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For questions about casting of liquid metals, plastics, resins, etc. into a mold or desired shape.

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Can two-part epoxy casting resin be diluted?

I want to make several resin casts using a featureless spherical silicon mold. The mold only has a diameter of 6 cm (think paperweight or billiard ball with a tabletop miniature sealed inside), but I' …
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Will two-part epoxy casting resin melt Lego?

I want to create a custom two-part epoxy resin sculpture of a robot, with Lego Technic inside as a skeleton. Will the resin get so hot it will melt the plastic?
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Why are my home-made silicone molds coming out slimy where the silicone touches the thing th...

I'm trying to make some home-made molds out of two-part casting silicone. … I've cast from this resin earlier this week, and from the same bottles of casting silicone, and everything was great. …
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Why are my home-made silicone molds coming out slimy where the silicone touches the thing th...

The problem turned out to be the high temperatures. Raising it sufficiently above the manufacturer's recommended level was "cooking" the silicon through heat rather than curing it through a chemical r …
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Recommended resin thickness on a life sized status cast around a metal armature?

Project: To make a life sized statue of Freddy Mercury in black marble effect casting resin (Two part epoxy, 1 to 1 by volume). …
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Can I use a hair dryer to remove bubbles from casting resin?

Instructions on resin casting with silicone moulds frequently say to use a long necked lighter on the surface of two part epoxy casting resin to remove bubbles. …
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