There's not been much progress since my lauhala episode, because life, but I'm about to start a new phase in there that should turn into an episode a few months down the line. Honestly, I avoid recording much in there because some walls and the ceiling are still bare resulting in absolutely terrible sound. I'm hoping to improve that in the near future.
Really nice work! Looks great! I'm in the process of working on my first Tiki lamp with shells, so this lines up perfectly. Thank you for taking the time to share your process and work flow. :)
My pleasure! There are quite a few resin videos online, but be sure you use a respirator. There are some on TH-cam who don't and what you can't smell *can* hurt you!
Another great DIY Tiki video. I am almost finished with your tapa cloth lampshade design and was actually thinking about doing another with scallop shells, but never thought about using resin for the base. Something to consider. Thanks again for these confidence-building vids. Mahalo.
Glad you liked it Glenn! I went with the resin base for one big reason--it needed to be rigid enough to support the whole shade on that downrod! Were I making it a swag, I may take a different approach.
I bought the hardware cloth from Tractor Supply. The Irish scallop shells came from Ebay. The sliced shells I used in the resin came from www.seashellco.com/. The resin is Pudo brand off Amazon www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TVWTG82/. The bamboo embroidery hoops came from Michael's but you can find them at any craft/fabric store.
Regarding that first layer of resin being clear and not tinted… my dad is a chemist specializing in resins (several patents over his career). I asked him previously about resin yellowing with another project I did and he said yellowing is pretty much going to happen over time, it’s unavoidable. Maybe with that specific one you got it won’t end up yellowing though. Fingers crossed.
Thanks for the comment! The resin I used is supposed to be resistant to UV and less prone to yellowing, although there's no guarantee it won't. The main reason I poured a clear layer, however, was because I didn't want the blue tint in front of the shells skewing their colors. When the light's on the blue is just completely overwhelming, so in hindsight I probably could've just skipped that step. Hindsight is 20/20.
@@LagoonofMystery thanks for explaining. You always do your projects so carefully. I am sure that attention to detail pays off a vast majority of the time. What a great build!
Just wanted to say that I believe the formula you have at 8:13 is slightly incorrect. It should be radius squared. So, radius x radius x π x depth. Just in case anyone was trying to follow along!
Nicely done there Clark Kent-Looks great!
Thank you!
Holy crap! Nice. I got a pile of scallop shells from an estate sale. I’ll have to try this.
Let me know how it goes!
Great project. Would love a tour of the tiki room and how that is coming along.
There's not been much progress since my lauhala episode, because life, but I'm about to start a new phase in there that should turn into an episode a few months down the line. Honestly, I avoid recording much in there because some walls and the ceiling are still bare resulting in absolutely terrible sound. I'm hoping to improve that in the near future.
Beautiful! Great job and tutorial.
Many thanks! 😀
YES!!!!! AMAZING, thanks Jayme! What a great, iconic piece.
Much appreciated, Adam! Glad you approve!
Really nice work! Looks great! I'm in the process of working on my first Tiki lamp with shells, so this lines up perfectly. Thank you for taking the time to share your process and work flow. :)
Glad to be of help! Remember, my way isn't necessarily the "correct" way to do things, but it should be enough to give you a decent starting point!
great idea using the dremel underwater!
also, i have been looking for tutorials on how to make resin lamps or chunk lamps.
thank you
My pleasure! There are quite a few resin videos online, but be sure you use a respirator. There are some on TH-cam who don't and what you can't smell *can* hurt you!
Cool beans!
Love that Aloha Shirt too!!!
Thank you!
Oh my ...this is amazing
Thank you!
👍👍👍👍👍
Love it! I may need to make a shell lamp for my Tiki Lanai!
I recommend it!
so amazing !!!! thanks for the lesson, can't wait to try one, Mahalo
You're welcome! Thanks for the kind words!
Lamp turned out great!!
Thanks for the kind words! I agree--I'm very happy with it!
Turned out great!
Thank you very much!
Another great DIY Tiki video. I am almost finished with your tapa cloth lampshade design and was actually thinking about doing another with scallop shells, but never thought about using resin for the base. Something to consider. Thanks again for these confidence-building vids. Mahalo.
Glad you liked it Glenn! I went with the resin base for one big reason--it needed to be rigid enough to support the whole shade on that downrod! Were I making it a swag, I may take a different approach.
Great tutorial. I actually have a ceiling fan by where my bar is going, so this might just happen.
Good luck with it!
Looks incredible
Thank you, Alan!
Anyway you can link to where you purchased the items used to make the lamp?
I bought the hardware cloth from Tractor Supply. The Irish scallop shells came from Ebay. The sliced shells I used in the resin came from www.seashellco.com/. The resin is Pudo brand off Amazon www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TVWTG82/. The bamboo embroidery hoops came from Michael's but you can find them at any craft/fabric store.
I'm not sure if you said, what size were your scallop shells?
These were Irish scallop shells, used for cooking, roughly 5" (12 cm) across.
Regarding that first layer of resin being clear and not tinted… my dad is a chemist specializing in resins (several patents over his career). I asked him previously about resin yellowing with another project I did and he said yellowing is pretty much going to happen over time, it’s unavoidable. Maybe with that specific one you got it won’t end up yellowing though. Fingers crossed.
Thanks for the comment! The resin I used is supposed to be resistant to UV and less prone to yellowing, although there's no guarantee it won't. The main reason I poured a clear layer, however, was because I didn't want the blue tint in front of the shells skewing their colors. When the light's on the blue is just completely overwhelming, so in hindsight I probably could've just skipped that step. Hindsight is 20/20.
@@LagoonofMystery thanks for explaining. You always do your projects so carefully. I am sure that attention to detail pays off a vast majority of the time. What a great build!
Just wanted to say that I believe the formula you have at 8:13 is slightly incorrect. It should be radius squared. So, radius x radius x π x depth. Just in case anyone was trying to follow along!
That may very well be. Math has never been my strong suit.