dudemeister
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Post by dudemeister on Sept 14, 2016 9:10:09 GMT -5
that came out really great ! adds a new personalized dimension to a healing rock heart and did a nice job on roughing the spot out on the heart I think it will hold up well who engraved the plate? I think you've open up new ideas in the healing heartland Ed Thanks! I Googled for someone to engrave a small metal plate, and only found one online shop that did it in my country (http://www.jbmemorials.com/). I had to tell them which size metal plate I needed, what the message was, and what font face I preferred, and they did the rest. Don't tell my mom, but it was a company specialized in memorial stuff - the plates they engrave are usually screwed to coffins and such (heh). In the end, I paid about 10$ for the heart and 12$ for the metal plate...
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dudemeister
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Post by dudemeister on Sept 13, 2016 15:12:40 GMT -5
Hey again, I thought I'd make an update. Some new pictures to go with the text: imgur.com/a/Vxd2sIn the end, I went with gluing the metal plate to the rose quartz heart using a two-component glue. First, I used my Dremel multitool to roughen up a square area on the heart, so the epoxy would bind better. I then bent the plate (carefully) so it had the same curves as the heart. I then prepared the glue, stuck the plate to the heart and let it dry. Afterwards, I carefully removed any epoxy residue and polished the metal plate to remove any small scratches. Actually, I had to do that about three times, because the plate was not straight the first two times... a lot of aceton (and time) was used to unstuck the plate from the heart, twice. Still, I am extremely happy with the end-result... and so was my mom. The day before surgery, I gave it to her in a small felt pouch. She cried, and said it was one of the best gifts she has ever received. She carries it with her to the hospital, and it sits beside her bed at night. Thanks a lot for the advice; your kindness was much, very much appreciated. Best regards, dudemeister
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dudemeister
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Member since September 2016
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Post by dudemeister on Sept 1, 2016 16:39:54 GMT -5
Hi everyone, This is my first message here. My mom got diagnosed with breast cancer (good prognosis, don't worry), and I was busy planning to make something for her before surgery. Her surgery got expedited, and now I am in a bit of a pickle. Help? I uploaded the pictures I refer to here: imgur.com/a/UflyXI bought a rose quartz heart (image one). The plan was to let someone engrave a message in it, but that turned out to be nearly impossible (only one person in my country who does it, and it is extremely costly). After a lot of consideration I decided to instead fasten a metal plate with the engraved message (image 2, 3 and 4). (Those who are curious, it says 'It's going to be alright' in Dutch.) My plan is to glue the heart and plate together using epoxy glue. I already used my Dremel tool to roughen the back of the plate (image 5), to ensure a good gluing result (the picture looks a lot worse than reality). I basically was going to do the same (roughen the surface) on the heart, but now I thought; 'maybe I can embed the plate instead?'. If I just glue the plate on, it gives a bit of a rough edge. Since the purpose is for my mom to be able to hold it when she gets scared, or put it in her pocket when she goes to the hospital for surgery or chemo, the rough edge got be thinking. Maybe file the edge so it has a smooth transition? Or carve out a place for the plate to go inside the heart? To be honest, I have never used my Dremel before, and I am a bit of a klutz. I am terrified I will ruin the heart, because surgery is on Monday and I don't have time to buy a new one if this one breaks. Does anyone have a suggestion? Go with the plan of just gluing it on, or take a bit of a risk? (How hard can it be?) Heart dimensions: 5.6 x 5.8 x 2.3 cm Plate dimensions: 3.2 x 1.6 x 0.7 cm The tools I have at my disposal: - Dremel 4000 with lots of accessories (http://www.dremeleurope.com/general/en/dremel%C2%AE4000platinumedition-556-ocs-p/) - Epoxy glue - If needed, other stuff (power drill, grinding bench, etc.) Thanks a LOT for reading!!! Best regards, Dudemeister
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