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Casting Resin

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Gawd
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I've searched all of google...with no real help.

If anyone here can tell me how to mold resin, and help me find out where to buy the stuff to do it, that would be awesome.

What I am wanting to do, is make an addition to my bezel. I would attach it with either superglue, or screws (if the resin can be screwed into)

I'm hoping that someone here has worked with resin enough to help me out on this one.

Thanks in advance!
 
wow....all i can say is thank you.

you are better than google.

(that's something to brag to the grandchildren about!)
 
tap is a nice place but dont expect to find anything to teach you how to use it.
 
would anyone happen to know if resin is drillable (is that a word?)

i mean, if i drill from inside the current bezel, into the resin...will it crack?
 
i'm sure it's drillable once it cures. I wouldn't count on it for tapping though.
 
Resin is drillable, just like any plastic. The trick, is whether or not the holes are threadable (able to hold the threads of a screw), and that depends on the resin. The harder the resin, the more "threadable" it will be.

At least, that is what my professional sculptor friend told me when we talking about his a couple of weeks ago.

Something to keep in mind.
 
Here's an idea so you won't have to tap the resin. Get some small copper or aluminum tubing, the size you need for your screws. cut out some 2"-3" sections or longer depending on how much weight you need to hold, as many as you need to tap. raise a couple sections out by cutting two sides of a triangle and folding them out to act as barbs. tap them all the way through. Make a template out of a decent cardboard with spacing of the holes on it. screw the tubes onto the cardboard. Make sure the cardboard is long enough to span your mold length so it doesn't sink in. stick the template with the tubes into the resin while it's still liquid. You'll have the tubes cast directly into the resin and with the help of the barbs they won't come out. Now drill out the resin that's inside the tubes, and run the tap back through the threads, taking care to not cross-tap. File off the tops of the tubes if they stick out to far to make them level.

Tap the tubing before casting them into place, it'll be easier to work with and if you screw up you can just tap another section. If the cardboard gets stuck in the resin after curing soak it in water, it should peel off, or cut it down, it should be hidden anyways after you screw the casting into place.

I hope this helps.
 
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