Heart Pulse

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A Heart within a Heart. An abstract sculpture of a heart and veins feeding the heart of Love. There is a hollow heart and veins inside the main heart shape. It is designed to print without supports. If you collect or download, please "Like". Print at the highest resolution settings on your printer for the best results. Update: Mar 9, 2023 - increased the size of the internal structures. Instructions: Print with clear resin or filament. Epoxy Approach: Mix a sufficient amount of the two-part epoxy resin/glue for 4 minutes. Then add red dye and mix thoroughly again. (Careful - avoid the 5-minute epoxy - it will probably set up too quickly). Fill the hollow using the holes in the back of the heart with red epoxy resin. A syringe will be useful for this. Don't initially fill all the way. Tilt the model around to get rid of air bubbles and ensure that the epoxy resin gets into all the cavities. Finish filling the holes almost to the top. Fill the holes with transparent glue (UV craft glue). Position the model so that it cures the epoxy resin without any escaping. Dye approach: You might use red dye. If you use dye, - use just enough dye to stain the inside structures and then drain, leaving fluid inside the structure could cause long-term damage to the structure. Enjoy! Unfortunately, when I went to print this, I didn't have any transparent resin, so I couldn't print out an example. However, I did render out a simulation of what you can expect; see the image rendering. _________________________________________________ The resin print is available for purchase at the following website: https://structuralexpressions.weebly.com