<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Looking for a more pliant casting resin, help appreciated."]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/8.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Looking for a more pliant casting resin, help appreciated.
So I have principally been using liquid plastic or polyurethane this sort of stuff:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Polycraft-SG2000-2kg-Fast-Cast-Polyurethane-Liquid-Plastic-Casting-Resin-Kit-/221188559120?pt=UK_Crafts_Other_Crafts_EH&hash=item337fdd9110


However I have been finding that although my casts are almost perfect the material is incredibly brittle and almost impossible to cut, it tends to 'shear' quite a lot,
I think what I am after is after some very similar material for casting that when finished is a bit easier to work with, can be cut etc, more like the properties of forgeworld resin?

If anyone has any idea what sort of thing I should be looking for it would be amazingly appreciated, thanks again.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/591102/6748276.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/591102/6748276.page GMT Looking for a more pliant casting resin, help appreciated.
That said - I have the same (albeit under a different name) casting resin as you. I've found it very workable

A vital step in ensuring the cast is pliable and not prone to snapping and shearing is in the 1:1 mix. Do not mix by volume but by weight as the two parts have very different densities. I use some digital pocket scales.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/591102/6749903.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/591102/6749903.page GMT Looking for a more pliant casting resin, help appreciated.
You can get resins which range in final hardness from somewhere around a gummy worm (used for Fx casting and fishing lures) all the way up to glass (used to cast "fake glass" breakable props).

Determining where you actually want to be on the hardness scales is probably a good place to start. If you can figure out what Shore hardness you would like your final casts to be, you can then look at that number in the technical specifications for the different products to find one that fits your needs.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/591102/6750166.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/591102/6750166.page GMT Re:Looking for a more pliant casting resin, help appreciated.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EasyFlo-60-1-Litre-Fast-Cast-Polyurethane-Liquid-Plastic-Kit-/251058054409?pt=UK_Crafts_Other_Crafts_EH&hash=item3a7439e509

Mostly for casting my own bases and terrain parts but I have used it for some custom pre-heresy style rhino side panels. I've found the material easy to drill, trim, sand and cut without too many problems. It has quite a high viscosity too so it flows into molds easy enough.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/591102/6751560.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/591102/6751560.page GMT Re:Looking for a more pliant casting resin, help appreciated.
Just out of curiosity does anyone know a shore D value for forgeworld resin? or even GW plastic or metal for that matter?


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Every once in a while I mess up the mix, and get a resin that is somewhat softer....

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