concrete and resin art things for the home or office
hand sculpted in oil clay at 1:6 scale mostly
available by request
venmo.com/u/tombetthauser
tombetthauser@gmail.com
get a sculpture in mail or find one
available by request
no payment required passion project not profit-driven
donations optional for casting materials shipping student loans etc
venmo link venmo.com/u/tombetthauser
put sculpture on desk at work or outdoors nature urban space etc
email a photo tombetthauser@gmail.com
suggest a friend colleague etc that might enjoy getting one
would love to see them out in the world
mailing more to coworkers friends devs
make more at 1:6 scale computers houses objects
leave them in the desert woods urban space
six foot tall concrete / fiberglass versions
life-sized concrete versions
free 3d printable files
first three computers took approximately 528 hours
approximately 176 hours per computer
12mo * 4wks * 1-3dys * 2-8hrs = 96 ~ 1152 hours
approximately 32 ~ 384 hours per computer
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started sculpting during coding bootcamp
during bootcamp covid began
working in non-drying oil clay
finished initial set during first dev job
started making sculptures more accurate
decided to choose scale to save decision-making
1:6 scale closest to size already working in
barbie / gi joe scale as bonus
took much longer than expected
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completed initial 3 computers began molding process
not trained sculptor moldmaker etc
learned from model-making communities youtube etc
wife also artist taught silicone mold-making
eventually found right silicone for molds
made molds without vacuum chamber
turned out much better than expected
used oomoo 25 from smooth-on (company)
no bubbles / imperfections
cast master set in resin
used smooth cast 300 also from smooth-on
flawless no-bubble casts no pressure pot
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no training or experience with concrete
had difficult time finding resources
used quick-crete for casting home depot
sand aggregate of varying grain size
different balances of flow-release and retarder
used dry pigments to darken and color
meticulous proportion notes with each cast
about 20-30 casts made in first run
various colors, material proportions etc
initial molds began deteriorating new set needed
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experimented for right sealant for concrete
shellac for initial coat overly glossy
matte water-based urethane as temp fix
put foam pads on bottoms for desk use
found appropriate shipping boxes and packing materials
made readme and soc-media pages
began mailing to devs artists friends
society of objects 1993 mario tokoro object oriented programming paper
arneson wiley richard notkin richard shaw wozniac adam curtis pkd gibson liu ksr mom
crafsman resin / silicone tutorials youtube.com/thecrafsman
robert tolone resin / silicone tutorials youtube.com/roberttolone
rocky bergen papercraft reproductions rockybergen.com
throwboy plush reproductions throwboy.com
message https://pixelfed.social/tombetthauser
venmo link venmo.com/u/tombetthauser
tombetthauser@gmail.com
