thought they weren't going to hold. They did though.)<br />
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To add in the ease of transporting, (and to make it look more professional) I added a piece of cardboard to the back. This is relatively light and the cardboard will be able to rest on the dolly (two wheeled cart).<br />
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Now the fun part. I took Great Stuf foam and lightly ran it in vertical lines up and down the trunk. On the spots where I had the boards I made knots and clumps of the foam.<br />
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On the inside of the back piece, I glued some styrofoam pieces in a circle to hold the cardboard in the next step. This will make more sense as we go along.<br>
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Now for the "film." I took some cardboard and cut it into a 2' wide by long enough to wrap all the way around the small donut circle that I cut before. </div>
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Here I was making sure the piece was big enough to go all the way around the styro blocks.</div>
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I test fitted the front to see if it would fit, and it did.<br>
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I attached the cardboard to the blocks with screws.<br>
Then just to get rid of the corrugated cardboard edge I covered the edge that would be shown in masking tape.<br>
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I put the front piece back on and screwed the cardboard to the inside reel.<br>
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I dipped the screws into Gorilla Glue before screwing them in place.<br>
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I then cut a piece of black visquine 2 foot wide. I wrapped the visquine around the cardboard reel and taped it into place using black duct tape.<br>
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How to make safe cactus needles.</div>
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First I started off with some fun foam. These can be picked up at all different kinds of stores. I got these from Hobby Lobby.</div>
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I cut out a rectangle piece roughly 2 1/2 to 3 inches long, and cut two triangles out of them.<br />
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Then I rolled the base, making the three needles stick out at different angles.</div>
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I used a phillips screwdriver to make a hole in the styrofoam.<br />
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Filled the hole with some school glue.</div>
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Twisted the base of the needles into the hole.</div>
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Anger from the movie Inside Out. If you haven't seen it, then you need to. It is a great movie.</div>
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Anyway he wanted to wear his costume to a fall festival.</div>
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This is Anger. He is one of the emotions that live in your head.</div>
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So with a deadline of the fall festival, I had only a weekend to start and finish this.</div>
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I started by gluing some foam in a cylinder. (I forgot to take pictures of this step.) Then I cut a V shape out from where his eyebrows would come together. I added a piece of foam for the eyebrows that went up and over the head. </div>
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I drew out a picture of where the eyes and mouth would go. (From here on I took pictures. I think)</div>
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Here he is with the model from Disney Infinity 3.0</div>
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I cut out the mouth.</div>
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Then I formed a wire that was just slightly bigger than his mouth. I needed the mouth to stay open as well as hold some shape to the rest of the head. </div>
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I glued the wire in the mouth by using rubber cement. I dabbed some rubber cement on the inside of the mouth, then once it was dry I put the wire in. I pinched the two pieces of foam around the wire sealing it inside and making a very professional looking lip.</div>
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Here is the mouth with the wire all installed.</div>
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I did the same thing to the bottom also.</div>
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I needed to know where the eyes would sit once I covered them with foam. So I cut into the foam about halfway. </div>
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Then on the eyeball side I did the same glue & pinch technique that I did on the mouth and bottom. This made the eyeball sit just inside the lip of the eyelid.</div>
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Since the head was supposed to be the same on both sides, I wrapped the fabric around the head inside out. (Inside Out, get it?) So it was in a cylinder again. Then I pulled it tight and pinned it together along the back. I pinned it anywhere it wasn't tight. I pulled the whole thing off the foam and sewed along where I had pinned.</div>
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I pulled it back over the foam and cut out the mouth. I made sure I had at least and inch of fabric all the way around. I pulled the fabric inside and hot glued it to the foam. I did the same for the bottom. It ended up looking like this.</div>
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I cut out some white fun foam into the shape of teeth. I ended up redoing this and cut them again leaving them connected in one long strip.<br />
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I hot glued the teeth in place. Then I glued a piece of black semi-sheer fabric to the foam inside the head. I also glued the black material to the backside of the teeth. That took a lot of care, because for some reason all glue guns get covered with glue and drip at the wrong time. I will tell you I nearly became anger a few times during this. <br />
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The next step was the eyes. I cut out the eyes out of the white fun foam. I sewed a long strip of material into a tube. I turned it inside out (there is that Inside Out joke again) and began gluing it on the eye.</div>
