I had an idea that I just had to run with. I didn't like the looks of the light fixtures so I decided to hide them and what better way than in a beer mug.
I designed a mug in Enroute (the software I use for the Multicam CNC router) I had to do each Half of the mug because a router such as mine cannot do any under cutting ( think of a ball, I can cut the top half but anything below that cuts straight down from the edges).
These mugs are going to be 7.5" in diameter and about 10" tall.
I designed a mug in Enroute (the software I use for the Multicam CNC router) I had to do each Half of the mug because a router such as mine cannot do any under cutting ( think of a ball, I can cut the top half but anything below that cuts straight down from the edges).
These mugs are going to be 7.5" in diameter and about 10" tall.
I'm cutting these pieces out of 2" foam so I had to cut each half in two slices
I took quite a bit of hand work with a die grinder outfited with a sanding disc to carve out the inside so the hole thing fit around the light fixture.
Then using stretch wrap packing tape, gorilla glue,and some spring clamps the four pieces for each mug became one.
Then using stretch wrap packing tape, gorilla glue,and some spring clamps the four pieces for each mug became one.
Once the final shaping and cleaning up of the gorilla glue was complete, I needed to embelish the mugs with some texture.
Modifying a old drill bit was just the ticket.
A bit of Sculpting epoxy and we have frauth.
A couple layers of various paints and It's really looking as I envisioned.
I wasn't quite sure how I was going to paint translucent glass, but I did it, Kool!
A couple layers of various paints and It's really looking as I envisioned.
I wasn't quite sure how I was going to paint translucent glass, but I did it, Kool!
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