I got a little crazy earlier :s Purple + gold
Oh my.. how did the cap turn out??
The cap i made with that resin ended up being too big again =/. The casts for whatever reason end up being slightly bigger inside the stem and not fit properly, I'm casting with some new molds tonight, the resin this time ended up being a little less purple and little more gold. At this point though, I just want to get a mold that yields a key that will fit properly. Have any cap makers ran across this problem? and how did you fix it?
PM BunnyLake he may be able to help.
Thanks, but Binge helped me out a bit with this, turns out I was demolding it a bit too early, and in the process.. slightly stretched the stem as i was wiggling it out of the molds. Solution: Let it cure in the mold for a day
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Hey Zazie_rx, any chance you can share what resin you are using for you translucent caps?
BJB TC-857
Its not classified as a 'water-clear' on BJB's site, but it ought to be.. comes out very clear with no fumes!
I used the same resin for both, but the pigment i use is dry.. so more pigment = no longer translucent. Since I bought from BJB, they called me and were kind enough to offer me free samples, this time around I'm going to snag some resins that cure to white for the non-translucent caps i plan on making (like the Cyan/Pink Outrun caps), along with more TC-857.