matt.mackinnon
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Now that I have spent up purchasing a new pressure pot to make pen castings along with other turned items, I have got to economize on some of the other parts. I know I don't have oodles of money to throw.
When I first got into learning about casting using Alumilite, the course I took they used cheap 1/8" hardboard to make a mold around the pieces of wood. As I am generally using irregularly shaped pieces of burl, this method seems to work well. The sides were effectively glued together with med CA glue with a bead run the length of the joint on the inside.
Now, CA is not all that cheap and getting far more expensive each and every year for some reason. I gather it's not made here in Canada and such as our dollar slips, the cost shoots up.
Would using a hot glue gun be just as effective? I can get glue sticks from Amazon for pretty cheap, and the cost of a good glue gun isn't all that much. I think I will get my own rather than trying to borrow my daughters pink bedazzled one, as I know I can use it for other things around the shop. Rather than experiment, I figured I would ask at the place that experts would know.
Any insights greatly appreciated.
When I first got into learning about casting using Alumilite, the course I took they used cheap 1/8" hardboard to make a mold around the pieces of wood. As I am generally using irregularly shaped pieces of burl, this method seems to work well. The sides were effectively glued together with med CA glue with a bead run the length of the joint on the inside.
Now, CA is not all that cheap and getting far more expensive each and every year for some reason. I gather it's not made here in Canada and such as our dollar slips, the cost shoots up.
Would using a hot glue gun be just as effective? I can get glue sticks from Amazon for pretty cheap, and the cost of a good glue gun isn't all that much. I think I will get my own rather than trying to borrow my daughters pink bedazzled one, as I know I can use it for other things around the shop. Rather than experiment, I figured I would ask at the place that experts would know.
Any insights greatly appreciated.
