Stevej72
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I tried casting some more snake skin in Alumilite. I glued corks into the ends of the tubes that were filled with shot for weight. Clear nail polish was applied to the skin as I've had a lot of trouble getting either PR or alumilite to stick to the skin. I glued 3/4 inch square pieces of wood to the ends of the corks to keep them off the bottom of the mold. I mixed my Alumilite by weight, 55 grams of each. Poured the Alumilite into the mold and put the mold in the paint pot and applied vacuum. I tried to turn them just to see how bad they looked but the skin came loose from the tubes so they won't turn even with very light pressure. It is very brittle as the bubble you see on the surface go throughout.