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How can I make a presentation board rough or sticky?

For a miniatures wargame, I wanted trays to carry a number of figures at once around the tabletop. I got a pair of color-coded foam-core presentation boards and cut them up to the desired sizes. The figures are placed per-game and are not…
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Alternatives to the most-hyped ultra-black paints?

I have a large body of work that I need to complete, and I had been using Stuart Semple's Black 2.0 and Black 3.0. It seems he's out of stock, at the moment, and I'm on a deadline. I have not done much experimentation with other matte black media,…
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Paintable tape for joining paper or cardboard?

Is there a suitable tape for permanently joining pieces of cardboard or paper together, that can then have paint (or other finish) applied to it just as it could to the paper/card itself? I’ve been making some polyhedra out of cardboard—nothing…
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What can I use to slow down the curing of 2-part epoxy?

I've been repairing a Chinese porcelain tea set for a friend using the faux-kintsugi technique involving gold mica powder and 2-part epoxy, based on Elmy's answer here. I'm using UHU Plus Schnellfest 2-k-epoxidkleber, but the curing (or handling)…
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Are there every-day substances that can be used to color 2-component epoxy adhesive?

I would like to repurpose a 2K epoxy adhesive in a kind of casting resin: I've got to pour in a small electrical switch into a wooden hole that was drilled too large. The adhesive is transparent, that would look ugly, so I wondered if I can color…
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Does cutting/trimming food safe silicone make it unsafe?

Does cutting or trimming a food safe silicone make the cuts unsafe for food contact? Examples: Can I trim a food safe silicone mold that I wanted to cut out or remove a feature, can I do so and continue using it to make food items safely? Another…
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Kiln elements melting at mid-fire temperatures

I bought an old top loader kiln that was previously used for stoneware (up to 1300°C). The elements needed to be replaced, so I replaced with some Nichrome ones. I purchased three elements each rated for 3kW, so connecting these up to 240V I should…
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Friction against the needle sewing coated outdoor (waterproof) fabrics - lubrication?

I'm modifying/repairing a backpack, and have once again encountered a problem that's fairly common with outdoor gear. In this case it's exacerbated by sewing a very thick stack of fabric where seams come together. The waterproof coating (probably…
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No paint coming through airbrush

I inherited a rather old Iwata Revolution a while ago, which should be a big step up from my much more basic one. However, after some initial success and then a break, I'm struggling to get it to work. Symptom: Pushing the trigger down, in any…
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What's a good way to preserve live roses?

My grandfather passed away recently. My grandma took a rose from his burial plot after we laid him in the earth. I would like to find a way to preserve it for her or use it in some kind of other craft that she can keep around the house as a…
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What kind of paint to use for tree leaves?

Let's say I have some real tree leaves, gathered in the autumn and dried out in preparation for using them as decorations (e.g. hung around the house or stuck to the walls). If the natural colours of autumn aren't bright enough, or have dulled…
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Forward Shoulder Adjustment in Knitted Sweaters

I'm an experienced seamstress who recently started knitting. After countless hours of fitting woven garments, it's a bit of an understatement to say that fitting a knitted sweater is giving me a lot of anxiety. The reason for this is that I have…
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How to make a cheap DIY Marudai for Kumihimo?

I found a new hobby in braiding threads using the traditional Japanese technique of Kumihimo. I started braiding with the typical foam Kumihimo disk, which looks like this: The problem is that one hand always has to hold the disk, while the other…
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What two oil colors can be used to create a monochrome portrait painting with dark, halftone and highlights without muddying?

I want to do a monochrome oil panting in just one color with tone gradation using dark, halftone and highlights. I tried doing this with raw umber and zinc white. I first used raw umber to create my "drawing" the gradually added paint to create…
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How to rehab tightly wound yarn?

I used to do a terrible thing, I'd buy beautiful skeins of hand-dyed yarn and rush home and wind them into super tight balls by hand. I now have a ball winder and a lot more sense. I'm rewinding these tight balls into loose ones using the winder. If…
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