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39325
Hi, ... Systems in the USA, which was recently bought by a UK company. Do you mean Whitford worldwide? Going from the websites Polymerics systems is a...
Ming-Hua
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Nov 2, 2008
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39326
Hi, a few month ago, I posted my new sculpting tool here in the forum. Here“s a picture: http://www.ringert.com/sculpting/sculpting_tool_3_s.jpg Now I“m...
gerhardschellert
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Nov 2, 2008
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39327
... such ... Hi, I see your problem - you've got to balance out the amount of work it takes you to do with the price people can afford. As a student, I could...
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Nov 3, 2008
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39328
Hi Ross, I didn“t count the time while making this tool, so I can“t say exactly. The process of making it is as follows. For the handle piece you have to get...
gerhardschellert
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Nov 3, 2008
2:58 pm
39329
Gerhard, I have a little experience making and selling miniature tools for sculpting. Originally I made tool kits to use when teaching classes at GenCon. In...
Gene Van Horne
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Nov 3, 2008
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39330
Hi if you are going to sell them as they are on the picture (1 kit of 6 tools wit the pen carrier handle) I would buy each set ( fine detail and larger)on 15...
Juan Jose Cerda velasco
daisihin
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Nov 3, 2008
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39331
... classes ... a ... the ... felt ... one ... figuring ... costs ... amount ... between ... MUCH ... )) ... I agree wit Gene on this, you need to first...
Juan Jose Cerda velasco
daisihin
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Nov 3, 2008
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39332
... classes ... a ... the ... felt ... one ... figuring ... costs ... amount ... between ... MUCH ... )) ... I agree wit Gene on this, you need to first...
Juan Jose Cerda velasco
daisihin
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Nov 3, 2008
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39333
Nice Evolution of your tool ! I know that you can manufacture it. I would pay about 20$ for it. Look at my email I sent you in private your will be able to get...
Simon Vaillancourt
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Nov 3, 2008
6:31 pm
39334
Gene remember in Gencon 07 ? I was going to make the detailer tool manufactured in india. The tool would have cost me about 7$ each and I would have sold them...
Simon Vaillancourt
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Nov 3, 2008
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39335
Wow, so as a student I've posted the highest price I'm willing to pay? Rounding down about 20 cents on each figure, xe.com gives the exchange today as the...
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Nov 4, 2008
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... You have to remember that the dollar is weak right now, so $20 probably doesn't seem the same to a lot of us in the US as £12.50 does to you. However, I...
Jeff LaMarche
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Nov 4, 2008
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39337
... If they're each hand-made though, doesn't that mean that they'd be made and sold on an individual basis anyway?...
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Nov 4, 2008
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39338
I would expect to see that tool for $25 or so. I don't think even the sizes matter, $25 each. They are extremely functional, nice to look at and appear to be...
Bob Hopfner
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Nov 5, 2008
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39339
If the quality was good then I would have no problem paying twenty pounds not dollars for that micro set. like others have said, work out your labour and...
seth.nash
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Nov 5, 2008
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39340
... That is why I pushed Gerhard toward the manufacturer in India. They will give him a good price and he will be able to sell them a lot cheaper and the...
Simon Vaillancourt
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Nov 5, 2008
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39341
Hi, To add a few points. I know the position you're in, since I have this with the putty oven. It's a very specialised tool for a very spread out market in...
Ming-Hua
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Nov 5, 2008
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39342
I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of any tutorials for sculpting sharp edges with Green Stuff? And any tips for sculpting ribbed hoses...
nozeminer
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Nov 5, 2008
3:52 am
39343
Green stuff  dosn't hold edges quite as well as other putties, its very good for more organic shapes. Try brown stuff, Kneadatite Brown, Or Apoxie sculpt...
Joseph Markese
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Nov 5, 2008
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39344
Procreate or GF9 "Grey Stuff"  act very similar to  brown stuff if you use more "black". if you use more "white" it works more like green stuff.Andres In the...
Andres Villaseca
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Nov 5, 2008
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39345
Hi, If you take a shuftie at the exchange rates on the net you'll find that the US dollar is at it's highest point for 5 years. In the past year alone we have...
foxcymru
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Nov 5, 2008
11:15 am
39346
Another material that works well is magic sculp when mixed with greenstuff or Procreate, very similar to Apoxie (if you live in Europe it's easier to come by) ...
Martin Nordgren
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Nov 5, 2008
11:48 am
39347
You can sculpt sharp edges in greenstuff, it just takes a little more patience. The thing you have to understand about greenstuff is that it mellows as it...
Gene Van Horne
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Nov 5, 2008
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39348
As to the ribbed hoses, one trick pros use - roundwound bass guitar strings. ... From: nozeminer To: 1listSculpting@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, November 04,...
CLIFFORD LINTON
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Nov 5, 2008
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39349
... strings. Or a cast of them if it needs to be made a mould of....
Ming-Hua
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Nov 5, 2008
9:02 pm
39350
Dragonforge sells baggies of multiple diameter really reasonably priced ribbed hoses cast in soft metal - these are BEAUTiful to workwith and will save you so...
James Craig
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Nov 6, 2008
2:45 pm
39351
Thanks a lot for your interest in my tool and for all the comments on it. Yes, it would be great to see this tool being produced it large amounts, but who...
gerhardschellert
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Nov 6, 2008
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39352
Thanks to call me Sylvain ;P They got a 2 head pinvice that are really inexpensive. It's something big but I know you will find buyers. I got about 3 to 5...
Simon Vaillancourt
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Nov 6, 2008
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39353
Just a thought, rather than trying to produce and manufacture an "all in one tool" why no concentrate on making just the sculpting heads/tips and just sell...
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Nov 6, 2008
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39354
On Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:32:30 -0000, you wrote: . ... Not sure where you are located but in the US there are a lot of small machine shops, machinists with home...
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