McKenzie Penworks
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During the course of our testing of a reformulated M3 product, I had the pleasure of working with a resin company that I'm not sure I've seen mentioned here before. The folks at ThermoSet Solutions (https://thermosetsolutions.com/) have been AWESOME to work with and have even come up with custom formulas for us to meet our needs for both M3 and color casting of DiamondCast.
One of the challenges I put out to them was to see if they could come up with a thin urethane with ~80D hardness, 1:1 weight ratios, and an open time in the 10-12 minute range. What they came up with is a resin (Formula CSD1278) that is darn near water thin but keeps color separation at 90F. We've done some tests, and shared the info with a few others that have also had a positive experience. On top of that, they've got some other off the shelf items that are VERY cool if you like playing with epoxy. One of their epoxies I tested was quite possibly the stronger pourable resin I've ever played with.
In any case... the new one they came up with for us is something that might be worth trying if you're interested in trying something new. Joel can be reached at: Joel.Charboneau@thermosetsolutions.com and you can tell him Tim sent ya. (I think coupon code MPW2023 will get you 5% off if that helps) Data sheet attached to the post... along with a photo of one of the test blanks I turned.
I need to get out some of my stabilized wood and try this for hybrids... it's so thin that it should get into the tiniest nooks and crannies with ease.
One of the challenges I put out to them was to see if they could come up with a thin urethane with ~80D hardness, 1:1 weight ratios, and an open time in the 10-12 minute range. What they came up with is a resin (Formula CSD1278) that is darn near water thin but keeps color separation at 90F. We've done some tests, and shared the info with a few others that have also had a positive experience. On top of that, they've got some other off the shelf items that are VERY cool if you like playing with epoxy. One of their epoxies I tested was quite possibly the stronger pourable resin I've ever played with.
In any case... the new one they came up with for us is something that might be worth trying if you're interested in trying something new. Joel can be reached at: Joel.Charboneau@thermosetsolutions.com and you can tell him Tim sent ya. (I think coupon code MPW2023 will get you 5% off if that helps) Data sheet attached to the post... along with a photo of one of the test blanks I turned.
I need to get out some of my stabilized wood and try this for hybrids... it's so thin that it should get into the tiniest nooks and crannies with ease.
They've almost got TOO many options but they have published data sheets on all of them so it's nice to be able to search through and find the properties you might be looking for.