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[Local_Custard]

I was working on making a bell in class- thought to share the process.

I started by making a template. Created in ProCreate. I printed it out to be a little less than 4" x 4"


next I begin sawing it out. I thought segmenting the sawing would make things easier. By the very least I could pick one of eight segments to work on and take breaks if needed.


once cut out I can work on drilling the hole. I beveled it using a bur. I then proceeded to begin filing.


sanded up to 1K grit.


I also went ahead and made two halves of a brass bead (the bell is made of copper). I included a notch for each one so that it will not explode while I solder it. It'll be the charm that goes inside.


This is as far I could get before I had to go home and eat. I plan to make more bells- right now this is a prototype to see how small it'll end up.

[WeebPolice]

Also, what is that crazy accent that Russell Crowe has, lmao.

I don't know but it had me laughing, citizen. Russell crowe is mostly a serious actor and I wasn't expecting him to be in a movie like that.




The dark times will pass.

[Boblawblah]

I was working on making a bell in class- thought to share the process.

I started by making a template. Created in ProCreate. I printed it out to be a little less than 4" x 4"


next I begin sawing it out. I thought segmenting the sawing would make things easier. By the very least I could pick one of eight segments to work on and take breaks if needed.


once cut out I can work on drilling the hole. I beveled it using a bur. I then proceeded to begin filing.


sanded up to 1K grit.


I also went ahead and made two halves of a brass bead (the bell is made of copper). I included a notch for each one so that it will not explode while I solder it. It'll be the charm that goes inside.


This is as far I could get before I had to go home and eat. I plan to make more bells- right now this is a prototype to see how small it'll end up.

Okay, so, I'm ignorant of Bell making. That looks like a ninja star. Do the ends fold up or something? btw, this looks really cool either way!

[Swordsman]

I don't know but it had me laughing, citizen. Russell crowe is mostly a serious actor and I wasn't expecting him to be in a movie like that.




The dark times will pass.

I googled it and apparently it's a Greek accent. They had Crowe shoot scenes using both British and Greek accents, and in the end the director chose the Greek version. I guess it makes sense considering he's Zeus.

[WeebPolice]

I googled it and apparently it's a Greek accent. They had Crowe shoot scenes using both British and Greek accents, and in the end the director chose the Greek version. I guess it makes sense considering he's Zeus.

And in the next Thor movie we shall now have the Norse Gods vs Greek Gods war we've all been waiting for, citizen. But, the Greek Gods are the villains this time, at least in MCU.




May your blades never dull.

[Local_Custard]

Okay, so, I'm ignorant of Bell making. That looks like a ninja star. Do the ends fold up or something? btw, this looks really cool either way!

yee! I'll need to curl it in and anneal the metal. This will be a longer process. There is another variant of that kind of bell I plan to try that has a rim. it uses a similar process to the bead making.

[Swordsman]

And in the next Thor movie we shall now have the Norse Gods vs Greek Gods war we've all been waiting for, citizen. But, the Greek Gods are the villains this time, at least in MCU.




May your blades never dull.

Yeah, I'm curious to see how MCU handles Thor vs Hercules. This story arc already exists in Marvel Comics but knowing how differently MCU does things, it's gonna be a toss-up.

[WeebPolice]

Yeah, I'm curious to see how MCU handles Thor vs Hercules. This story arc already exists in Marvel Comics but knowing how differently MCU does things, it's gonna be a toss-up.

I believe it will involve a multiverse plot and more pandering to sociopolitical agendas, citizen. This is the Disney/Marvel way.




Remember the lessons of the past.

[SturmChurro]

Haven't checked the forums really for awhile. Is THAT the same weeb police who were guarding Balmung as of late?! I thank you for your service!

[Darkobra]

Speaking of Marvel movies, I really hoped for a better backstory for Cable in Deadpool 2. He was just this random badguy dropped in when he's SO much more than that. The Deadpool & Cable stories where Cable's trying to make a sanctuary island shows SO much character growth for the pair of them.

Like, Wade's more than just jokes and Cable's not just a super soldier. They bring the best out of each other and both realise they can actually be at peace with time.

I get you're condensing everything for a movie and trying really hard to fit huge books in a 2 hour timeslot, but I think with Cable, they really made him generic.