Dissolve Resin

[dschippe]

Does anyone know of a solvent(s) which will dissolve the solus proto resin after it has been cured?

[Jewelermdt]

why? I don't use the Proto, Only thing I can think of is Acetone. It may take a long time. Use in well ventilated area.

[dschippe]

The proto resin is very easy to use and looks incredible and if it could be dissolved perhaps it could be used to make a mold which will capture more detail.

I tried Acetone and it may be softening up slightly, but I don't think Acetone is going to work well enough to completely dissolve the resin. If anyone else has a solvent suggestion please let me know.

[Jewelermdt]

If you want to make a mold from a Proto resin model, then use the Silicone rubber, if you have a vulcanize. Otherwise use the two part clear silicone mold process. It help to have a vacuum to get the air bubbles out. There are other way to get them out.

[rkundla]

Cured resin is highly resistant to the types of solvents available to us at a big box store. I've let cured resin (B9 cherry/red) sit in Acetone for three days and it did absolutely nothing to it.

You would probably have to heat it to get it to react more and that is dangerous because of the flammability and low flash point. DO NOT heat acetone unless you are looking to set fire to your workspace/studio/home or yourself.

[Skers]

A late reply, but in case anyone else is looking for info on this someday...
We've recently tried multiple strong solvents in the lab (stuff not available to everyone) and only with limited success. In general, fully cured acrylate monomers like these resins are extremely difficult to dissolve. The best results we got were in a heated ultrasonic bath, and even then the proto resin just broke into smaller pieces and didn't really dissolve, and there were still small pieces stuck throughout the part. I wouldn't recommend any of these current resins to dissolve... maybe someday...

[mongerdesigns]

This resin from bucktown polymers may be difficult (or may not even work at all) to get it to work with the Solus, without at least adding more pigment or dye to adjust the resolution, but it might be worth a shot. Supposedly it dissolves in water.

http://bucktownpolymers.com/ror00.html

[rkundla]

This resin from bucktown polymers may be difficult (or may not even work at all) to get it to work with the Solus, without at least adding more pigment or dye to adjust the resolution, but it might be worth a shot. Supposedly it dissolves in water.

http://bucktownpolymers.com/ror00.html

To Whom It May Concern:

Do not buy this resin! It is toxic, eats acrylic and does not perform as advertised. I've lived through it to share these words of wisdom with you.

[mongerdesigns]

I think the fact that it eats the acrylic may impact the performance. I've had the same issue, but haven't tried it with the aluminum tank.

Another issue is that it smells rather bad and also doesn't seem to have any pigment or dye in it.

But ya, maybe ask for a small sample amount to test before buying

[Skers]

I plan on getting some and trying it with the aluminum tank eventually. Although, when I asked if they had any photos of successful prints with it (from any machine) they didn't respond .