Shake Yer Booty update Jan. 22 Materials: Where to get 'em! - Other Crafts

B Bowana Tiki Socialite La Mesa, CA Joined: Nov 10, 2006 Posts: 1183	B Bowana Posted posted on Sun, Nov 26, 2006 6:04 PM On 2006-11-25 22:43, Tamapoutini wrote: 'Vahine De Milo'? :lol: Good one, Tama! Thanks for the info, guys. I do have a vacuum pot that I use for silicone, and also for casting resin. Problem is that the resin will set before the vacuuming is quite done and it's hit or miss. I found that I was having the same rate of success pouring without vacuuming. It was suggested to me by Clarita the Tiki Candle Girl to mix talc into the resin to get a slower cure time. I am certainly going to give this a try. Then I won't have so many of the dead to bury. I agree 100% with Tipsy McStagger and VanTiki that pressure casting is the way to go. A friend of mine has one (it's an autoclave), but she lives a long way away from me, and I don't like having to make the long trip to her house unless it's for a project that I'm being paid for!!

On 2006-11-25 22:43, Tamapoutini wrote:
'Vahine De Milo'? :lol:

Good one, Tama!

Thanks for the info, guys. I do have a vacuum pot that I use for silicone, and also for casting resin. Problem is that the resin will set before the vacuuming is quite done and it's hit or miss. I found that I was having the same rate of success pouring without vacuuming.

It was suggested to me by Clarita the Tiki Candle Girl to mix talc into the resin to get a slower cure time. I am certainly going to give this a try. Then I won't have so many of the dead to bury.

I agree 100% with Tipsy McStagger and VanTiki that pressure casting is the way to go. A friend of mine has one (it's an autoclave), but she lives a long way away from me, and I don't like having to make the long trip to her house unless it's for a project that I'm being paid for!!

Post #268835 by Bowana on Sun, Nov 26, 2006 6:04 PM