Using Resin...

WebMasta33 · 07-17-2002, 04:38 PM

I know Mashie used resin to make his awsome LED synthesizer... however, is it waterproof? Where can I purchase it, how to mold it? Ect....

I have a project, and I need to make it out of resin... bending plexi just isn't working.

bigben2k · 07-17-2002, 05:12 PM

I've used resin, it's really cool stuff.

I picked up marine resin, and some fiberglass cloth. I was still experimenting with in while I was in Canada, and I found that foam shapes worked best: you just cut the foam to what you want (if you have odd shapes). Lay the fiberglass (pin/tack/glue) then the resin right on top of it. Once dry, melt the foam with acetone, and voila!

(probably not environmentally friendly, and nasty fumes galore, but I'm in scale modelling (small parts), so I never noticed)

The marine resin I used had a blue tint to it. It is completely waterproof.

WebMasta33 · 07-17-2002, 09:50 PM

Where did you get it?

About how much did it cost? (list amount)

Tint is fine... I just need it!

bigben2k · 07-18-2002, 08:07 AM

I got it at a local hardware store (Canadian Tire, for my fellow Canadians!). You should be able to find that easily at pretty much any hardware store, but I haven't been shopping for it, so I'm not sure. It's typically used to repair boats (fiberglass hulls).

I found some here

Otherwise, I'd use extra strength body filler: it's just as strong, but easier to work with.

Khledar · 07-19-2002, 12:34 AM

Yay for Canadian Tire!!! Well if you're anywhere near water any type of marine/sailing shope will have that kinda stuff; it's impossible to find a sailor who isn't always somehow fixing his/her rig, so lots of marine type shops will have DIY stuff!

Can O' Beans · 08-06-2002, 01:16 AM

www.usplastic.com has a kit for making your own clear plastic casts, etc...

This is the "resin" I think you're actually talking about. Not fiberglass resin that everyone else is talking about.

07-17-2002, 04:38 PM	#1
WebMasta33 Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 526	Using Resin... I know Mashie used resin to make his awsome LED synthesizer... however, is it waterproof? Where can I purchase it, how to mold it? Ect.... I have a project, and I need to make it out of resin... bending plexi just isn't working. __________________ ========== --Soyo KT333 DRAGON Ultra (Platinum Edition) --AMD 1.4 @ 1.54 (11x) --768mb of PC2100 (@140FSB) --Asus v8200 GeForce3 @ 210/490 --Maxtor 40gb Quiet + 2 IBM 40gb 60GXPs (removable) + 8gb WD --Audigy --Maze 3, DD Gf3 block, 2x BIX, Eheim1250 ===========

07-17-2002, 05:12 PM	#2
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	I've used resin, it's really cool stuff. I picked up marine resin, and some fiberglass cloth. I was still experimenting with in while I was in Canada, and I found that foam shapes worked best: you just cut the foam to what you want (if you have odd shapes). Lay the fiberglass (pin/tack/glue) then the resin right on top of it. Once dry, melt the foam with acetone, and voila! (probably not environmentally friendly, and nasty fumes galore, but I'm in scale modelling (small parts), so I never noticed) The marine resin I used had a blue tint to it. It is completely waterproof. __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101 Last edited by bigben2k; 07-17-2002 at 05:14 PM.

07-17-2002, 09:50 PM	#3
WebMasta33 Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 526	Where did you get it? About how much did it cost? (list amount) Tint is fine... I just need it! __________________ ========== --Soyo KT333 DRAGON Ultra (Platinum Edition) --AMD 1.4 @ 1.54 (11x) --768mb of PC2100 (@140FSB) --Asus v8200 GeForce3 @ 210/490 --Maxtor 40gb Quiet + 2 IBM 40gb 60GXPs (removable) + 8gb WD --Audigy --Maze 3, DD Gf3 block, 2x BIX, Eheim1250 ===========

07-18-2002, 08:07 AM	#4
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	I got it at a local hardware store (Canadian Tire, for my fellow Canadians!). You should be able to find that easily at pretty much any hardware store, but I haven't been shopping for it, so I'm not sure. It's typically used to repair boats (fiberglass hulls). I found some here Otherwise, I'd use extra strength body filler: it's just as strong, but easier to work with. __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

07-19-2002, 12:34 AM	#5
Khledar Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Vancouver BC Posts: 234	Yay for Canadian Tire!!! Well if you're anywhere near water any type of marine/sailing shope will have that kinda stuff; it's impossible to find a sailor who isn't always somehow fixing his/her rig, so lots of marine type shops will have DIY stuff! __________________ "mooooo" said the cow. ERTW - UBC P4 2.4B @3.01Ghz 167FSB :: Abit IC7 :: 2x256MB HyperX PC3700 :: ASUS 9600XT :: WD Raptor 2x36GB RAID0

08-06-2002, 01:16 AM	#6
Can O' Beans Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pa - USA Posts: 264	www.usplastic.com has a kit for making your own clear plastic casts, etc... This is the "resin" I think you're actually talking about. Not fiberglass resin that everyone else is talking about.

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