alumilite clear

I decided to dive in head first again after being out of the pen turning hobby for around 10 years. So I'm restarting my journey where I left off...making resin blanks. When I quit pen making back in 2014, my attempts at casting swirls ended up looking like mud. Well 10 years and a lot of...

As I sit eating a chicken sandwich on my Dad’s old workbench I noticed the notes on the bottom of the pressure pot from when Chuck (dalecamino) and I were casting. In case you are interested (you mileage may vary): 180 grams Liquid Diamonds = 4 PTownSubbie Sierra molds for 8 Sierra Blanks 100...

Hi! I've been testing out casting some glitter in alumilite clear slow. However, I'm running into the problem where half the glitter sinks to the bottom (see attached photo). Is there any way to fix this? I'm still relatively new to casting but here's the process I followed. Mix equal parts...

My first attempt at casting ended up looking like an elementary school volcano experiment. I've read all of the posts I could find about foaming problems etc. I mixed the Alumilite clear by weight added some alumilite blue dye, stirred well and poured into my HDPE molds. Almost immediately it...

Well, it's my first if I don't count a few aborts trying to figure out the process.. :smile: Body is a alumilite water clear with Mica powder swirled in and cast in a PVC tube. Section is Delrin. I filled the divots from turning between centers on each end with red epoxy. Nib is a #5 Jowo...

Ok, I'm desperate! I have made several hybrid pen blanks with worthless wood alumilite clear (with dye added). I have orders for about 10 of these and can not get a good polish on the alumilite. I have found very little on the web, and even called alumilte. They refered me to their FAQs that...