Quoted from SiN13:That looks great! This is one of the few things on the CE that I wish I had on my LE. Been hoping there might be an option out there in the future to get one. Depending on how difficult it was to make yours I might give it a try. I'd be curious what your process was.
First of all I purchased a Pixar Fest #7 for the Pixar ball and epoxy resin (crystal clear) and a shooter rod without the handle.
Drilled a hole (the size of your shooter rod) into the Pixar ball ( though the center of the star and through s center support in the middle of the ball)
This allows you to fill the entire inside with the resin.
Made a crutch to hold the rod straight and secure. You also need something to hold the ball into place ( I used a Dixie cup) (see pics to see how I achieved this) you can engineer something yourself with whatever you have laying around. Get everything measured and squared and prepared for adding the resin and shooter rod into the ball, about 2/3 of an inch. Have your ball in place and your rod locked into position for inserting.
After mixing the resin, pour it into the hole of the ball. Fill it with just enough to allow for the displacement of the resin for the shooter rod.
Promptly clean up any overflow or drips that get onto the outside of the ball. You could tape the ball for added protection.
Once the rod is in position and inserted into the ball double check that the rod is still square with the ball.
12 to 24 hours it will be hard enough for the next step.
Adding the resin to the outside is next.
Keep in mind covering the rod with tape to keep it clean. Also keep in mind that the resin will flow for an hour or two after applying. You will need to wipe the drips that accumulate at the bottom of the ball so that you have a nice uniform sphere. Also, do not allow a buildup of resin over the tape that is on your shooter rod. It is not easy to get off once it is set up and hard.
I used my crutch to hold the rod and ball upright so that the resin can flow around and down the ball for its shiny coating. Make a small batch of resin and pour a little on top of the ball working it around the ball with either gloves hand of some type of a flat stick. Use a small amount of resin until evenly covering the ball.
Some small bubbles will be suspended and can be removed by quickly flowing a heat gun or torch about 4 inches away from the surface. The bubbles will rise and pop on the surface.
Mind you, this needs to quick movements so as not to burn the resin.
Let dry 72 hours for a full cure. Add more coats for a thick sturdy finish if you want.
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