laserkoi Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 his is how I make my 4” hemis . I use a 8cm polystyrene craft ball as former . Wrap it in cling film ( stops the glue sticking to it .) I cut 10 circles out of lining paper . Paste them 90 deg. to each other, wrap a band of paper over the join . Build up 5 layers let it dry then cut through and peel each half off the former . Each hemi ends up being just over 2mm thick . I use a 50/50 mix of pva glue and wall paper paste . would like to here how you make yours ?
dan999ification Posted January 29, 2013 Posted January 29, 2013 nice, thats exactly how i used to do it, i had problems with consistency though and cost, buying hemis can be cheaper with this method.Do you have any trouble yet? Dan.
laserkoi Posted January 29, 2013 Author Posted January 29, 2013 not 100% sure on consistency. i have only tested 1 up to now that seemed to break ok. but i do proberly over do it on the number of outer layers . iam struggling to find any paper hemis in stock any were in the uk at mo. or i would have bought some more in . like you say for what they cost its realy not worth the effort making them .
dan999ification Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 (edited) have you tried cooperman?The trouble i had was that if you put too many layers on the ball at once it shrinks, the hemis produced after get gradually smaller, cutting them at the equator perfectly and re-aligning them can be a pain once you fill them, ( mark before cutting ) my breaks were fine but not as symetrical as hemis with petals, the ball also gets nackered after a few cuts and needs replacing which is really the only expense.I still make my own just a bit differently, all i pay for is glue, make ten pairs an hour easy Dan. Edited January 30, 2013 by dan999ification
laserkoi Posted January 31, 2013 Author Posted January 31, 2013 i have wrapped my polystyrene ball in a few wraps of paper . i now use tin foil as my barrier .its easyer to tell when you have cut through the outer layres ( a marked depth line on the saw also helps ). i kind of like the fact that the whole shell is my own work.+ it leaves more funds for chems i may look into making a mold i can press a few paper mache in to at a time .
dan999ification Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 i have male and female formers made from lead, they take a few hours to make.it would be quite heavy at 4'' but so simple and fast you can have hemis and use them in less than an hour including drying. paper mache is an ( slower messier ) option i tried that once.im also satisfied that its my work and free. Dan.
Col Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Another method that works is to coat the mould in white glue and then dowse it with fine sawdust. Let the layer go off a bit, compact it and brush off the loose stuff. Build up the layers until you have the desired wall thickness. You can get huge bags of sawdust cheap (a quid or two) from your local timber place. I experimented with pasting shells using the same method, they looked good enough to eat Edited January 31, 2013 by Col
Marlin07 Posted February 8, 2013 Posted February 8, 2013 Hi guys, I have been reading for months and finally decided to join in. I get free hemis in 4" and 6" sizes when I shoot shows up here in Canada. I used to throw them out but think I will start saving them and hope to have a use for them in the future. Chemicals are slowly being "slightly easier" toi obtain in Canada.
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