resin things
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- superbaka0
epoxy resin is very poisonous to breathe..unless you are into that sort of thing. if not, be sure to use a respirator (not dust mask).
you will also need silicon rtv to mold with.
- make your part (pendant or whatever) and primer it and sand it smooth or whatever finish you desire (sandblasted, polished, etc).
-buy platinum rtv (blue) - other kinds react to resins.
-buy casting resin, lower grades can turn yellow or not be clear. epoxy is good bet but not cheap.
-build styrene box to put part in, suspended on a stick or whatever
- pour rtv around it, making sure to tap bubbles out. thats the hard part.
- sit for 24hrs
- peel away styrene, make thin cut w/x-acto and remove part
- mix + catalyse resin, pour into mold
-in your case, you can insert photo into mold before casting resin.
-hope that resin does not react to the material you put in
-remove casted piece and sand as neccessary.
ask the guy you buy rtv from how many parts you can do from one mold. i forgot the specs.