They look fantastic!! So how much you going ask for a pair of them?
Now that I know how much resin they’ll take, it looks like they’ll cost $30 a pair.
I am curious as to what dimensions they are??? You mentioned the size material you used to build it, but never mentioned the overall size…
They are 18" long, by about 3" tall.
good size, thanks…
woah!
Those look great Burl. Goin have to start saving for a few of these.
I decided to try pigmenting the resin. I was going for a shade similar to old rust:
(http://burlrice.com/_LS_Bridges/Resin_lr.jpg)
This way I can do the “salt masking” to simulate rusty patches, and I only need one coat of silver paint to do it. It also has the advantage of accidental scratches looking like rust.
Gonna offer bulk rates? I have a half circle planned for a trestle in 10’D. They’re tall enough to make a ballasted deck bridge with them.
They look great and I too am glad you made them thicker.
John
Now that I’ve got the final production mold made (so I can cast two at a time), I have found it takes slightly more resin than I anticipated. I know that doesn’t make sense at first, but to lay a polypropylene sheet over the face of the mold & squeeze out all the bubbles & get a flat back to the casting takes a little more material. Unfortunately, that means they will cost slightly more than I anticipated.
I have them listed on my website now: http://burlrice.com/_LS_Bridges/
John: I sent you a private message.
Finally getting around to my original idea of making shelves. I have the body of a bridge made out of wood, and I am beginning to prep it for handrails.
(http://burlrice.com/_LS_Bridges/100.jpg)
I found that trying to drill the pilot holes freehand was not working. The bit was wandering according the the grain of the wood. So I made this jig out of brass & a spare nut:
