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Junk casts and resin woes

Dec 8, 2019

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    1. Hi guys..well I got up the oomph to do some casting on the head I sculpted..I know it's not a good time of year to cast especially if you don't have a pressure pot/chamber and so on..but I have cast before with good results even in the winter..but for some reason I'm getting lots of bubbles for no reason..I haven't changed my products..or my technique so I'm stumped..any ideas..I cast two heads one in white one in beige two different resins same results for both..I'm hesitant to cast a body..my arms and hands turned out ok but only after a couple of tries..I guess the girls below will end up practice heads :(
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      #1 Fattoe, Dec 8, 2019
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    2. I haven't done casting myself, but I have started researching the crap out of it, and it seems that many casts will have bubbles if the resin is prone to bubbling, weather is bad, no pressure pot, etc.

      If you didn't have trouble with anything before, the culprit may be that your resin is getting old.
       
      #2 AirimirOfGondor, Dec 9, 2019
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    3. If you didn't have trouble with anything before, the culprit may be that your resin is getting old.[/QUOTE]
      Hi thanks for answering..the white resin I have had a while..but the beige is new I just got it this weekend..I had actually thought that could be the culprit at first..but I'm not so sure..the only difference in my home is a wood burning stove..It dawned on me this morning that maybe it somehow is effecting the resin Its driving me crazy trying to figure it out..lol
       
      #3 Fattoe, Dec 9, 2019
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    4. This thread is really informative about resin brands and bubbling: /threads/what-is-a-realistic-result-for-home-casting.806487/ But since you were using resin that you'd used before with better results, changing to a different brand might not solve the problem for you.

      Has the humidity in your workspace changed, now that the woodburning stove is in use?
       
      #4 Cynthia in FlintHills, Dec 9, 2019
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    5. Well I guess a woodstove will reduce humidity so I'm back to being stumped..I did do a hand cast with both the white and the beige today two different brands..still has bubbles..less in the white..I'm still at a loss these are my normal brands..never had this issue before
       
      #5 Fattoe, Dec 9, 2019
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    6. Just had this happen to me, with recently bought resin and good weather conditions but my casts still turned up horrible. Guess there'll be no escape from buying a vacuum chamber.
       
      #6 LilaAIP, Dec 10, 2019
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    7. I'm actually thinking about building one just to see if it will help..lol
       
      #7 Fattoe, Dec 10, 2019
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