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Twitter Updates for 26-09-2010

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Sunday, September 26th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • It has been a profoundly unpleasant few weeks. Things are looking up again though. Aiming to clear current orders shortly. Updates soon. 00:25:47
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Twitter Updates for 01-09-2010

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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 11:59 pm
  • Have had several very late nights. Have re-arranged this years accounts from scratch, & have been doing database tutorials for an inventory. 18:38:21
  • A new 50mm glass sphere has arrived. I intend to make a cradle for it before making new moulds. Should give eyes a mounting surround. 18:40:19
  • Being up until 4am though, missed the post today. My bad. Some items will ship Thursday now. 18:41:10
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Twitter Updates for 29-08-2010

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Sunday, August 29th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • Huzzah! Two-pot mixing and corrected mix ratio has solved the soft-spot issue in the clear epoxy. Now to get new masters to work with. 21:15:26
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Twitter Updates for 21-08-2010

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Saturday, August 21st, 2010 11:59 pm
  • Part two of the new moulds is setting in the hot-box. Prototypes of another few new items look promising. 00:20:52
  • Unlikely they'll be any updates for a couple of days. Will be running around with some personal-life stuff. Be squeezing work around it. 00:22:03
  • Yikes, in just 3 castings the new epoxy has turned a glass-smooth mould into a satin one. MUST use mould-release. 22:10:37
  • Two part mould is working! :D Am casting one pre-recessed claw every 15 minutes! When I have 10 or 12, I will make the bulk mould from them. 22:52:13
  • @lightsguydave It's pretty close! Just unset residues. Phoned supplier. Small cock-up in instructions. May work now. in reply to lightsguydave 22:53:36
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Twitter Updates for 19-08-2010

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Thursday, August 19th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • It's not a lot, but got new mould development moved forward. Should be good to go on new aspect tomorrow evening. Running low on silicone. 23:48:15
  • Also new lots of the ladies shirts arrived today! 23:48:39
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Twitter Updates for 18-08-2010

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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • This batch of claws has torn the moulds to pieces. Can probably do a few more and manually drill all the holes. 22:11:05
  • Will have to re-think the new mould design quickly. 22:14:58
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Twitter Updates for 17-08-2010

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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • Another batch of pads casting. Also have another test mix of clear eye-blanks in the cabinet. Fingers crossed. 00:08:17
  • @lightsguydave Thanks for the sympathy man! in reply to lightsguydave 11:42:38
  • More delays. Several hours spent on workshop roof trying to find and seal a leak. Now covered with tar. Me and the roof. 22:07:13
  • @lightsguydave Know anything about the chemistry of epoxy resins? The water-clear's still not setting quite right. in reply to lightsguydave 22:10:55
  • Metallic pigment in regular resin just looks glossy grey. Added some to leftovers of next clear epoxy test-cast. Looks much better so far. 23:34:51
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Twitter Updates for 16-08-2010

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Monday, August 16th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • That's the first time in a long while that something's exploded in the degass chamber. Big mess! 23:38:50
  • Enough acetone left to clean it up.
    Gotta love the way it eats through the gloves though and gets in cuts. >_O 23:40:22
  • Also the milling machine was collected with minimal fuss. It's home-made & will require a lot of alterations, but does basically work. 23:45:04
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Twitter Updates for 15-08-2010

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Sunday, August 15th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • "If the master is made of glass or ceramic, it is possible that the silicone rubber may stick to it" Should have read guide more carefully. 22:04:16
  • Two of the glass eye-mould masters are now fused to their moulds. Still thinking what to do now. 22:05:39
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Twitter Updates for 12-08-2010

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Thursday, August 12th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • Next batch of ladies-size shirts has been ordered. ETA before next LF meet. Business account pretty much depleted now. 16:09:10
  • Couple of days off for visitor now over. Back to getting castings finished and prepping for installation of the milling machine. 16:10:10
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Twitter Updates for 07-08-2010

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Saturday, August 7th, 2010 11:59 pm
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Twitter Updates for 06-08-2010

