TORT making attempt

[Ronzo]

I can taste it from here. For me, cook it to about 125 degrees.

Otherwise known as room temperature in L.A. today.

 

[wraub]

Or, in Arizona, the last three months.

Otherwise known as room temperature in L.A. today.

 

[graphics1988]

...as i impatiently await resins etc stuck at the border....i went and bought some cheap craft paint....so excuse the wrong colours ...but i think it will work well with proper paints and colourings. (Yes too much yellow) lol

 

[graphics1988]

Update: Resins arrived - they might have made a mistake on the order BUT, i worked with what they sent me. I will take some pics tonight and see whatcha think. I may even start making my P bass template and get one cut out for my custom shop. Also wanna make the brown tort lookin one too. This could all be a waste of time - but meh...keeps me outta trouble.

 

[graphics1988]

Not sure how the pic turned out. ...regardless, i am awaiting for another red that didnt come ...shipping error on their part. ...but....i think it turned out not bad for my first virginal epoxy attempt. I have some tweaking to do but overall, i think its going to be nicer than 87.3% of the tort i see on gear.
Any advice is welcome..... I think i have another week or so before resin colours get across the border.
Cheers

 

[mongo2]

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That looks pretty good to me.

 

[graphics1988]

That looks pretty good to me.

Thanks. I need to do the two reds wet on wet....unfortunately they only sent one red...so I had to cheat. I have to find some differing application tools as well. But....it's getting close. Prob 3 or 4 more semi-failed attempts, and I should have it nailed.

 

[Jinobass1]

Hey if you can make it look like this, you have my money!
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This is the real deal,,,,,gotta look Italian like pepperoni's!!
Didn't Fender got some Italian company to make them??
I've never seen a pic or Vid of Fender Making Celluloid Faux Tortoise Shell guards....

 

[graphics1988]

Not sure…I did some nicer ones since this post…life and two kids in university has consumed my putter time though lol. I’d love to know how they do them…the store bought ones are awful.

 

[Bruce Johnson]

I wonder if anyone has tried making tortoise shell-like material using a 3-D printer? Start with a graphic image of some really good looking pattern material, and filter out the different colors into layers. Then have the 3-D printer copy the pattern, making passes of 3-4 different colors of plastic dust.

 

[SulzerType2]

I wonder if anyone has tried making tortoise shell-like material using a 3-D printer? Start with a graphic image of some really good looking pattern material, and filter out the different colors into layers. Then have the 3-D printer copy the pattern, making passes of 3-4 different colors of plastic dust.

The tortoiseshell material made in Japan by Hosco is made like this. There is a yellow layer and brown or red layer on that. You can see the yellow layer just above the white.

 

[Bruce Johnson]

The tortoiseshell material made in Japan by Hosco is made like this. There is a yellow layer and brown or red layer on that. You can see the yellow layer just above the white.

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Yeah, I'm assuming that's the way they would make it in a plastics material factory. Start with a sheet of white vinyl. Run a CNC-driven head over it, sputtering out a pattern of yellow, then red, then brown. All driven by a graphic image computer model. Then lay a sheet of clear vinyl over it and roll it through the heat press.

I'm wondering if anyone has tried this with a small tabletop 3-D printer? It seems like it should work.