its_virgil
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As most of you know I have been trying to improve my snake skin casting techniques. I have just added a step to the process. I did a cast last week where I used a vacuum pump to degass the resin prior to casting. I have just turned the first pen from that cast. It turned as nicely as the other and is just as clear. The thing I liked is that every tube is useable. I am or was having problems with some of the larger tubes coming out looking cruddy and unuseable. Bue, each tube in this 10-tube cast was nice and clean and clear. I also dropped the pressure in the pressure tank when casting to 25 psi instead of the 40-50 I had been using. I had no leakage of resin into the tubes at this lower pressure. I have pictures of the steps edited and in PageMaker and will be adding text to them soon. Maybe I can get it to Jeff this week sometime. Her is a picture of the frist pen from this lates vacuum-pressure casting. I also added a picture of the back side. I've been getting emails asking about the seam side. Enjoy and comments welcome.
Do a good turn daily!
Don
Do a good turn daily!
Don