#Cre8time Makes for Extreme #GEEK (dom)... Flux Capacitor LED Night Light by Lonnie Sexton

Today I'm sharing how to create a customized LED Night Light.

Parts/Tools:

• Amazing Mold Rubber
• Amazing Clear Cast Resin
• Alumilite Black Dye
• Mixing Cup
• Mixing Stick
• Mold Release
• Poster Board
• Hot Glue Gun
• Quick Set Putty
• Box Knife (razor for cutting poster board)
• Xacto Knife
• Sanding Block
• Saw
• Ruler
• Sharpie
• 1/2" Wood Dowel
• 1/4" Plastic Dowel
• 1/8" Plastic Dowel
• 5/16" x 1/8" Plastic Bar
• Yellow Wire
• Wood Glue
• CA Glue
• 1/4"x3" Basswood Plank
• 1 -  GE LED Night Light  - PN-
• 6" in. 14 awg Yellow Insulation Wire.
• 3 - #8 Ring Terminals

Steps:

1. Create Primary Object – Flux Cap
2. Prepare the Primary for molding
3. Mold the Primary
4. De-mold
5. Casting Clear Cast
6. Prep
7. Casting Cover layer
8. Final Assembly

PRIMARY

Cut a piece of the wood plank 2.3" x 2.7". Sand the edges and surface.

Cut 3 pieces of .500" (1/2") dowel .300" (5/16") long.

Glue the dowels to the plank shown below.

Cut 3 pieces of 5/16" x 1/8" Plastic Bar .75" (3/4") long, 

and cut the corner edges off one side.

Glue the pieces with the cut edges inward.

Cut 3 pieces of 1/4" Plastic Dowel .250" (1/4") long. Drill 1/8" holes in 1 side.

Cut 3 pieces of 1/8" plastic dowel .500" (1/2") long.

Glue the 1/8" dowel inside the 1/8" hole that was drilled

in the 1/4 tube. Glue to the center of the 1/2 dowels.

Fill the tube with quick set putty.

Clear Coat. Let dry 24 hours.

PREPARE THE PRIMARY

Using double sided tape, attach the primary to the LED Night light.

Make a mold box to hold the primary out of poster board.

MOLD THE PRIMARY

Apply mold release to the primary in prepped in the mold box. Mix Amazing Mold Rubber per instructions and cover the part completely {CLICK HERE to view mixing/preparation}. Let cure.

DE-MOLD THE PRIMARY

Remove the primary part from the mold. Cut off any run off rubber.

Detach the primary from the LED Light.

Clean the clay residue from the light.

CLEAR CASTING

Place the light inside the mold. Mix Amazing Clear Cast Resin per instructions and fill the mold to the lip of the light {CLICK HERE to view mixing/preparation}. Let cure 24 hours.

Remove the casting from the mold.

CASTING COVER

Place the mold box wall or wide tape around the clear cast. Mix another batch of Amazing Clear Cast Resin per instructions. Add Alumilite Black Dye. Pour a thin layer to cover the backing. Careful not to get any on the protruding clear cast. Let Cure.

FINAL ASSEMBLY

Drill three 1/8" holes next to the posts as shown in the picture.

Cut three pieces of 1.5" 14 awg yellow wire.

Cut the Rings of the terminal crimp ends.

Strip 1/4" of the insulation off and attach the red terminal crimp to the end of the yellow wire.  Glue to the top of the flux conductor.... I mean, up right clear cast post.

How would you spend your Cre8time?

Thanks for joining in! Come back soon for more projects

from the Amazing Casting Products Creative Team.

WARNING: Do Not change the Space Time Continuum.

~ Lonnie 

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Do You have the Right Address??? AMAZING Custom Doorbell Tutorial by Lonnie Sexton

I found myself in the hardware store after my door bell broke a few months ago. I went looking for something that said, "Are you sure you have the right address?". Nothing caught my eye. What I did find was a little inspiration to make my own. The following how to is a custom doorbell created using Amazing Casting Products. 

Parts/Tools:

Amazing Mold Rubber

Amazing Clear Cast Resin

Amazing Casting Resin 

Alumilite Metallic Powder
Alumilite Dye
Mixing Cup

Mixing Stick

Rubber to Rubber Mold Release

Poster Board

Hot Glue Gun

Box Knife (razor for cutting poster board)

Xacto Knife

Ruler

Sharpie

Modeling Clay

Clay Tools

LED's; white (1) blue (2)

Steps:

1. Create Primary Object 
2. Prepare the Part for molding 
3. Mold the Primary - part 1 
4. Demold 
5. Mold Prep 
6. Mold the Primary - part 2 
7. Demold 
8. Casting 
9. Final Prep 

Primary Object

I started with foam board and metal push button.

Mount the switch plate to another foam board base.

Start adding modeling clay to support the jaw.

  

Add chunks of clay to create the main shape of the skull.

  

Smooth the clay surface using the clay tools and fingers.

Create the teeth (I choose to use white clay – its optional).

  

Mold Part 1

Create a mold box out of foam board.

Mix Amazing Mold Rubber (per instructions) and cover the primary at least 1/4",
let cure. CLICK HERE to view mixing/preparation.

Demold

Remove the back of the mold box.

Mold Prep

To make sure the mold backing insert stayed

exactly where it should, I added extra support.

Apply Mold Release to the already cured mold rubber.

Mold Part 2

Mix the Amazing Mold Rubber (per instructions) and fill the 2 part of the mold.

Add cured rubber chucks from cut up old molds to save on new product. Let cure.

Demold

Carefully remove the mold box and primary from the cured mold.

Casting

Mix Amazing Casting Resin (CLICK HERE to view mixing/preparation) and fill part one of the mold over 3/4 of the way to the top. Rest part two of the mold on the back of part one. A little casting resin should overflow. Let cure. Remove the casting from the mold.

Alumilite Metallic Powder (left) • Alumilite Black Dye (center) • Clay Primary (right)

Final Prep

   

Drill 3 holes in the casting: one in each eye, and one into the back of the roof of the mouth with a #7 drill bit. Install the two blue LED's in the eyes and one white LED in the mouth, from the back of the casting. Install the metal button.

Mix Amazing Clear Cast Resin (CLICK HERE to view mixing/preparation) and fill the eye sockets – just enough so that it doesn't spill out. Let cure.

Every house has different wiring for the door bell. Some older homes have low voltage A/C power running to the button that activates a coil that hits a 'mallet' against a bell bar. Some have a D/C wired button that operates a digital tone speaker. I am able to wire mine so the white LED is always on and the blue (eyes) LED's turn on when the button is pressed and the door bell rings.

It will take a little ingenuity on your part to figure out what kind of voltage your door bell has and how to wire in a new button with LED's. It is very easy to figure out. Typically only 2 wires supplied with either A/C or D/C Voltage ranging between 1-3vDC or 14-18vAC. Always check the source with a multi-meter to ensure the limits. LED's will not run off A/C without rectifying the voltage using a AC~DC inverter.

Drill a hole at the top and bottom for mounting. 

I always enjoy the process of making thing's from scratch. Figuring out ways to make them work and sharing the fruits of labor. Thanks for stopping by and come back soon. ~ Lonnie S.

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