CuForming

   May 16th is a day of love for nature and especially for trees. It is the “Hug a Tree” day and for the occasion I wanted to make a miniature tree made out of copper and I used Aventurine pebbles to rese mble leaves.  Tools and material: some pruning from a tree a piece of cork  CA Glue Apoxie Sculpt Disposable Gloves Conductive Paint --------> My recipe here Aventurine UV Resin Copper Wire Liver of Sulfur Nippers Bandsaw or a Hacksaw Rotary tool Round Burrs Bit Drill press or hand drill a drill bit of the diameter of the “trunk” Silicone tool brush Balled tool Brush UV Lamp Cotton swab All the electroforming supplies https://kit.co/cuforming/electroforming-advanced-kit Plastic Container Respirator Mask Radial Bristle Brush 600 grit Radial Bristle Brush 2000 grit   From the pruning I saved last time I cleaned my Lemon Tree, I choose a branch that looked perfect to be the trunk. The nippers weren't strong enough to cut big parts, so I used my bandsaw to...

 Lots of people still don't understand how it is Possible to make electricity go through insulating materials. Well… Conductive paint is the answer! In this video, I'm gonna show you how to make and use Graphite Conductive Paint. If you wanna try this DIY recipe, you can find it on my Beacons page from the link below. To celebrate 200 Subscribers on my YouTube Channel and the “Love a Tree” Day I will announce 10 giveaways of this recipe in my next Video on May 16th. Please Subscribe to my YouTube Channel and comment “I Love Trees” in the comment section to be selected for the giveaway of the Conductive Paint Recipe. Thanks to all of you!!! You can get the “Graphite conductive Paint Recipe” from “HERE”   Mix the ingredient in the way described in the recipe. Application First method:  Just like any other paint, you can brush it on your piece. This simple and easy method will leave strokes on any plain surface. If you are planning to make a smooth surface, this is not the r...

  This morning I found a bird foot on my roof that it was probably from a sparrow killed by Crows. Obviously, I decided to make a jewel with it, and it seems a nice Idea to make it look like it was grabbing a stone. A smoky quartz crystal was the best option for a Gothic Style.   Tools and material a Bird Foot Hydrogen Peroxide Smoky Quartz Jump Ring Jewelry Chain Lobster Clasp CA Glue Conductive Paint Distilled Water Liver of Sulfur Bleach Mason Jar Nippers Cloth Pins Brush Plastic Containers The Complete electroforming Equipment Any animal parts need to be clean before any use. They contain bacteria and organic remains that can produce smell or infections. So the first thing to do is to submerge them in Hydrogen Peroxide. It will react with blood and any living microorganism. It will also soften the skin and the gristle, to make it easier to shape it on the crystal that we are going to work with. Leaving it overnight is gonna be enough.   I make it fit on the crysta...