the project was coming along so well, everything was beautiful. I made the mistake of starting my pour at the wrong time of day. As a result, my resin came out slightly wrinkled, which I initially thought no big deal, I’d seen worse waves, but then I set it in the sunshine to cure rock hard, and when I came back an hour later, I found this.
The resin cooled before it outgassed, and when it warmed up the air said I want out! Fuuuck! My project was essentially ruined, all that time wasted, and I still have my custom chess pieces, so what now?
I completely change styles, no more resin, block and mirror, to great effect.
So I got out my good old metal cast blue and purchased some 2 inch mirrors and added them in. What you see is the coating over the mirrors until I’m finished, we shall see.
next was to get a frame, and this time, I made sure it was at least 16 and a 1/2 inches to accommodate the little stretch that I get from the 2 inch squares.that being said on we went and I lined it up, I could have used glass or plastic. I chose plastic just due to the stress wear and tear and well, we’ll see.
last is the frame, nice,
I did the pieces early on nice and blue and white pearlescent, I think the whole thing fits in really well. I may go ahead and coat them, but we’ll see, until then, this is what you see thanks and have a good time.
lovely work
Thankee Sir,
Nice looking board.
When my wife and I were first dating, she refused to learn chess, since she knew I was pretty good. So we would play other games instead.
I never beat her at backgammon, and she’s never beaten me at Othello.
Now my chess skills have atrophied to the point where I would be trounced by a clever eight-year old.
I completely lack the “strategy” gene that chess requires. I suck at all such games. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I could never remember all those rules. I can identify the pieces.
It’s like Calvinball, the rules change as the game goes on. Just remember to keep your guard up during the boxing rounds.
Calvin Ball.
Such is playing with kids under ten.
A. I’m not smart enough to play chess.
B. I’m not smart enough to play most games, or at least with other people.
C. Playing games makes me peevish.
D. I’m a sore loser.
E. I’m an apathetic winner. No dopamine hit, no play.
Anyway, all that to say, I’m not smart enough to play chess.
I played in college. Nothing serious, just coffee house chess. I got pretty good, and was at the point of studying openings and how to work the middle when I turned 21 and started hitting the bars instead of coffee houses.
A time get serious indeed
That looks very nice. (Admission: I really liked the board’s different colors and ‘patterns’ contrasted with the blue.) Ah. (*pssst* “They’re reflecting, ev.”)
“But of course, Evan.”
The pieces are damn cool. Strongly, strongly approve. Well done.
Im glad you caught the subtlety in the colors and design,
Cheers!
Looks good!
How often does resin fail like that?
It only happens if you have inconsistent temperatures. In my case, the temperature started out fine and fell through the evening, slowing down the catalyst and allowing the gas to be trapped. Once it warmed up in the the daylight, the next day, done.
You’re going to have to play a lot of chess to wear out that board and those fine pieces, Bobbo.
I taught my kids to play chess, by the time they were 11-12 they would never let me win. I haven’t played in many, many years, OTOH I haven’t lost a game in many, many years either.
Nice equipment, looks like a game winner
Thanks 4x, I started at 6, learned to beat my brother and father, then fell away for a while, now its more art than game.
/a while meaning 40 years
Interview with Lt. Norris and Cpt. [Last name here?] didn’t go poorly in the room, but there are a bunch of applicants. (90) Add in at least a few had transcription exp of some kind, plus their background check red tape could take several weeks to months, apparently, and I am not overwhelmed with confidence.
There’s practically zero chance I’d get this gig, and the forewarned delays make the faint possibility fairly moot. Possibly for the best, as I *really* don’t belong around a bunch of cops.
Well, onward and upward. Fairly rare, I’m in a decisively bad mood. Looking back at old Singapore pics for the first time in a long while is entertaining. I hope to hear KK’s went better than I suppose mine went.
Evan, a hint, never apply to someone with a title before their name. You dont want employment within a hierarchy, fuck that.
To each their own, some thrive in that hierarchy.
I follow, but at this moment, earning the *true* minimum wage needs to be rectified. Anything resembling something either stable, has a potential future, or both, is kinda shooting for the moon. May have to be sidelined in favor of Something.
Meh. It’s an interesting Act II I’ve been in, to be fair. As for titles, everyone has a title. Boss, Boss-Boss, Chief Chef Chesterton. I was kinda my own boss once (not just in my bunk), but hell no to being *other* peoples’ boss. Yuck. I am no Leader of Men, and that’s fine by me.
Nice work and great pivot
When I build stuff my second iteration is usually better
I dig it.