Richard Jones · @rlcj
638 followers · 590 posts · Server mstdn.social

Rococo plasterwork. Croome Park Rotunda, c. 1760. I love seeing the striations of the plasterers’ tools, visible only in raking light and invisible to the naked eye. Work both exquisite and exemplary.

#light #eighteenthcentury #plaster #rococo

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Cody · Mushroom.Haus · @mushroomhaus
26 followers · 153 posts · Server artisan.chat

Got a boatload of Resincrete mix for my bday yesterday. The 3000 gram bag. The only problem is I’ve now gotta *fly* with this mysterious white sack of powder in my bag, and can only assume there’s gonna be TSA agents rooting through my suitcase now…

#resincrete #ecopour #plaster #flying

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Anna Kukka · @AnnaKukka
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SewBlue · @sewblue
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Restoring the plaster walls in this bathroom is taking foreeeeeeever. But bit by bit am making progress.

1. Scrape 2 layers of wallpaper off and the skim coat on top with a giant razer blade. Excellent for taking out aggression.

2. Secure plaster to lath at cracks by drilling holes along the cracks and squirting in glue, then screw down with temporary washers.

3. Remove washers and scrape off wallpaper glue left on wall because it traps mold that won't wash off

4. Fiberglass tape the cracks and and spackle twice, smoothing each time. Sand.

5. Some far off day, paint.

And of course as soon as I finished the tub I decided we need a new surround, but that is for professionals. Will probably get the tub painted. I think the orginal 1930's colors was pink and yellow, or pink and the weird yellowy beige that is the cast iron tub.

And yes, tested for lead. Negative. I wear an N95 while doing this and other PPE.

#diy #plaster #oldhouse

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! Quite Interesting · @notqikipedia
45 followers · 470 posts · Server toot.io

Ripping off a plaster really does hurt less than removing it slowly, especially if it is stuck to somebody else.

#firstaid #plaster #elastoplast #bandaid #facts

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Advance Pools LLC · @advancepoolsllc
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Our experience guarantees you an excellent job
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#beforeandafter #plaster #Pools

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IT News · @itnewsbot
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Nuke Your Own Uranium Glass Castings in the Microwave - Fair warning: if you’re going to try to mold uranium glass in a microwave kiln, yo... - hackaday.com/2023/04/26/nuke-y

#u3o8 #kiln #glass #uranium #plaster #molding #casting #silicone #microwave #glassmaking #classichacks

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DoomsdaysCW · @DoomsdaysCW
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Ancient masons had a smart way to make stronger

Up close, the Mayas' timeless recipe from looks similar to mother-of-pearl.

By Rahul Rao, Apr 19, 2023

[Recent discoveries] "seemed to confirm past archaeological and written records suggesting that ancient Maya masons mixed plant matter into their plaster. The other standard ingredients (lime and water) wouldn’t account for complex carbon chains.

"To follow this lead, the authors decided to make the historic plaster themselves. They consulted living and Maya descendants near . The locals referred them to the and that grow in the surrounding —specifically, the sap that came from the trees’ bark.

"The authors tested the sap’s reaction when mixed into the plaster. Not only did it toughen the material, it also made the plaster insoluble in water, which partly explains how Copán survived the local climate so well.

"The microscopic structure of the plant-enhanced plaster is similar to nacre or mother-of-pearl: the iridescent substance that some molluscs create to coat their shells. We don’t fully understand how make nacre, but we know that it consists of crystal plates sandwiching elastic proteins. The combination toughens the sea creatures’ exteriors and reinforces them against weathering from waves.

"A close study of the ancient plaster samples and the modern analog revealed that they also had layers of rocky calcite plates and organic sappy material, giving the materials the same kind of resilience as nacre. 'They were able to reproduce what living organisms do,' says Rodríguez Navarro."

Source: popsci.com/science/ancient-may

#maya #plaster #copan #masons #chukum #jiote #trees #forests #molluscs #IndigenousKnowledge #indigenousnews #Honduras

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Phys.org · @physorg_bot
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casts & fetish · @castfetish
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Wordle 643 5/6

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#Wordle #mortar #concrete #plaster

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JamesAkers · @JamesAkers
78 followers · 131 posts · Server fimidi.com

A few weeks ago Ali made some and . Since then I have been wanting to make a "shelf" sculpture. This is our take on a global designed to hold little voyeuristic cubbies of trinkets, doodles and doodads. A "Noah's arc" of . I like the idea of positioning windows and wall cutouts so they "point" different ways, encouraging people to walk around to see new details.

#cardboard #plaster #shelves #architecture #chandelier #trinkets #sculpture #maquette #art #wip #studio #brooklyn #nyc #handmade #stuff

Last updated 1 year ago