MBUMIK
22nd January 2010, 02:38 PM
i have been playing with embedding things in resin
the first picture which is the last thing i tried is a black resin base with a bead embedded in clear resin on the top
- i poured the black resin into the mould (a piece of conduit with gaffa tape on the bottom) waited for around 20 minutes for the resin to gel or more
- i poured a small amount of clear resin into the mould then placed the object into the resin and poured the rest of the resin over the top
- all was going well and when i checked about 2 hours later the resin had a crack in it which you can just see at the top of the pickie
the second picture and third pickies are both the same with the same result
- i found a piece of red gum and turned it to round on the bottle stopper mandrel
- i then cut up a paper cup and wrapped it around the red gum and gaffa taped it in place to seal and form a mould on the top
- i poured a small amount of resin into the mould and then placed the object into position and covered it with the rest of the resin
- all was looking good until the next day when i found that air bubble had leaked in between the redgum and the resin,
all were to be bottle stoppers
i did try sealing the top of the wood with CA which gave less bubbles but still bubbles
i am going to try next with pressure although one will have to place them carefully into the pot to stop the object from going off centre
another point of intrest is that the 2 objects in the first and second picture are both the same, both started off silver in colour:o
i am very interested in everyones thoughts and ideas
thanks for reading
MIK
the first picture which is the last thing i tried is a black resin base with a bead embedded in clear resin on the top
- i poured the black resin into the mould (a piece of conduit with gaffa tape on the bottom) waited for around 20 minutes for the resin to gel or more
- i poured a small amount of clear resin into the mould then placed the object into the resin and poured the rest of the resin over the top
- all was going well and when i checked about 2 hours later the resin had a crack in it which you can just see at the top of the pickie
the second picture and third pickies are both the same with the same result
- i found a piece of red gum and turned it to round on the bottle stopper mandrel
- i then cut up a paper cup and wrapped it around the red gum and gaffa taped it in place to seal and form a mould on the top
- i poured a small amount of resin into the mould and then placed the object into position and covered it with the rest of the resin
- all was looking good until the next day when i found that air bubble had leaked in between the redgum and the resin,
all were to be bottle stoppers
i did try sealing the top of the wood with CA which gave less bubbles but still bubbles
i am going to try next with pressure although one will have to place them carefully into the pot to stop the object from going off centre
another point of intrest is that the 2 objects in the first and second picture are both the same, both started off silver in colour:o
i am very interested in everyones thoughts and ideas
thanks for reading
MIK