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- Mon Feb 26, 2018 10:50 pm
- Forum: Resins
- Topic: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
- Replies: 36
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Re: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
no resin casts like wax yet I may have found one - Tiger3D Smart-Res - http://www.romanoff.com/tiger-3d-smart-resin.html I am assuming you have not tried it? Try it and let us know. I don`t believe any marketing hype about "casts like wax" writen by the maker. Heard it all before but woul...
- Sun Feb 25, 2018 11:48 pm
- Forum: Resins
- Topic: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
- Replies: 36
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Re: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
Hi Storen, You cannot capture all variables and in many cases variable such as the type of oven each user has will vary.....but this style of testing worked for me. I really don`t care anymore as I have been fine for a year or so now. Just saying it is better than hit and miss when you record no or ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2018 12:52 am
- Forum: Resins
- Topic: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
- Replies: 36
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Re: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
Nice to see the scientific method put into action. We all should be so organized. ;-) LOL.......Very early in the day I tried to get all the Asiga users to record their data in a standard format to speed up refining the casting of resins......not one took part but plenty found the time then and now...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:40 pm
- Forum: Resins
- Topic: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
- Replies: 36
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Re: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
None of the jewelry we produce is thick (thickest parts 2-3mm), IPA has never caused cracking, nor has heat. heat trials included microwaving in water, mineral oil, and glycerin. i used a toaster oven at 250*F and other temps as well. we even tried boiling in TSP solution, and water in a flask on t...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:36 pm
- Forum: Resins
- Topic: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
- Replies: 36
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Re: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
Especially jewelry with lettering and thin details caused problems in the past! Make sure you are not asking more of resin than you would wax. What I mean there is that a lot of lettering will not cast in wax yet alone resin. Often casting failures of small letters have more to do with sprue set up...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:47 am
- Forum: Help and Troubleshooting
- Topic: Sample files for print?
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Re: Sample files for print
A big key is the tension of the film against the quartz top. I read that advice in another post by you I think. When I first got the Solus I would screw all the way down as I thought that was what I should do....... and occasionally I had issues with lines. Now I just tighten the screws until the t...
- Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:40 am
- Forum: Resins
- Topic: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
- Replies: 36
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Re: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
Nhow long did you heat cured the ring ? ( temperature/time) I use an old Neycraft that does not have a temperature specific control. I keep it over 150C and always under 200C for one hour by toggling the oven on and off. I target for about 180C for B9 Cherry and Emerald. I batch process all my prin...
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 9:55 pm
- Forum: Resins
- Topic: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
- Replies: 36
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Re: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
Cleaned in ultrasonic with 90% IPA thoroughly, sanded supports nubs, rinsed again (in ultrasonic) in clean IPA I was in a hurry yesterday so did not have time to reply to this part. This is more for other people in response to your comments Wdshea as I know you are really happy now with what works ...
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 7:26 am
- Forum: Resins
- Topic: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
- Replies: 36
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Re: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
we used to use mineral oil for cure... if not completely cleaned off, will cause defects. stopped using heat in curing B9 Cherry, Emerald, and Yellow improved results with all resins. consider maybe the heat is correlated, and not causal. I find heat damage is more likely to occur when you over use...
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 1:19 am
- Forum: Resins
- Topic: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
- Replies: 36
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Re: My (failed) castings w/SolusCast
This exact process is used with B9 Emerald with almost no flaws whatsoever. I followed my exact procedure simply to prove out if SolusCast was a forgiving, castable resin. Also, I still use Creation Workshop. The Asiga castable resins, the Kevvox resins and the B9 resins all need different printing...