Deco knob Rose

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Deco knob Rose

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Instructions in 13 steps We have the perfect casting kit for making matching decorative knobs. The screw and strut are also cast with concrete. You can screw the knob on with the enclosed screw nut after it has dried out and been decorated.

Besides the articles listed below, you also need: Cooking oil, vessel to stir the cement, brush, wooden spatula

And this is how it works:

Step 1

Place straight the casting mould „Deco knobs“ on the work surface and coat it with a cooking oil. For a safe standing position, you could use a towel or a sand bed.

Step 2

Now, the screw set can be pre-mounted. For this purpose, you have to pull the screw through the holder and then tighten the nut so that the screw has an adequate size for the deco-cement knob. The screw height varies according to the subject height.

Step 3

Stir 25 g of the jewellery-cement according to the package leaflet and pour it into the prepared casting mould. Position centrically the screw head.

Step 4

Allow to dry for 24 hours.

Step 5

The cast knob can now be removed by applying a slight pressure onto the back of the casting mould. Do not pull the screw! Clean the casting mould thoroughly with a detergent.

Step 6

You can use the sandpaper to remove unwanted unevennesses or small ridges from the knob. Allow then the knob to dry thoroughly and paint it with the Chalky Finish colour.

Step 7

Place straight the casting mould „Circle“ on the work surface and coat it with a cooking oil. For a safe standing position, you could use a towel or a sand bed. Coat well the stick of beechwood with a cooking oil.

Step 8

Stir 30 g of the jewellery-cement according to the package leaflet and pour it into the prepared casting mould. Place the holder (the spacer from the moulding kit) on the casting mould over the poured Circle and put the oiled stick of beechwood through the holder centrically in the cement.

Step 9

Allow to dry for 24 hours.

Step 10

The stick of beechwood can be removed from the cement-plate by careful turning. The cement-plate can now be removed by applying a slight pressure onto the back of the casting mould. Clean the casting mould thoroughly with a detergent.

Step 11

You can use the sandpaper to remove unwanted unevennesses or small ridges from the small plate. Allow then the small plate to dry thoroughly and paint it with the Chalky Finish colour.

Step 12

Now you can mount the deco knob and attach it to your desired object. As small spacers you can put optionally one more large hole bead onto the screw between the knob and the small plate.

Step 13

If the screw is too long for your drawer, you can easily pinch off the exceeding part using a suitable tool (e.g. the compound-leverage end cutter) and then sand it smooth.