Resin Casting, First Attempt.

[ChrisBcritter]

Aha! You answered my question about Bondic. Now is that part as hard as styrene or resin or is it flexible?

EDIT: Never mind - just read your other post.

Checked in Hobby Lobby today but they don't have it, but they do have some jewelry fixative that's UV curable I'll look into.

Edited April 1, 2015 by ChrisBcritter

[Foxer]

Aha! You answered my question about Bondic. Now is that part as hard as styrene or resin or is it flexible?

I'd say it's closer to styrene but it is softer. It's not nearly as hard or brittle as resin. The logo I made could be bent in my hands maybe a little more than an eighth of an inch .. I didn't want to do a fracture test. It did sand well with fine paper. The painted one in my photos (see link below) looks pretty bumpy but that's my fault of being sloppy with it all.. It will smooth right out with a little sanding. It took the sandable primer fine.

Here's the post this test came from .. I didn't want to hijack Steve's thread here ..

Edited April 1, 2015 by Foxer

[sbk]

Those look good, Steve! It opens up a whole new dimension, huh? It would be cool to cast one of those exterior mirrors you made a while back, too. You could use them on multiple builds, modified as needed.

Edited April 4, 2015 by sbk

[oldnslow]

Those are gorgeous.

[Roadrunner]

Those are gorgeous.

Agreed. Real nice work on those castings.

[Foxer]

Beautiful looking castings!