Calling the resin casters!

izafireman

izafireman

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Well I am moving from stabilising to casting my own blanks, be they fully resin or hybrid blanks. Trouble is I am getting conflicting advise regards which resins to use.

So I am sure there will be some who cast here and wondered what folk use. I imagine many will use Alumilite which I can get in the UK but I am told other resins might be as good or better. I think my choices will be Acrylic or Polyester as Polyurethane I believe is moisture sensitive and a tad nasty on the vapour side?

I will be buying a pressure pot and stabilising all my wood first so it is just a case of finding a suitable resin.

So gents what do you prefer please?

Thanks in advance.
 
C Craft said:
So I have been bragging about the West System epoxies!! Take a look at this thread! https://knifedogs.com/threads/west-system-epoxies.50466/

Then go to this link! https://www.epoxyworks.com/index.php/using-a-quick-mold/
At the bottom of each page is a link to move forward and backward. The second article is all about casting!
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Well I use West System epoxy for gluing scales....awesome stuff. So I they have other products which might suit my needs I will give them a look at.

Thanks.
 
izafireman said:
Well I use West System epoxy for gluing scales....awesome stuff. So I they have other products which might suit my needs I will give them a look at.

Thanks.
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Not really sure what kind of casting your talking about but, this link here is all about casting, If you use the links at the bottom of each page, it will take you to the link on casting! https://www.epoxyworks.com/index.php/casting-epoxy/ The do's and don'ts and how to overcome them.
 
C Craft said:
Not really sure what kind of casting your talking about but, this link here is all about casting, If you use the links at the bottom of each page, it will take you to the link on casting! https://www.epoxyworks.com/index.php/casting-epoxy/ The do's and don'ts and how to overcome them.
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The casting I want to do is for hybrid blanks as I have loads of stabilised wooden burl blocks and offcuts which would only go to waste if not. I also want to do some of my own solid blocks which I can then cut up for scales. Obviously I want to tough resin ,chip proof, easy to work and will take a nice finish.

Cheers
 
I’ve done a decent amount of casting but have just used alumilite clear resins. Haven’t tried others. So guess I’m not much help, lol
 
C. Killgore said:
I’ve done a decent amount of casting but have just used alumilite clear resins. Haven’t tried others. So guess I’m not much help, lol
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I went to a supplier the other day and saw Alumilite which they say they like, though they had many more so mind blowing. But I think I will give the Alumilite a go soon. I cam back with a lighter wallet as bought a pressure pot and yet more resin colours :)
 
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