![]() ![]() The other domestic supplier I’ve had good luck with is Silpak – pretty similar products to Smooth-on and DnS įor your first test you should do something simple to get a feel for the process, like bases or a flat. It’s a single app costing 4.99 that gives you all of the features right out of the box. It’s also a response to finding a pricing model that works. Instacast 3 is a response to solving these core issues. By the end I simply dealt with its problems. If you click the smooth-cast section here it breaks down the pot-life vs cure times for their casting resins, you definitely want a few min to get it mixed and poured, (and pressurized if you’re going that route too) but you prolly don’t want to wait overnight for every cast, so 20min-to an hour would be reasonable At launch, I found Instacast’s sync to be quite good. I live close to this shop, and the owner is a cool guy so I usually get it here DOUGLAS and Sturgess My recommendation would be for Instacast from Smooth-on if you can find a local supplier. ![]() When hardened its pretty similar to plastic, maybe a tad more brittle. Its (usually)a two part 1:1 mix, pretty forgiving if measurements aren’t dead-on, as in you won’t have that sticky mess if its slightly measured wrong. The best resin for miniature casting IMO is Urethane resin. Sometimes Cristina goes by various nicknames including Cristina D Perez, Christina Perez Sturgess, Christina P Sturgess, Christina Perez-sturgess and Christina Perez. Cristina Sturgess currently lives in Irvine, CA in the past Cristina has also lived in Plano TX and Cleveland OH. All have their pros and cons like polyester resin is great if you’re doing fiber glassing, want to make clear(ish) parts or just need to save money, but it can be a bit brittle, it reeks to hell and back, so you need ventilation/respirator, and the chemistry involved can be a bit weird as far as calculating how many drops of catalyst to add to the mix, but mess that up and you end up with a sticky toxic mess that will never cure …Įpoxy resins generally will give you better clarity, and doesn’t ‘feel’ as toxic as polyester (respirator is still a good idea) but generally are thicker (like honey or molasses) so you’ll have trouble with air bubbles trying to cast with it, I tend only to use those for water effects in terrain or like clearcoating tabletop/furniture… Cristina Sturgess is 72 years old and was born on. To start casting some resins are better for certain things than others. You can use a lot of other types of rubber for molds, some at even half the price or less than silicone, but believe me silicone is the best and what you saved in money you end up putting back in time and sweat, especially when you’re just starting out, and Silicone is a lot more forgiving. I assume someone pointed you in the direction of Silicone for your molds? Thats first and most important. Definitely easy to get overwhelmed with materials. ![]()
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