Hi M-Williams; I'm using a 20 watt unit mentioned earlier in this thread but I also have a nail curer. I've been putting models under this lamp for approx. 12 hours. I also bake in a counter top oven at around 150 F. If I have time, I will also put the
models in the nail curer over night.
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- Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:41 pm
- Forum: Casting
- Topic: Casting SolusCast
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- Thu Oct 12, 2017 5:43 pm
- Forum: Casting
- Topic: Casting SolusCast
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Re: Casting SolusCast
I cast this very heavy silver ring in silver from a Soluscast model. There were some minor inclusions which looked like ash. I brought my temperature up to 1425 F for 3.5 hours, 36/100 water to investment, no boric acid. I will now try going up to 1475 F. Pretty happy with the casting. I also cast t...
- Fri Sep 29, 2017 3:30 pm
- Forum: Casting
- Topic: Casting SolusCast
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Re: Casting SolusCast
Hi M.A.N.; Those look like the best casting yet. What is your max temp. and how long do you leave it there?
- Wed Sep 27, 2017 9:28 pm
- Forum: Casting
- Topic: Casting SolusCast
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Re: Casting SolusCast
The ring with the flashing was one half inch from investment top. I think I will try the 36 to 100 mix. I've always used 38. Hope it will still pour easily.
- Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:44 am
- Forum: Casting
- Topic: Casting SolusCast
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Re: Casting SolusCast
This is why I am reluctant to use boric acid. My last cast had .7 percent boric acid added to the water of the investment. This cast was with 1 percent and I get a crack. Anybody else have this problem? Some roughness on the other ring but probably salvageable.
- Mon Sep 25, 2017 5:56 pm
- Forum: Casting
- Topic: Casting SolusCast
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Re: Casting SolusCast
Reply to Rkundla.... I didn't get any cracking. I'm going to try 175 in the toaster oven. That's way below boiling point so shouldn't be a problem.
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- Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:18 pm
- Forum: Casting
- Topic: Casting SolusCast
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Re: Casting SolusCast
I should have mentioned in the post above.... My investment was Plasticast and I added .7 percent boric acid to the weight of the water. I will probably try 1 percent next time. I've had trouble with the investment cracking when using boric acid.
- Mon Sep 25, 2017 12:08 pm
- Forum: Casting
- Topic: Casting SolusCast
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Re: Casting SolusCast
My first attempts at casting Soluscast were a complete failure but the latest result was very good. The tree in the attachment is sterlium as cast. The Halo ring model was soluscast, the other two were Emerald. The only flaws in the soluscast ring were a couple of extremely tiny pits on the sides of...
- Sun Sep 10, 2017 11:40 am
- Forum: Casting
- Topic: Casting SolusCast
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Re: Casting SolusCast
I used plasticast but I only went up to 1375 for 2.75 hours. I cast 10k, 14k and silver. The silver flask had 10 items 1.5 mm thick. Every one of the pieces was a total loss. The imperfections were all below the original surface which means they were all the result of ash. If the investment had brok...
- Mon Sep 04, 2017 9:38 pm
- Forum: Resins
- Topic: printer settings for solus cast
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Re: printer settings for solus cast
Thanks, Had trouble printing some items but after tweaking, getting better results now. Interesting to see if there's much of a learning curve for the casting. Not really expecting too much trouble with that. The resin is incredibly strong.