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That's some nice work. I wonder what they cast in? Some of those objects are large enough that you would have to cast in a bucket or large container but it seems that you would be wasting a lot of resin if you did that.
 
MarkD said:
That's some nice work. I wonder what they cast in? Some of those objects are large enough that you would have to cast in a bucket or large container but it seems that you would be wasting a lot of resin if you did that.
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I am familiar with Alan Trout's turnings(the website owner). He is a regular poster on another forum I am a member of. In his regular postings on the other site and has detailed somewhat how he does these wood/acrylic castings.

To start with he has an oversize pressure pot, I don't remember the exact size but the impression is like 20-30 gallons. If memory serves my right he had it specially made for these castings. To reduce the amount of resin required for his turnings he encloses the rough turned vessel in a form fitting mold that he makes from wooden rings(typically dimensioned pine lumber). I do not recall if uses any kind of internal mold, the rough turning may only be shaped on the outside and not hollowed until after the casting process.

Some really nice work in any case.
 
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Like those 'acorn' pieces. I'd like to know what kind of mold was used and how hot the thing got while the pour was setting up!


Scott
 
So would I. I figure that with the acorn pieces he's using an internal support structure to arrange the caps on perhaps a wire mesh of some kind.
 
JD Combs Sr said:
MarkD said:
That's some nice work. I wonder what they cast in? Some of those objects are large enough that you would have to cast in a bucket or large container but it seems that you would be wasting a lot of resin if you did that.
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I am familiar with Alan Trout's turnings(the website owner). He is a regular poster on another forum I am a member of. In his regular postings on the other site and has detailed somewhat how he does these wood/acrylic castings.

To start with he has an oversize pressure pot, I don't remember the exact size but the impression is like 20-30 gallons. If memory serves my right he had it specially made for these castings. To reduce the amount of resin required for his turnings he encloses the rough turned vessel in a form fitting mold that he makes from wooden rings(typically dimensioned pine lumber). I do not recall if uses any kind of internal mold, the rough turning may only be shaped on the outside and not hollowed until after the casting process.

Some really nice work in any case.
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What is the other forum???
 
Certainly some beautiful results :cool:

I've been doing pepper grinder and trinket box WW blanks for a while now without pressure (usually to big for pot). I usually do multiple pours, to minimise shrinkage, and recast over any that does occur.

For bowl blanks, you can use waste timber, or cheap plastic bowls stacked together and pour in between. I hot melt glue plastic bowls upside down onto some malemine (or plywood will do) and cut a hole in the bottom of the larger bowl as the pouring point.

Cheers
 
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