"Shay" <sha### [at] nonenone> wrote in message news:48c1e358$1@news.povray.org...

> Here's what I'm thinking: print a small sub-section of this 
> (http://tinyurl.com/5s5nbm) earlier model, make a mold around the print, 
> pour resin or ceramic (I've got a kiln), and glue the many pieces together 
> into a complete sculpture. What do you think?

    Hey Shay, wonderful work, as always! Been meaning to say something since 
you posted it.

    I've been looking at the image in the link again, and I think you'll 
have a job producing that one if the base component doesn't have a gap in 
it.

     With this one though, it looks possible, and I would make it out of 
pewter and then you could soft solder the units together. You could make a 
jig that holds two units at the exact angles you need, solder them together 
and then have another jig that holds those subsequent units together, and so 
on.

     This is something you could do yourself and you wouldn't need a kiln, 
just a propane tank, the right torch and some Delft Clay:

      http://www.delftclay.nl/index.php?page=home&hl=usa

     I've used it many times with silver and gold, and it casts well, but 
you can only use it once per cast, but with pewter, because of its low 
melting point, you'll probably get 5 components (maybe more) before you'll 
need to remake the mould.

    How many components are in this image?

        ~Steve~

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