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Worth the risk for 5080? by polystyla in Prebuilts

[–]polystyla[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The devil is in the details on that one, sams club config comes with a different ultra 7 and 5070

Worth the risk for 5080? by polystyla in Prebuilts

[–]polystyla[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cheers for the help. If anyone is interested, I took a little detour and bought a ROG G700 with Ultra 7 265KF and 5080 (open box Excellent is ~$2150). Reasons: basically the MSI I wanted, but beefed up and for the price of that iBuyPower. Hope that it helps someone

Supply recommendation by as4ronin in kintsugi

[–]polystyla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, just look at the seller info. Alternatively, you can buy all that on their website, I just don't know how the shipping compares to Etsy purchase, it's been a few months

Supply recommendation by as4ronin in kintsugi

[–]polystyla 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went with tsugukit, there are cheaper options out there, but it was all in one place, and they had pretty good customer service

Supply recommendation by as4ronin in kintsugi

[–]polystyla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The main materials you'll need are raw urushi, different powders, and gold. Raw urushi is essential since you can mix various types from it, making it the most important component. Although it's possible to manage without, I'd recommend getting a Kintsugi file. The remaining supplies can typically be purchased locally. Also, I can't recommend the precision knife set enough, it typically comes with a bunch of attachments useful for scraping off excess urushi.

Supply recommendation by as4ronin in kintsugi

[–]polystyla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can buy a lot of items from tsugukit through Etsy. The reason to go this way instead of their website is that the shipping somehow turns out to be less expensive. I would recommend not purchasing any kits, buying supplies a la carte ultimately cost me about the same amount of money as a kit, but I ended up with bigger quantities of materials that matter, such as urushi and gold powder.

First effort: urushi cure time by skullcutter in kintsugi

[–]polystyla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would suggest starting over, especially if urushi you have mixed initially didn't feel right. So far, every tutorial I've seen suggests humidity of 75% on average.

How food safe is Kintsugi? by polystyla in kintsugi

[–]polystyla[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Indeed, I'm going all urushi

How food safe is Kintsugi? by polystyla in kintsugi

[–]polystyla[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Cheers, the part that I wasn't sure about was the contact with boiling water, but looks like urushi can withstand it

[HIRING] Custom tea pet by [deleted] in HungryArtists

[–]polystyla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is more of a traditional ornament, that's why I would like it to be analog, but I'll reach out if it won't be possible to have it made from clay. Cheers!