Ok so all this talk about casting has gotten to me. I took a small cake loaf pan my wife had sprayed it with oil then put tin foil in it for a liner. Oops I forgot to oil the tin foil ohwell. It gelled up pretty quick after I put some heat on it and had to act quickly but not sure if I was quick enough. We will see tonight well I cut it in half and turn it.
my first cast
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Bobalu
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Chris, what did you mean by "It gelled up pretty quick after I put some heat on it."??? I'm hoping you meant that you heated the resin in a hot water bath, not a couple of other scenerios I can invision.
Lol. Na I just used the hair dryer to heat up the area
Bobalu
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Probably would have been better to just let it gel on its own, and had some fun swirling the colors as it began to set. I've gotten myself into a lot of trouble trying to heat the resin (hot water) and learned the hard way that it's a lot harder to control than room temp resin. I think I have it under control at the moment (Thanks Fred), but only time will tell.
BTW -- I think you now hold the IAP World Record for going from a complete newbee (first turned pen) to a caster (first cast) in thirty days. Good luck.
Drstrangefart
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You're probably fine there. I usually leave my hair dryer on for a while after it first gels. Can't wait to see what you get out of it!
Ok here is my first cast that I made and turned into a pen. I can see several things that could have been better. I tried to make it red white and blue. But it looks like some kind of pink and blue. It is a little translucent and the barrel is showing I see now why you must paint barrels on some. but I really thought it would have been darker. The red and white seem to have forged together and made a color on their own cause I mixed them in seperate cups.
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Drstrangefart
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This is why I have been sticking to two color casts. I'm just starting myself, so I couldn't tell you exactly what happened there. That being said, pretty nice effect, even if a bit unintended.
BTW -- I think you now hold the IAP World Record for going from a complete newbee (first turned pen) to a caster (first cast) in thirty days. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
Well I am happy to hold that title. I always have liked to jump right in
[/QUOTE]Well I am happy to hold that title. I always have liked to jump right in