Have you used sculpey or another pvc clay?
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the back compartment is not fully sealed. there is a small piece of board behind the center of the eggcrate wall, so that water is directed mostly in from the left and right side. A small tom filter will sit in the hole, with a foam block on the left and right, that can be pulled out through the middle hole if needed. I'll probably cap the filer area with a piece of stone, and then build up mosses around it.
oh, I think maybe I misread yoru comment. There are deliberate holes through the sculpey parts as well, to allow water to pull in. So, the filter will be mostly pulling water from under the planted areas, which will be filled with gravel, causing this to be a little bit of an undergravel filter as well.
Awesome job! I'm not nearly as artistic, but enjoy being able to custom make whatever I want without adding a lot of weight.
here's a couple of shots of the filter cap, still warm from the oven, but fit up and ready to go.
I was going to use stone, but didn't have anything that gave me the shape and coverage I needed, so I made this. including baking time, under an hour to make.
I was going to use stone, but didn't have anything that gave me the shape and coverage I needed, so I made this. including baking time, under an hour to make.
I didn't realize until even posting these, that I did not match the edge texture to the other piece. oh well, it will be completely covered in moss if I have my way.
Beautiful work mellowvision.
I'm wondering if pressing a porous "real" rock into the clay would leave it looking more like rock? For instance the texture of split shale or slate. Or cracked agate.
I'm wondering if pressing a porous "real" rock into the clay would leave it looking more like rock? For instance the texture of split shale or slate. Or cracked agate.
I'm sure it would, but the trick is leaving an impression and being able to remove it without deforming whatever you're making. I used a lava rock to press in some details here and there on the main edge, but couldn't press hard enough to leave big texture, without clay sticking to lava rock and vice versa.
so I guess one way to do it, would be to press the sides of an object before making any required indentations or holes, and try to use flat surfaces to support the outside surfaces when pressing against them.
Or, you could use much larger blocks and strictly cut away, but it would require a lot more clay to start with. it's really hard to add clay to something , and get a good even blend, once it's soft. so you'd be restricted to what you could remove or blend.
so I guess one way to do it, would be to press the sides of an object before making any required indentations or holes, and try to use flat surfaces to support the outside surfaces when pressing against them.
Or, you could use much larger blocks and strictly cut away, but it would require a lot more clay to start with. it's really hard to add clay to something , and get a good even blend, once it's soft. so you'd be restricted to what you could remove or blend.
yeah, another poster said earlier that fimo was the proven choice. In the end, both fimo and sculpey are called non toxic and adhere to the same guidelines for manufacturing, so I'd imagine fimo will give you similar results. Great to see someone else taking a shot at it!
