Resins

[Ru55ell]

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

 

[Sawes]

Polyester casting resin
Polyester clear casting resin.
Polyurethane casting resin.
Epoxy clear.

Suppliers I use are east coast fibreglass, mbfg and easy composites.

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[Penpal]

Horses for courses what do you intend to cast Russell. Scott should have covered the supply.

Peter

 

[wm460]

I buy clear Diggers casting resin from Bunnings,

 

[Walter]

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.

There is a good article on the different types of resin by Kurt Hertzog. Here is a link:

http://kurthertzog.com/articles/wt_275_64_69_how_to_do_thattfmbJR.pdf

 

[Penpal]

Great substance in that article ,thanks Walter.

Peter.

 

[Ru55ell]

Peter

Looking at casting straight multicolour pen blanks and also multicolour with items in them (pine cones etc.)

Russell

 

[wm460]

Peter

Looking at casting straight multicolour pen blanks and also multicolour with items in them (pine cones etc.)

Russell

Be interested in seeing how you get on with pine cones etc.

 

[Sawes]

These are pines cones I cast a while back in PR using mica powders for colour

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[Penpal]

Poly .issue smell,

Epoxy Resin Slow set glue Resin Hardener, No Smell, Expensive.

Aluminite Poly Resin, softer less chipout, Expensive plus pressure pot.

Peter.