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  1. Woody

    3 of Davee gees new blanks soon to be on the market

    3 More pens for horseback UK Dave will be stocking these blanks soon at Pen Blanks - CubeCart they are made with poly resin and are quite hard
  2. Woody

    Jims magic

    Whilst drilling out some of my patriotic centre bands I got some red white & blue swarf and our Jim kindly set it in some resin for me so I have a one off pen thank you Jim I love it I will be sending it to Blind veterans
  3. J

    my first ever casting

    Hey all first post here and my first ever casting using polyester resin this was a test buy to see if I would like doing it and even though my second pour I left too long to mix the colors I am chuffed and am going to order some more resin and mica colors it's a steep learning curve but so...
  4. Dalboy

    Getting ready for casting

    Well I have not done much casting for a while so as I sold a little at the rallies I attend I thought I would do some casting and to make the blanks work out cheaper I brought the 5Kg of resin. I also made a 6 tube stand and a 2 blank square mould (which is still drying). So no great piece of...
  5. scouseroy

    A small resin and pine cone bowl

    only about 4 inches wide apologies for the photo quality but taken with my phone ,The colours are not so good on the photo it has a lot of reds and yellows going through it made with polyurethane resin and pinecones dried in the microwave but not stabilised.
  6. fortress

    Colouring polyester resin.

    I am thinking of making my own swirly coloured blanks but I don't know what type of pigments to use. Using polyester resin I want solid colouring. Please could somebody point me in the right direction as to what and where? :praying:
  7. bassethound

    Zeta with Chips?

    A Zeta with resin and Aluminium swarf!
  8. S

    casting sheets

    hi i am looking at starting a new project when my wrist is not broken, but for the mean time i am gathering ideas for other new ones lol. i was wondering how people go about casting a sheet of acrylic instead of pen blanks, what is the best material to use so the resin doesnt stick and will...
  9. Jim

    Stabilising Resin

    Has anyone tried this resin from Turners Retreat yet? :nooidea:
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