Epoxi.

Before.

After.

I spent about 13 hours making a mould for the cement star to be cast in. The materials are fiberglass and epoxi resin. Now the mould have to cure for about a week before we can use it.

Home.

The aluminum star is home. I haven't decided on what surface I prefer. Polished or a matte silver shine, similar to the gas tank on my SR in the background. The other one is painted today at KB Lack.

I have to start with grinding down the marks from the sand casting.

Done.

The star made of wood is finished. Gunnar filled the too large gaps with thin pieces of wood. He tested the resin but it was not hard enough. Here is a picture of the star just finished with lineseed oil and pigment.

Twostar.

Finally I could pick up star number two at the foundry. The guys at NR&M start working on the mounts right away and should have them finished by the end of the week.

Brown.

The wood star is now Linseed oil-treated. I's a treatment called Bitus Linax™ developed by Bergs Timber. In the process some of the parts was slightly deformed so Gunnar has to do some adjustments before delivery. He will also fill the gaps with pitch, a resin used by boatbuilders.

Good news!

I will be able to pick up star nr.2 at the foundry this monday.

Sanding

I have shaped the fourth star from foam and now I'm sanding the filler for a smooth surface. This one will be placed on the ground for the kids to use as a bench.

Next week NR&M will start to work on the mounts for the aluminium stars.

Aluminium.

Today I drove up to the foundry to get the first finished aluminium star. The second one is still there waiting to get the finishing touch. That is grinding the weld and surface. Here Bengt from Nybro Rör & Mek is unloading the star from my trailer.

Outside, Juniper Hill

The fourth star is taking shape. This one will be cast in concrete. Next thing to do is sanding. When the surface is smooth I will start to build the mould.

Almost there.

A happy star.

Gunnar is almost done. Here is a photo of how the mounting, fabricated of stainless steel by Nybro Rör och Mekaniska, is cut in to the wood. You can also see three of the five threaded rods holding the construction together.