Ever done something stupid?Casting

[firewhatfire]

This week I found out I qualified for front runner of the pack. I was pouring some Silmar into a smaller more managable container from a 5 gallon can. Well I somehow ripped the cap off the 5 gallon can and thought no big deal I have a left over accelerator bottle I can flip over and stuck in the hole.

I went to get more resin today and found clumps coming from the jug and thought "what a winner". In an effort to save what of it I could bought a new clean bucket and lid and some screen door material and now have strained all of the clumps out. Hopefully I have saved 2 gallons.

 

[stonepecker]

THIS is what the IAP is all about.

We all have done something we wish we hadn't. My Dad called it "living and learning in life". And what I love about the IAP is that we don't all have to make the same mistakes to learn. We can see what happened to others when they tried it.

Thanks for the lesson.

 

[triw51]

"Ever done something stupid?Casting..." You mean today???????

 

[Charlie_W]

Phil, Quick! Cast those chunks and make some nice ICE blanks!...add a touch of color here and there!....might have a winner,

 

[Ed McDonnell]

The following is an example of something NOT to do (for those who only read the first part and think to themselves "what a great way to get rid of extra MEKP"....DON"T)

Take all your old extra MEKP you need to get rid of and dump it into a quart can with some old resin you don't want anymore, then stir it up real good = really really dumb idea when the MEKP ratio is WAAAY more than what is recommended = Toxic smoke, melted containers and other unpleasantries.

This was right near the top of the list of the dumbest things I ever did.

Ed

 

[Curly]

I think the rest will continue to harden slowly so you better use it quick or you'll find you have 2 gallons of rubbery goo in a few weeks.

Once a pail of resin is empty I remove the lid and use an old CA accelerator spray bottle to lightly mist MEKP over the pail and lid. In a week or 2 the remaining resin on the sides and bottom cure, especially in hot weather, and I put my scrap metal in it to take it to the metal recyclers. The 6 to 9 cents a pound for steel adds up.

 

[brownsfn2]

I put MEKP in a 1/2 gallon once. Don't ask me how. Just know that it will turn it solid.

 

[turncrazy43]

I feel your pain! You are certainly not the only one to make a silly mistake. Thank you for sharing. It may help some of us from making the same error.
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[wyone]

I like Charlies idea to cast that in like worthless wood. It might be AMAZING.