Four-leaf clovers

[bananasiong]

Does anyone know how to put the leaf specimen into this plastic/crystal thingy?
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[Andy1845c]

Dosn't it already come in there? I bought my wife a necklace very similar to that. Clover already installed

 

[ericgibbs]

Does anyone know how to put the leaf specimen into this plastic/crystal thingy?


Hi,
Its clear acrylic, you make a simple mould, half fill it, add the object and complete the filling.

Ponoko - Acrylic - Clear TRANSPARENT

 

[Hero999]

It probably isn't even a real clover.

 

[bananasiong]

I'm trying to plant the clover and hoping to get one with four leaves (who knows if four-leaf clover grows ). Just not sure how to make it specimen and keep it.
How do I melt the acrylic? chloroform?

 

[jpanhalt]

I am not sure they reproduce as four leaf clover. See: Four-leaf clover - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

As for removing acrylic, chloroform will probably work slowly. If you have methylene chloride, that might speed it up a little. I would try splitting it from the edge with a sharp chisel, then use the solvent for final clean up. After all of that, I doubt very much it will grow.

John

 

[bananasiong]

I'm trying my luck . I planted them from the seeds, have been for almost one week now. They are all almost 1 inch tall now
Just hope to get one with four leaves.

 

[blueroomelectronics]

Just curious; bananasiong did you actually like the movie Superman Returns?

 

[bananasiong]

Just curious; bananasiong did you actually like the movie Superman Returns?

I laughed out when I saw this
Well, I like superman, the series, from Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, toSmallville. And yes, I like this movie. Especially the part when the airplane got crashed.
Why are you asking this? Are you a superman fans too?

 

[blueroomelectronics]

I enjoyed Superman 1&2 but Returns was meh. How come he could lift an island full of kryptonite? Silly.

 

[HarveyH42]

I'm trying to plant the clover and hoping to get one with four leaves (who knows if four-leaf clover grows ). Just not sure how to make it specimen and keep it.
How do I melt the acrylic? chloroform?

The acrylic is a two part resin, pretty easy to find in craft/hobby stores... Pretty strong chemicals, doubt anything would grow, once encased. Acetone melts most plastics, cheap and can be found in hardware stores as paint thinner. The clover is likely paper or plastic anyway...

Been a long time, but think I once read that Chloroform is acetone+alcohol+peroxide, don't remember the ratio, just that it was made from normal household stuff.

 

[bananasiong]

I enjoyed Superman 1&2 but Returns was meh. How come he could lift an island full of kryptonite? Silly.

Ha.. Maybe..
He flew up to the sky and fully charged before going into the sea. Otherwise I can't imagine how's the story going to be ended. There's only him with the capabilities.

The acrylic is a two part resin, pretty easy to find in craft/hobby stores... Pretty strong chemicals, doubt anything would grow, once encased. Acetone melts most plastics, cheap and can be found in hardware stores as paint thinner. The clover is likely paper or plastic anyway...

Been a long time, but think I once read that Chloroform is acetone+alcohol+peroxide, don't remember the ratio, just that it was made from normal household stuff.

Thanks for the inputs Hopefully the shopkeeper knows what Acetone is. Just worry how to handle the chemical and make that specimen ..

 

[Andy1845c]

I don't think he wants to grow the clover from the charm Theres no way thats going to grow. I take it he wants to make his own? Is that correct, bananasiong?

Check this out. Four-leaf clover - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For every 10,000 3 leaf clovers, there is 1 four leaf naturally occuring. Hope you planted alot of seeds! haha

Also from wikipedia - "Certain companies produce four-leaf clovers using different means. Richard Mabey alleges, in Flora Britannica, that there are farms in the US which specialise in four-leaf clovers, producing as many as 10,000 a day (to be sealed in plastic as "lucky charms") by feeding a secret, genetically-engineered ingredient to the plants to encourage the aberration (there are, however, widely-available cultivars that regularly produce leaves with multiple leaflets – see below) . Mabey also states that children learn that a five-leaved clover is even luckier than a four-leaved one.["

 

[bananasiong]

Yes I know the ratio. I'm just trying my luck anyway. LOL too early I think of making specimen.

 

[HarveyH42]

Forget the acetone then. **broken link removed** Not acrylic, but similar, cheap too. Should practice some before doing the rare 4 leaf clover...

 

[blueroomelectronics]

Is the a 5 leaf clover?

 

[bananasiong]

Is the a 5 leaf clover?

Yes, there is, and even more than that too (18 leaves is the highest record).

 

[dknguyen]

It doesn't even look like a clover:
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[ericgibbs]

hi bananasiong,

A friend of mine made this for me a few years ago, I thought you might like to see what can be done with clear acrylic.

The block is about 4 inches high.

EDIT: I would like to see a 555 flashing an LED, powered by a simple solar cell, all potted in acrylic, that would be 'cool'!