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Friday, August 6th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • The Mk2 cargo cart is assembled. The shop will be at tomorrows (the 7th) LondonFur meet. 22:42:03
  • Suspect the unset portions in the new clear epoxy may be a bad mix ratio. Maybe bad mixing. Have ordered clear graduated mixing cups to fix. 22:43:33
  • Bidding on an unusual milling machine on ebay. If won, will make Bonsai RepStrap dev easier & allow mould-making for injection moulder. 22:45:13
  • Imagining injection-moulding anthro heads for lego men.. 22:46:26
  • Waiting for the new mixing cups will hopefully give me time to make fresh eye moulds from the glass masters. Slow & monotonous, but needed. 22:50:58
  • Order C4: Demoulded. Good casts, but bubbles at tips. Colours ok. Will recast with 2-stage pour. Degass initially to fill tips, then top up. 22:54:07
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Twitter Updates for 01-08-2010

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Sunday, August 1st, 2010 11:59 pm
  • Back too late to do more casting today. Checked on clear items however. Demoulded ok, stuck well to moulds tho. 21:31:04
  • Clear test: 2nd-gen eye moulds have matted surfaces. May be good effect for some things, but not optically clear. 21:31:45
  • Clear test: 1st-gen moulds give very smooth surface, optically clear. However some milky "stress lines" under surface. 21:32:54
  • Clear test: lines may be due to forced degass trial. Other had no such marks. Will make fresh moulds using fast-cure silicone & recast. 21:34:26
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Twitter Updates for 30-07-2010

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Friday, July 30th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • Moulds for orders C2 and C4 still curing. Most pink casts for C2 curing. Turquoise casts for C3 curing. 01:22:00
  • Order C4: New claw moulds look promising. 2nd stage casts soon, then final finished moulds. Should be casting by sunday. 01:22:58
  • Blank eye moulds for C1 and C2 also curing still. Cool night + crowded heated cabinet. 01:24:06
  • Eagerly waiting to hear back on availability of metallic pigments, rather than simple filler powders. 01:24:58
  • Test casts of 40mm half-spheres and 10mm deep 40mm hemisphere are in the moulds and curing. Demould sunday. 23:30:12
  • Last pink items for order C2 cast and setting. 23:30:47
  • Re-cast fingerpads for order C3 due to unmixed pigment. 23:31:39
  • Today purchased some proper tailors scissors. Designed for fabric, they cut through backing fabric like a knife through hot butter. 23:32:31
  • New scissors mean another small speed boost for production & much tidier cuts for the customer. 23:33:08
  • Order C4: Some issue with stage-1 mouldings for new claw moulds. De-moulded fine, however pour holes too small. Widening in morning. 23:34:34
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Twitter Updates for 24-07-2010

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Saturday, July 24th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • Indoor inventory completed! Only took.. 3 days? o_O 00:07:42
  • No, wait, there's more under the coffee table. Packing supplies. 00:09:18
  • Still got to inventory the workshop too. Good lord.. 00:09:38
  • Got more storage boxes, so ready for storing the new batch of shirts. 00:11:34
  • In the morning I'll be picking up the new camera filters, reflector & hanging rack. Also making better lamps. Bit ghetto, but they'll work. 00:14:03
  • Also planning out inventory database using OpenOffice Base. Hoping it'll keep things better tracked. 00:17:15
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Twitter Updates for 19-07-2010

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Monday, July 19th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • Today I'm putting a door on the attic eaves. Stock will be stored in there soon. The door will stop the cats from sleeping on it. 16:41:56
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Twitter Updates for 16-07-2010

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Friday, July 16th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • 5 test scarves sitting in water overnight to test colour-fastness. Red failed in 2 min, but different type fabric from the others. 00:36:28
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Twitter Updates for 15-07-2010

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Thursday, July 15th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • Been advised of new scarf supplier, but too late to order. Bought cotton, trying to make my own instead. 20:18:40
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Twitter Updates for 14-07-2010

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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • No cooling scarves. 2nd supplier were ordering from same place I went 1st, who have no idea when they're getting more stock. 14:54:08
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Twitter Updates for 11-07-2010

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Sunday, July 11th, 2010 11:59 pm
  • New clear casting resin is on order. Remaining old order will ship tomorrow. New improved moulds have been planned out. 22:44:15
  • Have got a few lightweight folding trolleys in stock, excellent for carrying costume storage boxes up to 20Kg. Will be selling for £10. 22:45:47
  • Got some leis and aviator sunglasses in for the LondonFurs Summer Party on Saturday. Still waiting on cooling scarves. 22:47:25
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