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I did the first one and learned from it so I am showing you the better of the two.<br />
I ran a bead of hot glue on the edge and glued the tube around it. So the edge was covered from both sides. I only did this around 3/4ths of the eye because the eyebrow would cover the other part.</div>
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I hot glued the eyes in place, and pinned them there till the glue cooled.<br />
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My wife found a close up picture of his eyes and printed them off in 4 different sizes. The biggest ones are the ones we used. We cut them out and put spray adhesive on the back of the eyes and glued them in place. I also sewed some gloves which I forgot to take pictures of because the time of the fall festival was nearly upon us. My wife took one of my old ties and put tape on it. We used one of my shirts and rolled the sleeves up. <br />
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It was fun seeing Anger go down the inflatable slide.</div>
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Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07570822887182643609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928888485923888855.post-48244376480934674492015-06-08T12:04:00.002-05:002015-06-08T12:07:17.388-05:00How to make an easy vine for VBS<h2 style="text-align: center;">
How to Make a Vine</h2>
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This is a simple vine I made for a jungle VBS.<br />
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I started out with some Backer Rod. This stuff is used for filling large gaps before caulking. It makes it so you don't have to waste a large amount of caulk on a big hole. It feels like a very long and thin pool noodle. <br />
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I got some green fun foam and cut it into the shape of leaves.<br />
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A whole bunch of leaves.<br />
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Next I used a pencil to make a hole in the backer rod. I pushed it in at an angle so the leaf would go that direction.<br />
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Next I put a drop of glue in the hole.<br />
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I rolled the leaf's bottom end and pushed it into the hole.</div>
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I also found that I could use the pencil to push it deeper into the hole.<br />
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Lather, rinse, repeat.<br />
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You could have leaves pointing in all different directions if you want.<br />
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Ok so I was put in charge of making a sign to match this logo.</div>
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So I got some 2 inch styrofoam (polystyrene pink insulation) and cut out the shape of the horn. Mine is slightly different from the logo but I think mine looks better. </div>
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I sanded the edges with about 150 grit sandpaper until all of the rough edges were gone.</div>
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I cut out a slightly curved piece to go between the horns. I wanted this to look like it was leather so I gave it some texture with some elmer's glue and paper towels. </div>
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Once that was done I painted it a light tan color. When that was dry I rubbed brown shoe polish over the entire thing. This made the texture really stand out.</div>
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I cut and made the background also out of the 2 inch foam. I used a wire brush to make it look like wood. Like in this <a href="http://constructionofthecreative.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-to-make-styrofoam-look-like-wood.html" target="_blank">tutorial</a>.</div>
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Just an update on a few things I have done recently. This was for a nursery called The Backyard.</div>
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At work I was given the task of making something to represent our department.</div>
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Since I work in a library (relatively new job) I decided on the Grinch.</div>
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My wife cleans a doctor's office and they regularly throw out styrofoam coolers that have transported refrigerated medicine. (No they don't transport organs or anything like that.)<br />
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Using my heat knife I cut two holes in one of the cooler lids. Just big enough for the 2x4s to fit into.<br />
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I put the cooler back on the lid and we have the starting of the body.<br />
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I drew out a rough Grinch face and sanded it down a little to give it some depth.</div>
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I needed to make his nose so I used my Drill Press Lathe method. (<a href="http://constructionofthecreative.blogspot.com/2012/05/update-to-styrofoam-airplane-propeller.html" target="_blank">described here</a>)<br />
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He needed the tuft of hair, so I used my hot wire cutter and cut that out of 1/2 inch pink foam. <br />
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I made a hole in the top of his head for the tuft to go into. And glued it in with Gorilla Glue.<br />
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I forgot to take pictures before he was painted so here are a few before he was assembled.<br />
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A blurry shot of one of his arms.<br />
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Waiting to dry and be moved to his new home.<br />
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Ok so it has been a long time since I updated the progress on my Rocketeer helmet. I could use a variety of excuses, I moved to a different state, the majority of my stuff was in a storage shed for 6 months, I was abducted by alien pirates, that last one was just to see if you were still reading or just skipping ahead to the pictures. </div>
