ajaxjones
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thanks for reading and hope that someone could help in my attempts at resin moulding parts I've made. I'm doing OK so far at making moulds and casting in resin using various types, but one of things that seems to puzzle me so far is getting a flat surface after pouring a mould. Everything tends to have a slight concave surface and although I can also pour a little extra in and then scrape off the excess the final surface is never really flat. I've bought several resin kits and they seem to be able to produce a very flat finished surface, I've attached a pic of one I have. The larger pieces is perfectly flat and seems to have a slight texture to it, I have tried adding plates and caps to my moulds, but surface tension etc always seems to thwart my attempts. I've tried glass but it seems too easy to get voids under the glass. Also you can see on the smaller parts whoever made them managed to get a very thin flat skin that also keeps all the parts together. Is there some trick or technique to achieve this, or is it down to the resin and its viscosity? I've searched a lot and never found anything that seems to address this part, unless I should just be making a fully enclosed mould although I cant see any pouring flash lines on the pieces I've seen.
Any help or pointers would be most useful as it would save me a ton of time with any sanding.
this is what I'm trying to achieve.
Any help or pointers would be most useful as it would save me a ton of time with any sanding.
this is what I'm trying to achieve.