Don’t be fooled… he’s not this cute all the time.
Hey guys, If you’ve been watching my videos lately, you’ll
have see that I’ve been sharing my anticipation of a new family member – a rottweiler puppy.
And he’s a right handful. Honestly, I’ve struggled to
find the time to do a video this week. So I opted to do something simple – a dog tag.
It took me three days to create this file using Fusion 360. Normally it would have taken less
than an hour. But having your ankles chewed whilst you’re working is a little distracting.
If you’re wondering, he’s typical of his breed. He’s incredibly friendly, very loving,
full of energy and just non-stop on the go until he eventually sleeps.
I’d read that Rotty puppies were very demanding and if you don’t know what that means - it means
they’re into everything all the time they’re awake. They never walk as running is faster,
they examine everything with gusto
and play, play, play until they drop, chewing anything they can get a hold of in between.
This dog tag is going to be very generic.
Putting his name on the tag is something of an option.
Some folks don’t like doing this, as this makes things easier for thieves.
Some folks do like doing it as it makes life easier if he’s lost. So the choice is yours.
When it came to naming him, I was thinking of my mate BigstackD and how he named his pup Ingot,
which I thought was a stroke of genius. And so I thought I’d name my pup in a
similar vane and came up with… Resin. I’ll spell it little differently though.
I won’t include my personal details as fighting off all the calls from
female admirers would be too much effort – ahem.
I’m still testing this castable resin, so I’ll UV cure one, just to see if it makes any difference.
Now I will admit, I fumbled a bit off screen and probably lost up to a minute faffing before I
poured, meaning the flask was cooling too much… but it was just too late to go back.
After a boil in citric acid and water I could see a slight texture to the surface,
so I didn’t bother cleaning things up too much. Okay, it would be cheaper to buy a dog tag
than cast one, but this was more about fun and I’m fairly pleased.
There’s room for casting improvement, but given the time restraints and my foolish fumble,
I’m happy to have achieved what I have. They’d do the job, but I know I could do better.
I’ll doubtless give you the odd update on Rezin as time goes on.
So I hope you’ve enjoyed this video guys. Take care and thanks for watching.