[Lab] crazy thought... making buttons

[Darcy Whyte]

Aha, casting, never thought of that!





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On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 2:43 PM, Jason Cobill <jason.cobill at gmail.com>
wrote:

>    You could CNC a mold and cast yourself some acrylic/resin buttons!
>
>    http://img.alibaba.com/img/pb/998/843/750/750843998_545.jpg
>
> http://www.rings-things.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/amber-resin-buttons1.jpg
>
>     + LEDS:
> http://earthenwood-beads.blogspot.ca/2010/08/song-lore-saturday-she-blinded-me-with.html
>
>    Bling!
>
>    -Jason Cobill
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 1:39 PM, Darcy Whyte <darcy at inventorartist.com>
> wrote:
>
>> So I drop off some blazers at the cleaners and the guy told me he was
>> gonna charge $4 bucks per button. That's up to 32 bucks per blazer.
>>
>> So I said forget it imagining I'd just go get buttons in ebay and do them
>> myself.
>>
>> Then it hit me. What about making buttons with CNC or laser?
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> I suppose I could make ply out of two pieces of nice wood then cnc little
>> bottons.
>>
>> typical blazer buttons
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gold-Silver-Metal-Buttons-for-Blazer-Suit-Jacket-or-Sport-Coat-1-Set-/271141081085?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item3f21448ffd
>>
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/High-Quality-Silver-Buttons-For-Suit-Sport-Coat-Blazer-Metal-Shank-1-Set-/271561323497?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f3a50f3e9
>>
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/High-Quality-Brown-Genuine-Horn-Buttons-For-Suit-Blazer-or-Sport-Coat-/281212413028?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item417990e464
>>
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>> Darcy Whyte
>>
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>> Contact: darcy at inventorArtist.com | 613-563-3634 by appointment (no text)
>>
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