In this part of the tutorial we finish making the crystal to go inside the staff. Then we start making the staff.

Part 1 of this tutorial is here

We are going to use a product called Easy Cast for this. it is a two part epoxy resin that is inexpensive and very easy to use.

Mix equal parts of the two part epoxy together.

And then pour it into your mold in a thin and steady stream. Pouring a thin stream will minimize the trapping of bubbles in your resin.

Once the resin has cured you can remove it from the mold. There you go. You have made a crystal.

Now we want to mount some kind of a bulb into the crystal so it will light up. I have this old christmas bulb. I tested it with a nine volt battery and it works great.

You can also do this part with an LED and resistor. But, the LED's that I used were not quite bright enough. So I went with this little bulb. But it is an option for you.

This easy cast resin is easy to drill. I drilled a long hole in the end of it. Long and wide enough to fit my bulb.

So, next we glue the bulb into the crystal then wire it together with a switch and a battery.

Ok, the crystal and the light is done. Let's make the staff! (Continue)

Make Saruman's Staff from Lord of the Rings

This is a nice looking project that is very easy to make. I give you the template and show you several easy ways to make the glass globe in the center. Make Saruman's Staff from Lord of the Rings

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