polyester

Hi Guys, For a few years, I have been using polyester resin from M B Fibreglass, their water clear stuff, but they have been out of stock for months. I found another supplier and tried theirs, but it is not as easy to turn as it sets very brittle. I don't know if M B will ever get it back in...

Made a few slimline pens dressed in corian and one other kit in cast polyester

So last year I made a river table for my son and I have quite a lot of resin left over would I be able to use the resin to make some blanks with out a pressure pot and can you thread polyester I'm not going to make any blanks until the weather warms up anyway James

He people I am fairly new to pen turning but have jumped straight in and also started casting my own pen blanks. I currently use polyester resin with mica powders with really good results but also am using enamel paints ( humbrol) to get none pearlescent colours, the paints mix really easy and...

This is a pen I cast a few weeks ago using some hair from My two daughters clippings, I first painted the tubes White then made a blank from clear Polyester resin and the hair. Then I got to thinking, maybe there is a market for babies first hair cut pens. :thinks::thinks:

Hi all, Well, I have my pressure pot and a compressor (which is on its last legs though) and excited about starting to cast acrylics. I must have watched every youtube video on the subject of plastics but I am still not sure upon what brand to buy. I know the USA use Aluminite a lot but would...

Here's my latest Artisan Polyester Pen Blank casts. They are all £4.50 each plus £1.95 postage for up to 4 blanks. They are easiest to order from my website www.penblanksandmoulds.co.uk, including our own version of the Resin Saver Mold the Less-Resin Mould[/url] as that now shows current stock...

Here's a few more Artisan Polyester Pen Blanks that we have recently cast. They are all £4.50 each plus £1.95 postage for up to 4 blanks. They are easiest to order from my website www.penblanksandmoulds.co.uk as that now shows current stock levels, as each blank is unique and as such there is...

Below are a few Artisan Polyester Pen Blanks that we have recently cast. They are all £4.50 each plus £1.95 postage for up to 4 blanks. They are easiest to order from my website www.penblanksandmoulds.co.uk as that now shows current stock levels, as each blank is unique and as such there is...

Rhodium Zeta dressed in one of my own Mother of Pearl effect Polyester Blanks

Below is my first batch of Polyester Pen Blanks (seem to be a lot less chippy than the polyester blanks I’ve purchased from elsewhere) If anyone is interested purchasing any before I put them on my website, they are £4.50 each plus postage. PE001 PE002 PE003 PE004 PE005 PE006 PE007

Thought I’d better start getting some of this Polyester resin I bought a few months ago used up before it starts to go off!

Hello everybody, just a quick question, does Polyester resin get more brittle the longer you leave it before turning? Thank you one and all.

Yellow and Green with a touch of Blue Polyester Resin blank ..

Without doubt the best clicker out there .. Dressed in a home made Polyester Resin blank ..

Need some advice- after reading through many posts I had myself convinced to buy a pressure pot and compressor to have a go at casting, but then I read that many are casting polyester without pressure? Can I cast polyester coloured with powders without pressure pot? I would really like to make...

Ready for some Polyester resin. Les

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

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...

Just a quick question regarding amalgam. Is this more akin to polyurethane or polyester resin? I got an amalgam blank from Vince at Turners Workshop and when I was drilling it today, the swarf seemed more like polyester to me. My concerns are really about how brittle amalgam is. :thinks: