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Post by NJSkidge on Dec 18, 2019 10:51:53 GMT -5
Wanting to work with resins again in my artwork, but trying to find a resin that can be cut and won't damage my laser or omit dangerous fumes.
Thank you in advance.
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Post by notoes on Dec 19, 2019 8:16:52 GMT -5
Now I'm not sure how they react with a laser but RC-3 does let off a slight smell when being cut (with a cutting disc) for quite a long while due to it getting very hot and I never noticed if the Clears do the same. But if you're going to be cutting it, you would be better off making a mold and making it the shape you need from the get-go and not having to cut it at all. Or if you really want to do cuts on the resin, then a Dremel and a cutting disc would be a lot better idea than a laser.
I had to look up laser cutting to understand a little bit of how it's done and from what I've seen - I REALLY would NOT recommend it as you are essentially "melting" the resin when you cut it with a laser and that is NOT a recommended thing to do. The resin does give off fumes when melted (never tested the melting itself personally but have seen it give off slight fumes when having to bake Sculpty on a resin piece) so I personally would not do laser cutting on any resin.
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Post by NJSkidge on Dec 19, 2019 11:42:36 GMT -5
Thanks so so much! That's what I'll do then is make a mold. Would you suggest a wood mold or acrylic? The items right now won't be huge. Now to figure out what product I need to get. I appreciate you answering the question though.
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Post by notoes on Dec 20, 2019 8:52:21 GMT -5
For the mold material itself, I'd go with a tin cure silicone like one of the HS series and for what the mold is copying - the sky is the limit, silicone won't stick to anything except silicone and it won't hurt 99.999999% of materials it is cured against. I've made molds of things from gummies to plastic toys with stickers on them and when I need finer details to show up, HS-3 picks up the tiniest details.
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Post by NJSkidge on Dec 20, 2019 20:50:44 GMT -5
Thank you again Have a great weekend and holiday.
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Post by notoes on Dec 23, 2019 12:13:30 GMT -5
You're welcome and same to you.
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