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Another way of using up those little bits of acrylic left over from pen turning

scouseroy

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I have loads of bits left over from acrylic pen making and thought it night be nice to recycle them? a small bowl made up of blank bits and resin.
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Nicely done:thumbs:

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Unless you melt the scraps and infuse the new mix or , make a mix and chuck in the scraps do the scrap pieces adhere (stick to) one another. Then is the mass solis? I know not the alchemy of casting this way.

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Unless you melt the scraps and infuse the new mix or , make a mix and chuck in the scraps do the scrap pieces adhere (stick to) one another. Then is the mass solis? I know not the alchemy of casting this way.

Peter.

ahh gotcha! they stick together well using polyester resin but not with polyurethane resin :thumbs:
 

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Is your mould sacrificial or is it reusable?

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