Could you set up a donation collection thing for a new pressure canister? It would be terrible to see something unfortunate happen.
Hm, I'd rather just wait and save up for it myself as I don't feel comfortable being indebted to people
that being said, I am not completely opposed to accepting some donations in exchange for future keycaps. I definitely don't want to set up any official collections or anything like that though. I'm cool with taking it slow
What's the minimum price of a properly safe pressure pot?
It varies tremendously. On average $500. You can get a decent and safe vacuum setup for a fraction of that.
Thx. Was just curious.
Yup! I was hoping I could get by with being cheap for a while as I work on getting a better one but I didn't realize it would actually be dangerous to use the one I have. It's hard to want to spend so much on a pressure pot when I can get a korean custom or something cool for that $$
Does a pressure pot give better results than a vacuum chamber?
I think to get optimal results you want BOTH of them. I will eventually get both a pressure pot and vaccuum chamber - but after comparing results (from various casting forums) between only pressure and only vaccuum, it looked to me like the pressure had the most dramatic effect on results.
It's not just any 1 thing though. Good casts are a combination of a smooth original piece, all the right materials, a solid mold, the right equipment and lots of patience / trial & error!