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thanks guys, that's was i thought but i wanted to ask just to make sure. for the epoxy, it was a 2 part epoxy at the time, don't remember if it was old epxoy at the time, i just remember having a bad experience with it :P i'm probably going to use a left over aluminium strip from a tile job. somethi...

Ok, i'm starting building a long resin model 40 inches more or less and the cast is really thin. i want to add extra strength so i thought of adding a strip of steel to give it additionnal support along the length and then use that to make a foot to hold the model. now the question is, if i place th...

Sorry, no Each voltage source must have it's own, individual ground - else the power sources get confused and blown-circuits or leaky batteries result Why would you want to ground to the brass rod anyway - it's only one more wire per source to ground back to the battery/wall-wart well there are a f...

both options works good depending on what you want and space available. i would also go with the white paint in this case as the aluminum foil be cause the same problem if it's too shiny.

nail clipper does an amazing for that purpose!

I make a warp core for the nacelles that is well thought of. A short video is available. i can vouch for those, got them and the effect is amazing!!! found a video of it on the web http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=33176980 ( don't know if it's the same part b...

if you have a paypal account linked in your bank account, you can look at http://www.thefiberopticstore.com/FOS-mainpage.htm

i used to order from fiberopticproducts.com but had bad service/experience so i switched and i'm more than happy with them, there's lights everywhere now

Maybe it would be helpful to describe the process of stringing these fiber optics (can you tell this is my first fiber optics project!?!). Say I've got a star destroyer and I'm stringing all 50 fiber optics as "windows". Would it be inappropriate to: 1) String the fiber with a little bit ...

White glue seems like it wouldn't hold very well. Do you think it is sufficient? tried both and i prefer the testor clear cement as when it dry out it remain in a rubber like state for a while so if you not happy wit the result, you can just pull it out and redo it. after a few days, it completely ...

I do a lot of fiber optics. Hot glue and CA( like tamiya and insta-cure) are an absolute no go, they melt the fiber right away. White glue and testor clear part cement are my recommended choice.

hmmm... i'll have to take a look, i haven't tried to put the whole thing out. Something i don't get though, you said you wet your hands and mix them together, wouldn't you be talking about the scultp and not the paste? the paste is semi-liquid while the sculp is more like clay? my problem is with th...

well, i guess i'm the first one to encounter the problem... i'll think i'll try both on test and see what happen...

Hi all, i've gota small question about the Aves apoxie paste. I've been in the process of moving and finalizing our new home for the last 2 months now and today, i finally put the time back to modelling. i was in need of some filler for my current work so i took out my Aves apoxie paste and when i o...

well, in the end, i gave up on the combination, i've switched back to epoxy resin for now until i have more time to loose with this "thing"

Thanks all for you help, it was appreciated!

Thanks all for the coment but i'm about to give up on this combination. I've tried everything mentionned above but nothing will give me good results( heating the mold, more hardener, less hardener, 48 hours to cure ... ). i still get uncured resin on the surface that is in direct contact with the mo...

well, i just pulled the pieces i made yesterday and surprise!, uncured resin left in the mold, i'll clean it up tomorow when it has dried out a bit. The "core" of the piece is fully cured so it seems that i have a problem mainly from the mold taking out the heat of the curing process. Next...

yes, it's polyester resin. i've got a hard time having it curing. Out of 3 pull, only the first came out clean.... i was a bit frustrated by that and now, since it's warmer time, i'm retring my luck. The 2 bad pull where made at a lower temperature so it may also have played agaisnt me at the same t...

Hi, this seem to be a simple question and certainly hope the answer will be simple. i've bought a new sort of clear resin because the store doesn't carry the one i used to use. The amount of hardener to be added depends on the thickness of the part to be cast. What would happend if i put more harden...

Scotch tape all the way!! had a few spillage if not firmely pressed against the model... As for resin, i really like the Envirotex lite, it's still soft after 24 hours and can be removed more or less easely with a sharp knife.

Hi all, i decided to go back to my Batman begins batmobile. i've found some really nice pics of a finished model and i'd like mine to end up in a similar way. http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n162/Locke_333/batmobile0011.jpg http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n162/Locke_333/batmobile0026.jpg My pr...

Every time ... !!! Oh well, meabe i'll try another king of mold then, i've got a dozen pieces to cast and i ain't going to cook them each time. Thanks for you help! Remember, the Alumilite clear resin likes a warm mold. According to the Alumilite page, about 150F for thin casts . The thing is, i'm ...

Every time ... !!! Oh well, meabe i'll try another king of mold then, i've got a dozen pieces to cast and i ain't going to cook them each time.

Thanks for you help!

It's supposed to be by weigh but there is a mesuring cup that came with it that said 1 cup for xoz of rubber and that's what i used. How much time did you bake your? The original thread said 6 hours at 300F

yah, i remeber that thread sometime back... Found it, thanks for remembering it to me! If anyone interested ... Envirotex Troubles Well, so fard i haven't had trouble with releasing the Envirotex piece. In fact, without any release agent, i barely bend the mold and the piece just pops out of it on i...

Hi, i've started casting some clear parts for various projects and have encourtered some problem.I Thought, why not ask some help from the GURU around here! i'm currently using 2 types of "resin" ( EasyCast epoxy and Envirotex )with the same result so far for both. When using brush on rubb...

Thanks guys, a lot of nice find there! i've added those to my list!

i mostly use size 30 for anything that related to modeling( phone line or RJ-45 cables ) when it connect to led directly. it i have some harware(ex flashing board), i use size 26-28. I teach a telecommunications cabling course (when school is actually in session). Actually, phone cords and data cab...

i mostly use size 30 for anything that related to modeling( phone line or RJ-45 cables ) when it connect to led directly. it i have some harware(ex flashing board), i use size 26-28.

Hi all, i need a little help. Until today, i was lighting my model the cheap way but i've now decided that i should light them properly. i've been looking around for a place to get 1/4 watt resistor without having to buy a whole set of many value that i'll never use( like on digikey.com but i don't ...

i second that. i used that trick a few time and it works great.