Making cafe racery bits
Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2016 4:32 pm
My 10 year old wanted to make some Star Wars/Halo battle armour so I got to showing him youtube videos of people like Herm Narcisso making cafe racer seat humps etc.
Their typical technique to make a form or buck is to glue blocks of styrofoam together then carve and sand it down. Incredibly messy. No good for my 10 year old. Then I recalled the stuff they use in florists, "OASIS".
Got a box cutter and the boy has successfully carved a few components with very little mess or effort and nice clean lines.
The stuff is a lot softer, so needs careful handling, but is a good low mess alternative.
Have used spray glue to stick a few bricks of it together, boy can get into something bigger tomorrow.
Their typical technique to make a form or buck is to glue blocks of styrofoam together then carve and sand it down. Incredibly messy. No good for my 10 year old. Then I recalled the stuff they use in florists, "OASIS".
Got a box cutter and the boy has successfully carved a few components with very little mess or effort and nice clean lines.
The stuff is a lot softer, so needs careful handling, but is a good low mess alternative.
Have used spray glue to stick a few bricks of it together, boy can get into something bigger tomorrow.