Mosaic Pins

[scubanfpa]

why do you think mosaic pins are so expensive?
Is it the materials used that make it so or
is it the time consuming mess that it takes to make them?

...kevin

 

[gusval]

This is This is how I Make my mosaic pins
Gather all brass tubing and pins
For this pin I use
1pc .250 tube .014 wall
8pc .032 pin
1pc .0625 pin
1pc 5/32 sq tube .014 wall
1pc 3/32 sq tube.014
I find this on a local hobby supplies store
Cut to a 2 inch (for one knife)
pic 1: epoxy and ink
dried fit the pin parent
pic 2: mix epoxy and ink on a little plastic bag
Pic 3: use vinyl electrical tape to
attach the bag to one end of the pin
squish the bag to push the epoxy thru the other end of the pin
pic 4: let it sit vertical using a plastic cap from
a water bottle you can seal the bottom end using tape or
crazy glue wend your epoxy is too thin
pic 5: finish pin after cut in half to make two

I hope this help somebody like my, new on Knife making
Try not to spend too Much money
G.V

Gather all brass tubing and pins
For this pin I use
1pc .250 tube .014 wall
8pc .032 pin
1pc .0625 pin
1pc 5/32 sq tube .014 wall
1pc 3/32 sq tube.014
I find this on a local hobby supplies store
Cut to a 2 inch (for one knife)
pic 1: epoxy and ink
dried fit the pin parent
pic 2: mix epoxy and ink on a little plastic bag
Pic 3: use vinyl electrical tape to
attach the bag to one end of the pin
squish the bag to push the epoxy thru the other end of the pin
pic 4: let it sit vertical using a plastic cap from
a water bottle you can seal the bottom end using tape or
crazy glue wend your epoxy is too thin
pic 5: finish pin after cut in half to make two

I hope this help somebody like my, new on Knife making
Try not to spend too Much money
G.V

 

[indy]

Anyone have issues with the black epoxy staining the scales while sanding or buffing? Seems like the buffing wheel would work the black into the knife itself.

 

[hellgap]

where can i find the brass pin s and square tubes and round tubes this is hard to find

 

[gusval]

Any hobby store tha carries -k&s engineeringproducts-
google sq brass tube

 

[Philadelph]

Hah! IG I thought YOU resurrected this one cause I was asking you about 'em!

 

[JTknives]

I have been thinking of using the wire edm at work to cut out a pattern from the inside of a solid brass rod and then melting a soft silver solder to fill in the cutout so it's all one solid rod.

 

[indian george]

Hah! IG I thought YOU resurrected this one cause I was asking you about 'em!

Nope!!! But I do have to make some up in the very near future. When I do so come on over.

 

[Gene Martin]

My wife makes mosaic pins. She does them in batches of 30 or more at a time. We use West System and the slow catalyst. That resolves the heat problem Tracy mentioned. It's an overnight cure, but with few problems.

A vacuum pump beats anything else we have found hands down. I built a manifold for different tube sizes, from 1/8 to 3/8. The epoxy is drawn up from a container, through the pin, then the plastic tube is cut off, the bottom plugged, and it's set aside to dry.

I built a "lazy susan" to put the pins in so they are vertical. With some epoxy in the top tube, any voids can draw some back down. She gets very few voids.

Gene