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 Post subject: Making resin casts
PostPosted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:30 am 
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Hi there

Can somebody tell me with which resin you would use to cast resin turrets and other such items

Ian

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 Post subject: Re: Making resin casts
PostPosted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 7:01 pm 
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I use MPK-70 two part resin from Hobbysilicone .com cures in 180 sec. good paint adhesion and sands very nicely.

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 Post subject: Re: Making resin casts
PostPosted: Sun May 15, 2011 6:10 am 
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Alumilite would be my first choice. Also there's a specialtyresins on evilbay who have great deals on resin, RTV, expanding foam and supplies. Just search for "polyurethane resin".
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