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[Petebigmatch]

Hi there new to all of this so have a few questions

First any advice on a cheap preasure pot setup,I reckon about a 10 litre pot

What resin to use to fill the holes on a banksia nut/pot

I will need to ba able to machine the blank after casting,will be using linisher/sander
and router

This is what I hope to end up with

 

[paulm]

Welcome to the forum Pete, Carling don't do forums but if they did....

Rowdy is the man on here for casting.

 

[edlea]

Welcome Pete........can't help with the pressure pot , Rowdy and one or two others delve in that sort of sorcery and will be able to answer you questions once the pub landlord has chucked them out.

 

[Penpal]

Welcome Pete trust you share your results and become a contributer.

Peter.

 

[Petebigmatch]

Welcome Pete trust you share your results and become a contributer.

Peter.

Yeah will do if I get things setup ,just need pointing in the right direction
This is all new to me

 

[Doug]

Hi & welcome Pete :waver:

 

[retreatjohn]

Welcome to the mad house,enjoy!!!

 

[Terry]

Welcome aboard Pete. Enjoy the banter!!!!

 

[bellringer]

Welcome from the youngest lecturer

 

[stevenw1963]

Welcome Pete, enjoy

 

[Kardav]

Welcome Pete, to the best forum ever!

:wink::wink:

 

[Grump]

Welcome to the forums. Have a look at ebay for the bits you need.
I would suggest you experiment with both vacuum and pressure Ie negative and positive pressure to find the most suitable for your application and materials.
There are differing schools of thought as to which is best or better for various materials.
A paint pressure pot is what is commonly used and a small compressor, adapted to make the inlet the vacuum or negative side.
Depending on your budget you could go for separate vacuum pump and air compressor to work with the pot.
search the forums for "casting" there have been a few posts about methods, practices and suppliers etc.
Good luck and be sure to show us how you get on.

 

[bluntchisel]

Welcome, Pete!

Bob.

 

[ataylor]

Welcome mate

 

[Jim]

Hello Peter, welcome to the forums ..

As Brian says, you can go for either vacuum or pressure to stabilise the blanks each will do a job.. I got a pressure pot off ebay a while ago, mainly to remove the air bubbles when making my own blanks, i later found out that i could get good results without using it ..

 

[Petebigmatch]

Many thanks for the very warm welcome from you all,I think I will have a go without the preasure pot to start off with
Which resin would you advise on for use with the banksia pod/nut ,as I said in my first post
,I will need to machine when it has been filled with a clear casting with colours and metal powders
Any advice will be welcome
Cheers
Pete

 

[Penpal]

All success mate in your quest.

Peter.

 

[Jim]

Water clear resin will be fine peter, especially if you are using colourants with the resin ..

 

[Petebigmatch]

Will it stand up to being routered and sanded in terms of heat from cutters and linishing/sanding
Also can you recommend a good brand to use

 

[Jim]

Will it stand up to being routered and sanded in terms of heat from cutters and linishing/sanding
Also can you recommend a good brand to use

I get mine from here Here!!

And yet it will hold up to the work that is needed to finish it off ..