Resin Casting Tips & Tricks III

Super cool Eric

New to pressure casting. I will definitely be taking that desiccant pack tip to heart.

When casting small parts, I use 50 mL A/B 1:1 mixing syringes and dental tips to do low pressure injection of urethane and epoxy resin. I also use these (with larger tips) for mixing and pouring two-part silicone when creating the mold itself.

The mixing tips are very low cost, mix the ingredients very thoroughly, and introduce few, if any, bubbles. After creating dozens of molds and hundreds of castings, and never using a vacuum or pressure tank, I have only discovered bubbles in a couple of them.

Is there a downside to this approach that I haven’t yet experienced?

Hi Eric fantastic video's. Can I ask you a question. I have tried many different pigments added to polyurethane which when casted without pigments cast white. I am trying to make chess pieces with one side in a colour similar to cream and the other side similar to antique maroon. Burgundy with a wax feel and shine to them. I have tried pigments fr0m 1 to 5 %, but in each case get a mat finish and no where at all near the colour. Can you also advice on the percentage of filler and type of filler to increase the weight.

Finally how would you suggest how to make silicone sock moulds for epoxy casting, which pull of without needing additional support

Look forward to your opinions and support

Regards
Brian

I love this video...and the others.

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Some great tips, thanks!

Those were great tips and most of them I never thought of. I will be using them the next time a do some casting.

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Thank you. That is experience right there and you really share them too. Good tips and more power to you!

Great video and tips. Very useful. Mahalo for sharing! 🙂🐒

Great tip with that parchment paper, Eric. I still use Tyvek house wrap to work on. I had a roll left over and it works great, too.

I love the first tip, now I know what to do with thosep acks, thank you.
Instead of the parchment paper, I use a silicone baking matt, same effect but reusable :D

I'm always learning something.

More videos like this!

great tips thanks!

Great tips, thanks for sharing your knowledge Eric... invaluable !

great video! Do you save up the used syringes so you can do some target practice? :)

I haven’t done any resin casting yet. But I sure enjoy your channel and when I get into it I’ll have to review this video. Thanks for your commitment to your artform…

Nice tips!