Draken
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Here's the results of my first time casting PR. All in all, I think they came out looking pretty good. Now I just need to turn them to see how they look on the inside.
The four colors top left and the two bottom left and the two in the middle are made from liquid dye and PearlEx. The last three colors on the bottom row are all just PearlEx. The rest of the ones on the upper row are a hodgepodge of left over PR after a pour, didn't want to waste any of it. They are odd enough color combinations so I may end up not using them. I'm most pleased with how the mixed blue and green ones turned out. Hope that mix continues to the center so it comes out when turned. Here is the procedure I used:
1. Pour out PR in unwaxed, heavy bond paper cups.
2. Mix in any dyes, making sure it is well blended (30-60 seconds).
3. Mix in PearlEx, making sure it is well blended (30-60 seconds).
4. Add catalyst, 7 drops per ounce (first few pours) or 18 drops per 2 1/2 ounces (majority of the pours).
5. Mix well, two minutes minimum.
6. Create funnel/crease in side of cup, and pour PR into the ice cube tray that JimGo pioneered. I needed two trays for this, which used up my entire quart of PR.
Note to any one using the ice cube trays, do not use the center most hole. It is not cut through on the bottom like the rest of the holes are, getting the hardened PR out of that hole was a major pain. The other 26 tubes in the tray work just fine.
Oh, and no, I didn't write down the ingredients to make up each color. In hind sight, I probably should have. [B)]
Questions/comments, I'd love to hear them!
Draken
The four colors top left and the two bottom left and the two in the middle are made from liquid dye and PearlEx. The last three colors on the bottom row are all just PearlEx. The rest of the ones on the upper row are a hodgepodge of left over PR after a pour, didn't want to waste any of it. They are odd enough color combinations so I may end up not using them. I'm most pleased with how the mixed blue and green ones turned out. Hope that mix continues to the center so it comes out when turned. Here is the procedure I used:
1. Pour out PR in unwaxed, heavy bond paper cups.
2. Mix in any dyes, making sure it is well blended (30-60 seconds).
3. Mix in PearlEx, making sure it is well blended (30-60 seconds).
4. Add catalyst, 7 drops per ounce (first few pours) or 18 drops per 2 1/2 ounces (majority of the pours).
5. Mix well, two minutes minimum.
6. Create funnel/crease in side of cup, and pour PR into the ice cube tray that JimGo pioneered. I needed two trays for this, which used up my entire quart of PR.
Note to any one using the ice cube trays, do not use the center most hole. It is not cut through on the bottom like the rest of the holes are, getting the hardened PR out of that hole was a major pain. The other 26 tubes in the tray work just fine.
Oh, and no, I didn't write down the ingredients to make up each color. In hind sight, I probably should have. [B)]
Questions/comments, I'd love to hear them!
Draken