Custom Belt Buckle

How to take your own pictures/designs and put them into a rad belt buckle.

Tools you'll need:
Casting Resin
Catalyst
Clear tape
Scissors
Mixing bowl & mixing tool
Picture
Blank belt buckle

Step 1 Tool time

First, get all your tools together for easy access.

Measure your belt buckle, for picture sizing. (Mine ended up being 2in x 2 3/4in)

Comments

[TechDante]

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/home/department/Buckles/Buckle-Making-Supplies/11739-01.aspx?feature=Product_19

this is the company used by jenifer bryan for teh belt buckle from Make: issue 22

[PhallicWorship]

 An alternative to taping the picture is to coat the image with one or two layers of Mod Podge (It's a glue, seal and finish). Cover the image on the front and the back, let it dry, and put on another coat to be safe. Mod Podge is fairly inexpensive. It seals the ink in and the resin out more effectively than the tape does. 

Hope this helps. :)

[jansim]

Even though I laminated the picture with clear tape (front and back), the resin still leaks in from the sides and "stains" the picture.  Any suggestions on how to prevent this?

[jansim]

I found that if you run a hair dryer over the cast at a sideways angle, the bubbles come out really fast.  (Just watch that you don't "blow" your resin over the edge of your buckle).

[russian5]

Did you put the buckle in a container when applying the resin or did you just pour it on?

[jansim]

Just wondering where you purchased your belt buckle.  I have looked all over the net and can't seem to find this exact one.  Did you buy it at a store? Thanx!

[crapflinger]

any chance you've got make/model (for lack of a better term) on the resin product?

[Kiteman]

Check this image - the information is there for you already.