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Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has tried out the clear cast epoxy resin from the German company Dipoxy. It seems to be a cheaper option than the British produced options such as GlassCast which I’ve been using to good effect. Always good to save a few bob if possible.
This one is a TM Zeta in gold and gunmetal. The wood is Zabrino with a copper pearl kirnite centre inlay. The 3 colours are blank credit type cards with the colour all the way through. The adhesive on the kirnite was epoxy and the cards was ca and the tube epoxy.
The name was not my idea it was...
I have been asked to make a couple of cartridge board up.
How would you attach the cartridges to the back?
I thought of epoxy but think it will get too messy and slow.
Something like this.
Seashells cast in dyed Epoxy on TM Sigma's
I shall try to explain the difficulties in turning these pens after you seen the photo's
1st off, I didn't really want to make these but a good customer requested one, so he bought 2 ..
The shells are incredibly hard and will blunt an HSS tool...
Hi all
New to this so dumb questions, There appears to me to be a number of resins so not sure what I can use for pen blanks.
Epoxy Resin 2-1
Polyester Clear cast
Polyester Statue Cast
Which do people use ?
Russell
A Chrome plated Zeta with Stabilised & Double dyed unknown timber,
I have added a Caduceus clip and will buff it to merge the epoxy resin later.
just made it to show someone the clip .
Has anyone tried using Alumilite dyes, pearlescent & metalic powders etc with Polyester resin?
I assume it's ok with Polyurathane seeing Alumilite Clear, Opaque/White are polyurethane also I'm assuming it's also suitable for Epoxy seeing Alumilite Amazing Clear is Epoxy & Alumilite don't do...
Tried some casting today, it didn't go well.
I want to do some encapsulation of bits and bobs so I used epoxy (as you can see)!a simple plastic box as a mold and thought I'd try a Lego figure (just for fun). Into the vac chamber it went. It seems you have to degas the stuff several times and...