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on August 05, 2019

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The Null Shard - Part 3

After adding more detail to the engraving by hand, I went for it and popped it all together for a silicone mould. Only to face several more challenges.. mainly surrounding one simple issue TOO MUCH DETAIL! Allow me to explain - this was a kind of cascade failure situation. The level of detail in the engraving had meant that I needed a thicker piece of acrylic to laser (I'll just sand that back, right?) but this in turn would wreak havoc on the pyramid frame. The detail was so fine that it just attracted and clung to the minute bubbles in the silicone (regrettably this is easily overcome with degassing and pressure casting - of which I have access to neither) and the cast was not as perfect as I had hoped. There were also issues with my resin attacking the mould after some dodgy environmental conditions when I cast the first run, and I lost chunks of detail. Back to the drawing board on that phase. So... I dumped the pyramid edging and 3D modelled a pyramid skeleton instead, tha...

What happened was....

So, it has been a long time, hasn't it? Life has been different for all of us, 2020 started off with massive potential - I was working on commissions and under NDA's, then COVID came along and the rug got pulled from all my projects. Where one door closes and all that... I switched my attention and skills to the aid effort. Over the first few weeks of lockdown, I petitioned my school to allow me to re-open my department to make PPE. I worked with a wider charity group to develop and produce a wide range of PPE and helpful products. A 2 person technician team, we became an R&D think-tank and provided for our local hospitals, carers and even to the team developing the vaccine in Oxford. Often we made a difference just by providing customised PPE for individuals who couldn't use what was available. It was a busy and exhausting journey. Eventually, the schools opened up again, to a whole new set of challenges.... back to R&D in a different form where I developed what I...

The Null Shard - Part 6

The last step to round everything off was to add my maker's mark. Laser time again to etch in my newly designed mark. The first item I have made to recieve it. The completed piece looks even better than I had hoped, and with a bit of an equipment upgrade it could be another level entirely!

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