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Not sure I 100% understand your question (use of the word resin? vs silicone). Yes, I have recycled old silicone molds by chopping them up and using...
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Cured silicone will bond to new silicone, as long as it's clean and oil/release free. It's pretty common practice to recycle old molds by chopping/chunking...
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slap chop.(would probably work though....)
I just use scissors. Depending on your new mold shape It doesn't have to be in tiny pieces....
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They move their beaks at 1/14 of a football field per 1/4 superbowl commercial. They can also weigh of to 3 cheesburgers for an adult male....
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There's a knack to most printers to be able to dial things into size, and it takes a bit of test printing to really hone them in. Think of it like tool...
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I don't know what everybody's problem with the 2 systems are. A quarter of a MM is ~10 thou. C'mon Get with the program ;D
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Say hello to my little friend
Kingroon KP3S Ordered Wednesday afternoon, arrived tonight about 5:00pm. Setup and bed leveling took less than 20 minutes and it's already printing....
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Thanks for the tip. Always handy to have these ideas in ones cranial toolbox. Never know when one, or a variation of one will come in handy.
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Another option (albeit time consuming) to make plastic stock for your rollers would be to recycle HDPE and make your own rod stock. You'd need a steel...
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I'm going to 3d print the segmented negative in sections to form a mold. Cutting them after the fact is a waste of expensive resin. I might need to...
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That was my train of though too. I view everything from china as a "kit" that needs work before being put to work. I wanted to do things a...
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I bought some alumilite PU resin last year to cast my own contact wheel, but haven't got around to it yet. Off memory I think it was 60d? but It might...
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So far my 3d resin (elegoo black) has held up to a couple plastisol pours at ~300-330 without really breaking down. I wouldn't count on doing it for...
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lol, I got all mixed up reading my tabs, and thought this was Black forests belt thread. I got a good chuckle reading your post in that context ha ha....
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AH HA! Great tip, thanks I'm going to try it. I've played around far too much with silicone house caulk and various additives for small stuff. Alumilite...
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There is a TON of info on youtube about casting, moldmaking etc. Smooth on is a great resource of info as plunger said. Another great channel I just...
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I used to have a nice one that was about 10" long 1/4" thick steel braid covered in black rubber. I loaned it out at the racetrack and never...
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I think this is how you know you've reached the age for Braces......Don't fight it, resistance is futile.
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