Untitled Gardening Project #87

Set up each cube for urethane application and 'dome' them.

Any reasonably viscous, clear, two-part urethane adhesive can be used for doming. There are companies (eg, 'RDS Accuflow') that sell doming kits, but you can also get all the necessary bits from McMaster (urethane cartridge, applicator gun and mixer nozzles) and Radio Shack (small refillable butane torch for popping surface bubbles). There's nothing particularly unique in the specialized kits.

There are also companies on the web that will allow you to upload digital artwork to be printed, domed and shipped with a few clicks, ala Cafe Press. I initially tried this route and, unfortunately, found the results to be a little short of mediocre. The resolution was poor, the printing very fuzzy, and the color saturation thoroughly washed out. This is one case where doing it yourself is certain to be faster, cheaper and yield much better results.