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July 30th, 2011 by Ron Branch
I’ve done several memorial stones lately. This one turned out particularly well, with the earthy tone of the stone, and the nice natural shape.
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July 16th, 2011 by Ron Branch
I’ve been working on a small walk-in booth down at Chuck’s Studio. Although it’s much smaller than most of the others I’ve built, it’s turning out to be one of my favorites.
I’ll be describing some of it’s attributes soon in “The Sandblast Booth Saga”, but I’ve put together a slideshow of the latest addition, which is the cover box for the view hole.
You can see the slide show over in the blog
July 13th, 2011 by Ron Branch
Thanks for the tips – It’s all fixed! It was pointed out to me that I could know more about the noise by running it with the belt off. The noise remained, which meant for sure it was the motor. I had it repaired for 90 dollars. What a relief.
If the the sound isn’t working on the player try this link instead… NOISE GONE
July 12th, 2011 by Ron Branch
This was the basic concept used to sandblast inside a public library. I haven’t tried this for doing anything at high pressure, only for careful work with a gravity gun.
I used 1″x2″s for light weight construction, black plastic, and thin carpeting stretched across the top as the air inlet. The inlet should be sized so as to maintain a slight vacuum.
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July 9th, 2011 by Ron Branch
Can any one diagnose this compressor noise?
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If the the sound isn’t working on the player try this link instead… NOISE
June 6th, 2011 by Ron Branch
This latest etching is composed of 12 stages. It’s the face of Abraham Lincoln obviously, and is based off of Alexander Gardener’s amazing photo which I love very much for it’s shallow depth of field. From here I’m going for a 20 stage image – I haven’t yet decided on whose face to do. I’m also anxious to get beyond just the face, so I think it’s time for a full body composition.
Click on the image to see the comparison between 9 and 12 stages.
May 30th, 2011 by Ron Branch
… to a Christmas tree near you? Summer is finally really here I think, time to get ready for Christmas!
I’ll be doing some small sculpture work again soon. In the past, in attempting to bring down the cost, I tried making them in large batches, but in doing so the originality of each piece is lost. I think it will be better to just create one at a time and not worry about how the pricing is affected.
These characters are Christmas fairies… doing karate. That’s the fun part, no limits – pretty much anything goes.
November 1st, 2010 by Ron Branch
The first attempt at Elizabeth Taylor was tiny in size and consisted of what is called “stage blasting”. It was a six stage blast, and because it was so small, that was more than enough to do the job. This next one is larger and is a nine stage blast. The enlargement allowed for more detail, but nine stages were not enough to maintain the softness. The result is an edgier look that in many cases is a fun way to go, but I think for a female face I like a softer look and so, I ‘ll do this one more time with more stages.
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