Processes
I like to say I'm a behavior nerd, but I think what's more accurate is that I'm a processes nerd. I love knowing how things work, and why they work the way they do. I love seeing what happens when you change this variable... that variable... And since behavior is (to cut and paste from Google...) "the way in which a natural phenomenon or a machine works or functions" or "the way in which an animal or person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus," "behavior nerd" may truly be the most accurate, but I think "processes nerd" best encapsulates one of the things that interests me the most.
Since most of my processes tests are super-short personal projects, in which the process is the goal itself, I'm lumping all of these together in one potentially indefinitely updating post (sans the initial metal casting one since... well, it has it's own place. And time. So. That'll be why. I mean, that's why... yeah...)
So first up is the dip kit...
What's a DipKit? It's a hydrographics or water transfer printing kit. It comes with a meter or more of printed film, base coat, top coat, activator... pretty much everything you need to get started with hydrographics. That's pretty much why I went with this... It has everything I need already, so I'm not concerned about missing any pieces. Wanna see how it's done? Check out this video (and part 2) on YouTube for a really good step-by-step on hydrographics with a kit from MyDipKit.com.
I'll be putting up more info just as soon as the kit arrives and I get to start making a mess with it.
*update*
I wouldn't call it a catastrophic failure... but in my current location I apparently have no good place to work on the dip kit.... a little bit of spray painting in the garage is one thing, but the activator... that stuff is brutal, and I'd rather my neighbors not think I'm running an illicit lab over here.... they kindly tolerate my occasional late-afternoon shop noises, but somehow I think bug-bombing their barbeques might be a little over the top right now. So. For now the dip kit is on hold indefinitely while I putz around with other projects.
Since most of my processes tests are super-short personal projects, in which the process is the goal itself, I'm lumping all of these together in one potentially indefinitely updating post (sans the initial metal casting one since... well, it has it's own place. And time. So. That'll be why. I mean, that's why... yeah...)
So first up is the dip kit...
What's a DipKit? It's a hydrographics or water transfer printing kit. It comes with a meter or more of printed film, base coat, top coat, activator... pretty much everything you need to get started with hydrographics. That's pretty much why I went with this... It has everything I need already, so I'm not concerned about missing any pieces. Wanna see how it's done? Check out this video (and part 2) on YouTube for a really good step-by-step on hydrographics with a kit from MyDipKit.com.
I'll be putting up more info just as soon as the kit arrives and I get to start making a mess with it.
*update*
I wouldn't call it a catastrophic failure... but in my current location I apparently have no good place to work on the dip kit.... a little bit of spray painting in the garage is one thing, but the activator... that stuff is brutal, and I'd rather my neighbors not think I'm running an illicit lab over here.... they kindly tolerate my occasional late-afternoon shop noises, but somehow I think bug-bombing their barbeques might be a little over the top right now. So. For now the dip kit is on hold indefinitely while I putz around with other projects.