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The air dry clay worked great until it dried, popped off the helmet and shattered into a million bits. Actually it was about a dozen, but you get the idea. I had to epoxy them back on and repair the spots </div>
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I learned from the other side and turned the helmet onto it's side when letting the clay dry. The first time it was straight up and down (on top of a high dresser so that my kids wouldn't mess with it. Which is why they broke into a million/dozen pieces). This new way resulted in a piece that was unbroken until I tried to epoxy it on. Which it proceeded to snap into several pieces. Which I had to repair with bondo and sanding. Despite that, the air dry clay gave me a very good way to add oddly shaped pieces.</div>
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After numerous times bondo and sanding and bondo and sanding I sprayed a primer coat on it. People always ask me if I changed my mind on the color. Um no. I am impatient and I sprayed it the copper color because I just wanted to see what it looked like with the copper like finish.</div>
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I have been wanting to make the Monster Key from my book The Monster Key.</div>
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In the book the key unlocks the portals that exist under every bed.</div>
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You can get a copy of my book at <a href="http://themonsterkey.com/" target="_blank">themonsterkey.com</a></div>
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I have tried in the past to do this but I have met with dismal results. This is really an attempt to make something by making a liquid rubber mold of the object first, then cast it in resin. I have never really done this before so it will be a learning experience. After this I hope to be able to finish and cast my <a href="http://constructionofthecreative.blogspot.com/2012/03/making-rocketeer-helmet-part-1.html" target="_blank">rocketeer helmet</a>. But enough of that. Back to the Monster Key</div>
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Before this picture: I got a dowel rod that would just fit into my drill press. It wasn't thick enough so I added bondo all around it. Then once the bondo dried I put it in my drill press and used it like a lathe. I sanded down the bondo to the shape I wanted. There are small holes that were there from when the bondo was applied. I might fix them later, we will see.</div>
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Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07570822887182643609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928888485923888855.post-55635917034215115782012-09-29T23:28:00.000-05:002012-09-29T23:28:39.609-05:00I also dabble in logo desings<br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">I have had several questions on how to make the handle to control a cable puppet. I have a tutorial on <a href="http://constructionofthecreative.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-i-made-cable-operated-bird-puppet.html" target="_blank">how to make a cable puppet</a>, and <a href="http://constructionofthecreative.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-i-made-cable-operated-bird-puppet_30.html" target="_blank">how to make a cable puppet with moveable wings</a>. </span></div>
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Take a dowel rod, (one that fits well in your hand) probably around 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch in diameter, cut off about 4 or so inches. Then cut out of that a smaller piece about 3/4 inch tall. The little piece will be the knob and the longer piece will be the handle. <br />
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In the handle drill a hole (big enough for the jacket to fit into) all the way through it. It may take some tries to drill it, flip it over then drill again, to get all the way through. Push the jacket into the handle a good ways into it, if not all the way. If it isn't tight and moves around then glue it in place. The jacket needs to be stationary. <br />
If you are going to glue it, I like the two part epoxy. It comes in a double syringe type thing. Mix the epoxy according to the package and when it is thoroughly mixed, pull the jacket out a little and put a dab of it at the bottom of the handle. Then push the jacket back in. <br />
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Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07570822887182643609noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928888485923888855.post-28366271394022849172012-09-03T14:34:00.001-05:002014-09-16T11:31:51.123-05:00How I make a pattern for styrofoam cut outs. Or Bumblebee pattern<div class="mobile-photo">
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In <a href="http://constructionofthecreative.blogspot.com/2012/05/some-of-coral-i-made-for-vbs.html?showComment=1338678544453#c7368913928724659128" target="_blank">Some of the coral I made for VBS</a> I had a question if I drew stuff free hand or had a pattern. The answer is both. Some things I do without a pattern, but if I have to make a shape that is the same on both sides, I make a pattern.<br />
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I drew half of the bumble bee on a piece of this paper. Then I cut out the half I had drawn. Then I folded it in half and drew and cut out the other side.</div>
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Then I opened it up to see if it was going to fit with what I was needing.<br />
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So I added stripes.</div>
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Now for the wing. I drew a rough shape...</div>
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Then cut out just the part I had drawn. You can see that the other part is square.</div>
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Here it is after it was cut.</div>
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Ok so I finally mastered the Cracker Barrel Golf Tee Game. I don't really know what the real name for it is. Some people call it the triangle peg game, I don't know. I realize you probably aren't reading this, because you went straight to the pictures. So...<br />
