Ric
Member
I have been "toying" with the idea of making my own acrylic blanks. I fumbled around with a kit I bought off a supposed "friend" & had a major disaster trying to make polyester blanks. The off gassing was so bad that my wife & I had to vacate the premises for several hours.
A member here at IAP suggested I go to U Tube & check out "Aluminite" blanks, which I did. I watched several videos, paying close attention to the obnoxious odours I may be creating & from what I discovered it is most likely a viable concept for me to try.
The start up costs for this venture are quite large, with the purchase of an air compressor, a pressure pot, gauges, air lines, plus the chemicals which are not anywhere near as inexpensive as those needed for polyester. So...is there a source where a person can obtain all the articles that are required for the process without breaking the bank, just in case this experiment turns out to be unsuccessful?
I can most likely obtain a small 20 gallon 20% duty cycle compressor for quite reasonable, if that is enough to do the job. I take the use of a regulator would be beneficial in this operation as well. I know that I shall have to do quite a bit more research into this venture before I open my wallet, but any help, advice, that you guys can provide would be greatly appreciated...Thanks again... Ric
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