Do-it-yourself Alatyr Stone Disc Calendar

Steampunk

Dear visitors of the site, in the article proposed to you, as you probably already guessed, we will talk about creating a disk calendar do it yourself using runes and Slavic mythology.

Nowadays, more and more young people are interested in a variety of creativity, using all kinds of styles and techniques to create their work, for example, guys involved in the direction steampunkThey love and respect history very much, and use a piece of the past in each of their creations.

People perfectly understand that in order to emphasize their individuality today, you need to have something unique, that wonderful Soviet time has gone when a person was evaluated according to his work.

But it’s impossible to lead our man into a dead end, he will always find a rational solution to any problem.

For example, take our author, who has been engaged in his small workshop, equipped in the garage in a short time.
He makes there all sorts of gizmos in the steampunk style, mainly on order.

Fulfilling another whim of the customer, he had to work with stone, as well as study the main Slavic runes in order to stylize the product under a mythological episode. The author was in search of a suitable stone for a long time, had to experiment a lot with rocks of stones. And so in order to figure it out, you should look at the photo report made by the master, as well as study the list of materials and tools used.

Materials
1) stone
2) glue
3) mounting foam
4) plank
5) calendar mechanism
6) epoxy resin
7) acrylic paint
8) sulfuric acid
9) brass sheet

Instruments
1) drilling machine
2) diamond crown
3) a hacksaw
4) screwdriver
5) hammer
6) pliers
7) thermal glue gun

And so, first, the author conducted an experiment with limestone rock.

From the experiment, the master revealed that it is necessary to use solid rock.

Then he makes a preparation by coating the stone with a layer of glue.

Under the size does a box.

Then the cavity is filled with mounting foam, this is necessary so that later pebbles can be processed.
And further under the machine.

A hole is made.

Here is the result.

Inside, the author worked with a hammer and a chisel.

Levels and cuts.

After the work, removes foam.

Like this.

Levels the back.

First, acrylic black paint applied drawing.

Put in acid.

Having stood for several days in acid, the proper effect did not work.

The master was confused and desperate, what should I do? He called his chemist friend and asked for advice, to which he quickly responded and helped. On the advice of a friend, the author applied another ingredient and that’s what happened to them. On a new drawing is applied with white paint.