DWVinny
Well-Known Member
New Plastic is in and the results are FANTASTIC!!
I tried using smoothcast 320 initially, it was ok, But much too brittle for my taste. I want this to be a usable item, not just for aesthetic. I made one with just smoothcast, dropped it from about five feet off the floor, and it broke into 3 pieces.
I found some new resin that is FAR superior to the smoothcast stuff. Its quite pricey and takes a long time to cure but I think the end result is worth it. The manufacturer claims "nearly unbreakable" Im not so sure about that but, It seems to be more than sufficient for this application. You can see in the video Im putting all I got, into trying to break it and can only bend it.. This one in the vid is only resin. The finished Pieces will have steel rods in them as well So they should be more than strong enough for actual use. Very exited with the results!
I tried using smoothcast 320 initially, it was ok, But much too brittle for my taste. I want this to be a usable item, not just for aesthetic. I made one with just smoothcast, dropped it from about five feet off the floor, and it broke into 3 pieces.
I found some new resin that is FAR superior to the smoothcast stuff. Its quite pricey and takes a long time to cure but I think the end result is worth it. The manufacturer claims "nearly unbreakable" Im not so sure about that but, It seems to be more than sufficient for this application. You can see in the video Im putting all I got, into trying to break it and can only bend it.. This one in the vid is only resin. The finished Pieces will have steel rods in them as well So they should be more than strong enough for actual use. Very exited with the results!
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