Smooth-Cast?

[danowat]

Hey,

Has anyone used the above product?, we use it at work for taking casts of moulds.

Basically what it is, is a liquid plastic that you mix, then in 30mins is sets into a solid white plastic, I was using it today an was thinking that there must be some application I can put it to use in in my modelling.

Any ideas?

Dan.

[freakray]

I use Smooth-Cast but I use the faster setting variant.
It comes in several formulation depending on the setting time you require.

Basically, what you're using is what we refer to here as resin, essentially a plastic resin at that. Do a search and you'll see it's used pretty extensively.

[danowat]

Ahh..cool, we use 321, sets in 30mins, and seems to give a good finished result.

Its also pretty cheap to, I will do a search on resin and see what comes up.

Cheers

Dan.

[SteveK2003]

Alumilute is pretty good, in my limited experience (Cured in like 10 minutes).

[99civichic]

I have a lot of space to fill in, is this stuff good for that sort of thing? I have Bondo filler, but I don't know if it's strong enough. This is something I can't use styrene for.

[the dog]

Resin is really not a good filler, compared to Bondo, or better, a 2part putty. As for at home casting, use the Alumilite, it's quick, and will give a strough stable product when cured.

Originally Posted by 99civichic

I have a lot of space to fill in, is this stuff good for that sort of thing? I have Bondo filler, but I don't know if it's strong enough. This is something I can't use styrene for.

[99civichic]

So...Bondo will work then?

[mike@af]

Bondo Body Filler doesnt stick to plastic. I'd use something like epoxy putty.

[freakray]

Originally Posted by SteveK2003

Alumilute is pretty good, in my limited experience (Cured in like 10 minutes).

I've used both the Alumilite and Smooth-On resins, I can assure you the Smooth-On resins are 100% better.