Jeweled minimag body

[Spider-TW]

So my son took over my first jeweled body and left me to make another. I picked a mini-mag body and sent it off to Luke's customs while I rebuilt my turning jig. It came out much better. The main improvement - window 'sash' handles. Now I can crank it reliably and much easier. I suspended the drive spring between a pair of collars and bolted it down much better. Both handles are on the left side too, so now I can work with less hand movement.

I also broke into a new pack of abrasive rods. The new rods are much better than the ones that came with the Menck tool. The powder coating on them is much better. If you try this, I would suggest getting a fresh set of rods with it.

It was 100 degrees in the garage, but the humidity was down earlier today. The pictures are a little foggy. It started to rain just before I got the camera out. (wheeee, back to 100% humidity).



The result;





Now I can have my mag back. Fortunately, my son likes the classic AGD grips and doesn't like mini-mag bodies, so he got his pump body and I get my Harley mag back.

[Pullman]

Wow,

That's really cool. When I read the tag I was afraid you had put those ridiculous crystals all over your marker, but that it is a really cool twist on a polished body. Don't be surprised if you start getting requests for that service.

[georgeyew]

He built a machine to do the work. I hope that he will put it to good use by taking orders.

[vf-xx]

Or at least he'll tell me which feild he plays at round here, so that I can see it in action.

Nice job.

[Spider-TW]

Wow,

That's really cool. When I read the tag I was afraid you had put those ridiculous crystals all over your marker, but that it is a really cool twist on a polished body. Don't be surprised if you start getting requests for that service.

Rhinestones! What was the name of that gizmo for putting studs on your clothes?

I'm trying to make it a reasonable process. It takes me hours right now. It's a rare day that I have the time and some bearable weather.

[Ando]

It called a Bedazzler..rofl..

I thought the same. Very nice work bro.

[VooDoo_Coatings]

Nice work! I made something similar to that to jewel firearm barrels, bolts, and other random parts. Mine is made onto my drill press for a stable platform, is that what you are using? Also that jeweled pattern looks killer under a translucent powder!

[Spider-TW]

Nice work! I made something similar to that to jewel firearm barrels, bolts, and other random parts. Mine is made onto my drill press for a stable platform, is that what you are using? Also that jeweled pattern looks killer under a translucent powder!

Yes, it's a drill press. So far, I've been able to lag bolt into the wood 'bed' without any movement.

I guess you have a choice of coating colors. Hmm...can you fade a powder coat?

Right now we just use car wax, which deepens the effect a little also. You have to get used to your marker looking like its moving in your hand as it is. My son has played a few days with his and it looks the same as far as we can tell after a few hits and running through the brush. That was my goal with the stainless in the first place.

[Toll]

Looks pretty damn spiffy.

I too thought this was going to be something with dollarstore jewelry and a plea for help. Pleasently surprised.

[VooDoo_Coatings]

Yes, it's a drill press. So far, I've been able to lag bolt into the wood 'bed' without any movement.

I guess you have a choice of coating colors. Hmm...can you fade a powder coat?

Right now we just use car wax, which deepens the effect a little also. You have to get used to your marker looking like its moving in your hand as it is. My son has played a few days with his and it looks the same as far as we can tell after a few hits and running through the brush. That was my goal with the stainless in the first place.

Yes fades with powder are very easy to do, you just have to make sure you use compatible powders as some powder have different formulas ( epoxy, acrylic, TGIC, Etc. ) and don't play well with other powders . If you used a powder clear I would go with a acrylic clear as it is the best looking clear I have used to date. Also how much overlay are you going with on your jeweling?

[Spider-TW]

Yes fades with powder are very easy to do, you just have to make sure you use compatible powders as some powder have different formulas ( epoxy, acrylic, TGIC, Etc. ) and don't play well with other powders . If you used a powder clear I would go with a acrylic clear as it is the best looking clear I have used to date. Also how much overlay are you going with on your jeweling?

The overlays I've done so far are 50%, radial pattern. I'm going to try other patterns in couple of weeks, I hope. I like my swirl sizes, but they are at the wide limit for the radius of the body, I think. Controlling the pressure on the jeweling tool and keeping it neat is important to keep the coverage consistent.

Faded jeweling would be extreme.

[VooDoo_Coatings]

The overlays I've done so far are 50%, radial pattern. I'm going to try other patterns in couple of weeks, I hope. I like my swirl sizes, but they are at the wide limit for the radius of the body, I think. Controlling the pressure on the jeweling tool and keeping it neat is important to keep the coverage consistent.

Faded jeweling would be extreme.

Fading the jeweled pattern is fairly easy and looks awesome. I did it by jeweling the part then buffing out the jewel pattern on one side of the part.

[Spider-TW]

Fading the jeweled pattern is fairly easy and looks awesome. I did it by jeweling the part then buffing out the jewel pattern on one side of the part.

I was thinking about translucent coating fading over the jeweling.