I mounted the beast on a maple burl cap and cast it in Alumilite. Big mistake! I knew I should have used my supply of PR. Oh well, live and learn...
Tom
Tom,
I don't think that the Alumilite was the problem, the moisture content was...!
The creature body has to be dehydrated (dry) before you can cast it successfully. All those bubbles around the creature body are the result on water/moisture...!
The PR (polyester) resin, does exactly the same thing to anything that is attempted to be cast so some excessive moisture content. The heat from the resin setting creates "vapour" around the surface that can't escape therefore, gets caught and solidified as the resin hardens.
The spray can you used to kill it, does also add and extra layer of moisture that would haven been dried off if chambered in a dehydrator for some days...!
Live and learn, that's the lesson and if have read some of my wood stories, you will understand why I know all this, as I have been on the receiving end of nasty bites and I always get my "revenge", well the one that I'm prepared to reveal here, as you don't want to know what I do sometimes, after I have been bitten/hurt by these sort of creatures
, oh yeah...!
:wink:
Anyway, next time you have another "opportunity", you will do a better job...!
PS: Still deserves to be turned, it will always represent a "moment" in life where you $#!T yourself...!:biggrin:
Cheers
George