Dr. Amanda Wyatt Visconti (they/them)

Tag: making

  • “Lasercutting! Cheatsheet mini-zine for a Very Specific use case”

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    Amanda Wyatt Visconti

    An 8-page, text-dense mini-zine cheatsheet taking you through the steps of designing and lasercutting an acrylic oval with frosted text, using the Scholars’ Lab’s Makerspace and its lasercutter. (Links: webpage hosting all zines by me; “Lasercutting!” zine download—print at 96% scale!; Zine Bakery catalogue entry with descriptive metadata)

  • Resin casting

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    Amanda Wyatt Visconti
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    I completed two resin casting projects recently: a full-size skull, and a light-up TTRPG dice necklace. Memento mori (skull) High-level resin casting steps are: measuring the resin components, mixing them together very slowly to avoid introducing air bubbles, pouring, adding embeds, and allowing the resin 2-3 days to cure. Pouring more than one inch or…