HANDICRAFT: HANDS OF CRAFT MAKING MATERIALS FIBERGLASS

FIBERGLASS

Made knick-knacks, is a fun occupation. The use of fiberglass as a material for making various items, from time to time, increasingly accepted by many. This condition is partly due to the advantages of fiberglass itself: flexible so it can be processed into various forms but its power can beat the wood or iron. Because of this nature, many goods can be made with fiberglass, from household tools to display knick-knacks.

The most basic is to be prepared to make the craft of glass fiber is glass fiber dough to be made ​​from plastic, zinc or iron or glass. In printed form patterns also need a craft that will be filled with glass fiber materials. The dough is made from a mixture of fiberglass resin, natural dyes and talc. For handicraft products mold there is some form of handicraft products which dimominasi various forms such as ashtrays, statues, key chains, calligraphy, the incense, the pencil, the head of the Buddhist and ivory, fruits and many more.

The process of making various handicrafts relatit glass fiber is easy. Staying put fiber glass batter into molds and then soaked in a quarter-hour already finished. Form of the finished cement sand filled at once to close the inside with fiber glass. Later in the varnish or paint. So.

How to manufacture fiberglass

Fiberglass manufacturing process can be classified into three stages, namely: (a) create a master mold, (b) made ​​of fiberglass results, and (c) finishing or refinement. As an illustration, for example the manufacture of car key chains or key chains door.

Step of making

Create a master mold is the first step of the manufacture of fiberglass. There are two choices of materials to be used to create a master mold, the material of plaster and fiberglass materials. Each material has a master mold advantages and disadvantages. Preparation of master molds of plaster will be more easily done, and now release the results of a master molder of fiberglass is easily done, even with the master mold damage. In addition, the price is also relatively cheaper. The drawback is that construction is fragile and can only be used once only. To master the material of fiberglass molds are more expensive. In addition, the process of making the master mold and the process of releasing the results of the master mold fiberglass is more difficult to do. The surplus is a more robust construction / not easily broken and the master mold can be used several times. Therefore, in making a master mold fiberglass maker prefer to use materials from fiberglass as well. The manufacturing process as follows:

• Making the mold. Making the mold can be done by setting up of a plastic material with a zinc atai printed form in accordance with a key ring that we will create, can be shaped oval, round, triangular or quadrilateral. Can take advantage of drink bottles are made ​​from plastic.

• Coat the mold with a PVA or mirror.Apabila material is not available then it can use liquid floor cleaner, or cooking oil.

• Prepare the dough fiberglass containers as cans of oil or paint cans, an important clean condition.

• Make dough by mixing fiberglass so one talk, resins, and catalysts. Stir quickly until ingredients are evenly distributed, that can eventually harden first.

• The next batter is poured fiberglass mold quickly in place, wait until dry.

• To beautify the appearance of key chains, can add a photo or unique items at the top of the dough that has been poured fiberglass had already dried up.

• Once the dough is made ​​of fiberglass again and pour over the batter who has been given the knick-knacks wait until dry.

• If the fiberglass layer is dry, the mold can be removed from its place. In order to produced quality strong fiberglass, mixture should be thicker.

Finishing steps

In the finishing step, the first step of smoothing fiberglass once it is released from the mold by using the proper chain saw, scissors, or grinding. If the fiberglass has been neat to do the process of sanding the surface, pendempulan, and painting fiberglass, according to the desired color.


Examples of the results:

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