Thursday, January 09, 2020
Tested: Hydro Dipping Carbon Fiber Blaster Grips!
Tested: For Adam's Star-Lord cosplay last year, he assembled a pair of blasters based off of 3D-printed parts. The carbon fiber grips were finished using water transfer film in a process called hydro dipping. Jen Schachter took the lead on that part of the build, and walks Adam through the lessons she learned in wrapping hydrographic film around a complex shape. It's a very rewarding process!
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I am a huge fan of Tested, and Adam Savage in particular. One thing I like about Adam Savage, is how he doesn't hide how hard what he is doing is to do. While he may make a lot of jobs look easy due to his skill and experience, he doesn't lie about how hard most of his projects are. One thing that helps with that is the tools he uses. He absolutely does not hide the fact that he has tools that only masters in certain trades would have. He also doesn't hide that fact that without those tools, the job almost certainly could not be done. One of the things that comes to mind when I think about that is the custom Leatherman belt holster he built. From blue marking paint to the enormous die cutter/break machine he owns, he made it very clear you needed tools just like that to do the job. For this reason, I find myself watching his videos more for enjoyment than with the hopes of duplicating what he is doing. That being said I do pickup a lot of small tips and tricks along the way that I use in the shop. I found this video to be the same. While this is something I will probably never do, I know what needs to be done to be able to do it, and I may have even learned a few tips or tricks I can use in my work.
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