Han solo in carbonite how to#

In addition to all the great design work my team did across our Star Wars smartwatch accessory line, I really wanted to bring this particular iconic Original Trilogy moment to life. This will assist the molten pewter to flow into the smaller spaces of your mold.At the 2023 Star Wars Celebration convention MobyFox released what is one of my favorite passion projects-the Han Solo in Carbonite watch band.

Immediately after you finish pouring, give the work surface that the mold sits on a firm hit with your hand. When the pewter has melted and is flowing, pour it into your mold until it reaches the top. This can be skimmed off with a metal utensil such as a spoon or a piece of bent wire (I believe this is called drossing). You will see what look like dirt floating on the surface of the melted pewter. You don't want to heat it up too hot or it will start turning a yellow color. Light up your heat source somewhere well ventilated (outside preferred) and starting heating your pewter. Place what you want to melt in a metal pan that you will not ever use for cooking again.

Also wear eye protection in case of splatter. Wear closed toed shoes, preferably leather, leather gloves, long sleeve shirt, and long pants. If it isn't then your cast is going to be lopsided on one end or corner when you are done. You have been warned.įinally, make sure that the work surface your mold sits on is level. This will ruin your cast and potentially splatter you with molten metal. If there is moisture in the sand it will turn to steam during the pour and bubble through your cast and cause the pewter to splatter when the steam hits the surface. If not, gently warm it up with a heat gun on the low setting. Just sprinkle it on and blow it off making sure you do not have any clumps anywhere as that will be reflected in the final mold. Not pictured, because I did it on a later pour, is that you should give what you want to cast and nice dusting of cornstarch to aid in the release from the mold. This should give you a nice mold to work with. You should see the bottom of what you want to cast and you can remove it with a pair of fine tweezers right before you are ready to pour. Flip your frame over and remove what is now the top panel. Carefully scrape off any excess sand from the top of the mold and screw on the second plywood panel making sure it is flush to the to top of your frame. Fill in the area around what you are casting with the sand making sure the sand is compacted and there are no voids. Mine was just deep enough and if I made another one I would make it about a 1/4 inch deeper to give me a bit more room. You want your frame to be deeper than what you are casting. Screw on one of the plywood panels and place what you want to cast face up in the middle of your frame. Moon sand works great as it is designed to hold its shape and it can be reused.

Han solo in carbonite how to#

There are a few tutorials on this site that tell you how to make your own or you can look in the kids section of your local retail store. It is a fine sand mixed with a binder such as corn starch. As for the material to make the mold, I 'borrowed' some of my kids moonsand. using screws is important as we will need to remove both panels during this process. I made a small frame from some scrap wood and screwed on some 1/4 inch plywood on both sides. I used the side burner on my propane grill and a stainless steel pan I picked up at Goodwill for a couple of bucks. The second thing you need is a way to melt the pewter. I did find this candle ring that had the stamp I was looking for and later I found a mug that had also pewter stamp. If it doesn't have a stamp stating Fine Pewter or Genuine Pewter just pass it by. The second picture shows several pieces that I swore were pewter but weren't. These pieces look and feel like pewter and are just as soft but they never melt with just a regular flame. This is harder than it sounds as most things that look like pewter are actually a different type of alloy that has a much higher melting point that you can achieve with this method. You can order ingots online but I went the thrift store route. In order to do this casting you need several things, most of which can be obtained at thrift shops or around the house.