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Using Resin to make props
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jaffa007 Nov 7 2011, 11:52 AM Post #1
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Hi All,
Have been thinking about trying my hand at making some parts for my R5 unit using resin.
This is for my own personal use, not for mass production :D
Any help, pointers, links, advice etc would be much appreciated.
Thanks
James
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maverick118 Nov 7 2011, 12:04 PM Post #2
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Hi James,

It might be easier for us to help if we saw the parts you're trying to make as a number of the resins I use are suitable for different purposes.
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jaffa007 Nov 7 2011, 01:36 PM Post #3
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Was looking at making my own ankle wedges, four off, ankle crescents, again 4 off and then try making my own arms.

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jaffa007 Nov 7 2011, 01:38 PM Post #4
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arms

If the cost is going to be excessive, then I'll just make them out of wood ;)
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The ankle wedges and crescents would be very easy to mold , just finish them off and seal them with primer ,fix them to a flat surfave and build a wall around them with anything non porous ( some people use lego even) and fill up with RTV silicone. once cured (about a day) you can either fill with resin ( polyurethane is best) or for a lighter casting you could do in fibreglass.

There are stacks of casting videos on you tube , brick in the yard have some great ones .

heres a good one from freeman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQkzWvHRdZ0
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jaffa007 Nov 8 2011, 08:26 AM Post #6
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That's great, think I've seen the Lego wall thing done before. Thanks for the pointers :)
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No worries , let us know how you get on:)

As for the arms , they are an awkward shape to cast if your just starting out, they would need a 2 piece mold really and that's a lot more involved as you would need to half cover the parts in clay, add key holes , then do one pour of silicone, remove the first lot of clay , add a release then Do another pour. Also you would need a pour point for the resin too when casting new ones !! If you don't need many then buy or make your own :)
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Yoroi Nov 10 2011, 09:55 AM Post #8
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very true mate, thats what I ended up doing, rather than doing all the work for 1 set , I just bought some
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jaffa007 Nov 10 2011, 12:32 PM Post #9
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Watched the video link on U-tube. Very interesting and granted the two piece was needed, but I think all the effort needed to produce the small quantities I would need, it would just be easier for me to make it out of wood in the first place, and stop there :D

For now I think I'll just stick to what I know and my abilities in crafting wood & metal etc. :)
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Yeah you have to weigh up silicone costs as well , OK if your doing a run of 20 plus but not for just a few . Worth bearing in mind though as you could sell a few on and cover your costs if you did a run ...its great fun too :)
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