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Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07570822887182643609noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928888485923888855.post-37690728762115986352012-05-23T00:12:00.000-05:002014-09-16T11:34:31.910-05:00Hanging a Styrofoam Sign<br />
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If you are hanging a sign, you'll need 1 or 2 anchor points. Pick up some large, plastic, screw type wall anchors. (They are the type used for drywall) and some eye-screws about the same size as the metal screws that come with the anchors. </center>
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Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07570822887182643609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928888485923888855.post-21544279962792772342012-05-22T08:24:00.004-05:002014-09-16T11:35:22.291-05:00Update to Styrofoam Airplane Propeller for VBS<div class="mobile-photo">
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After I made the last <a href="http://constructionofthecreative.blogspot.com/2012/05/styrofoam-airplane-propeller.html" target="_blank">propeller </a>I found an easier and faster way of making it. This way saves a lot of sanding and shaping.</div>
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It ended up looking like this.<br />
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I took three paint cans, one gallon, one quart and one pint. I traced around them onto a piece of 2" thick styrofoam.</div>
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I cut them out and glued them together with Gorilla Glue.</div>
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Then I took a 3/4 inch paddle bit and shoved it down into the center of the biggest circle. The paddle bit keeps the styro from stopping and makes it easier to sand. </div>
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Then I hooked it up to my drill press. If you don't have a drill press don't worry you can just clamp your regular drill to the side of a table or something so it would be stable. I don't really think that it makes a difference if it is going up or down.</div>
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Next I turned the drill press on and used a piece of 80 grit sandpaper and sanded it down. The paddle bit keeps the styro from spinning around the middle while it is being sanded, and the smaller circles mean you don't have to sand so much.</div>
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I also cut some grooves in the nose once I had it sanded smooth. I just folded the sandpaper with the grit side out, and stuck the folded sandpaper into the styro and left it there. It carved a perfect groove without me having to struggle with it.<br />
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Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07570822887182643609noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1928888485923888855.post-87257563175881890372012-05-10T22:18:00.002-05:002014-09-16T11:35:55.364-05:00The Styrofoam Airplane Propeller for VBS<div class="mobile-photo">
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I have been asked to make a styrofoam propeller for a VBS. They want to paint it themselves so I just have to make it.</div>
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I started by drawing off a pattern on paper mill paper. It is about 4 feet long from tip to tip. I cut it out a little big with the heat knife. The heat knife tends to melt a little farther than you really want it. (In the past I have used an electric knife. That's right just like the one that is used only at Thanksgiving to carve the turkey. It works well for cutting styrofoam.) I want a very clean edge because I am going to shape it.</div>
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I also cut out 3 circles. (I know only there are only two here. I can count ok? I just didn't take a picture of the third circle.)</div>
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I cut out the shape on the band saw. I took my time because one small bump can make a huge cut in the wrong spot.</div>
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I stacked the circles, one on the bottom, and two on the top. It has to be away from the wall a little. These two on top will be shaped into a cone.</div>
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I glued the circles with gorilla glue. This glue does not eat foam and it bonds extremely well. Just be careful not to put too much glue. The glue doesn't sand as well or as fast as the styro so learn from my mistakes and don't use too much.</div>
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I put glue on all the pieces not realizing that I didn't need it on the top one. So the top circle got twice the glue that it needed. </div>
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One thing about Gorilla Glue is that it needs moisture to work, so I sprinkled some water on it before I put them together. I was going to use my spray water bottle but I couldn't find it.</div>
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I did the same for the other side and formed the nose into a cone.</div>
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I am going to ask them to take a picture of the final product so I can post it here.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://constructionofthecreative.blogspot.com/2012/05/update-to-styrofoam-airplane-propeller.html" target="_blank">Even easier styrofoam airplane propeller</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">For more VBS decor tutorials check out:</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://constructionofthecreative.blogspot.com/2011/01/attempt-at-making-coral.html" target="_blank">How to make fake tube coral</a></span><br />
<a href="http://constructionofthecreative.blogspot.com/2011/01/candy-cane-coral.html" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">How to make candy cane coral</span></a><br />
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Hey Gang, I'm back with more pictures of the my Rocketeer Helmet. </div>
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I started by drawing where the vents and the weld lines should go. </div>
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Then I got some air dry clay and molded them in place. I have never worked with this type of clay before, so this will be a learning experience.</div>
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Back View. Now I just have to wait for 24-48 hours for it to dry. </div>
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