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Resin for turning

Postby ScaredyCat » 28 Nov 2020, 19:08

Can anyone recommend a particular type /make of resin that I can add colours to. There seems to be quite a bit of choice.

I don't have any equipment for degassing and at this stage I'm not looking to buy any, I just want to try it out - never turned with it before.
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Re: Resin for turning

Postby 9fingers » 29 Nov 2020, 09:26

Search through dalboy’s earlier posts. I’m sure he was casting multicoloured pen blanks a good while back

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Re: Resin for turning

Postby Dalboy » 29 Nov 2020, 12:34

Yes I have cast some blanks but that was using polyester resin. Since then I have seen so many different ones.
The problem with many of the resins is bubbles. At the time the polyester was the easiest to cast but was harder to turn than some of the others.
I think the people to ask are those that use casting resin more than I have, try asking on the pen turners site
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Re: Resin for turning

Postby ScaredyCat » 29 Nov 2020, 15:51

Can you use self degassing resins for turning ?

(eg https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Epoxy-Resin- ... 3646078620 )
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Re: Resin for turning

Postby Dalboy » 01 Dec 2020, 19:20

Not tried it myself but can not see why not.
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Re: Resin for turning

Postby ScaredyCat » 02 Dec 2020, 19:17

Should arrive this week will let you know :)
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Re: Resin for turning

Postby Dalboy » 03 Dec 2020, 15:33

ScaredyCat wrote:Should arrive this week will let you know :)


Be good to see how it performs with casting and bubbles as well as how it turnes
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