I grew up with 36 cent per gallon gas until the “shortage” of the 70’s, I don’t drive much anymore, I travel by computer. My vehicle is an S10 Blazer...
I think I remember gas wars getting down that low and sometime below, but my vehicle at the time was a Whizzer that wouldn’t even hold a gallon of gas. Obey...
Mike, I also have a 1995 Astrovan with the 27 gallon gas tank. Oh well. The only problem I have with it is there is no place for my left foot. Bad design ...
Mike, that beats me. I remember gas at 21.9 cents in Chicago. But I also remember McDonalds hamburgers at 25 cents and their fries at 12 cents. Of course, we...
How about that McDonald's commercial that stated that you can get a burger, fries and a coke and get change back from your dollar? :O) I also remember when...
Mike, My favorite ad was the one in the '50's or early '60's that proclaimed the VW (beetle) was "Cheaper than Meat". The car weighed 1675 pounds and cost ...
Normally I wind up feeling old, but you guys are making me feel young again. I just remember being glad I could fill up my pickup with $40 of course it had...
Hi all, Need some advice. Just got a shipment of parts from the company that casts them for me, these are open-pour resin pieces. The parts are pretty bad -...
Personally, I aim for zero bubbles in my castings. If I get bubbles, I'm doing something wrong and I will not ship the "bubbled" castings to clients. I keep...
Everything Mike said is spot on. I would never let anything leave my shop in the condition you described, regardless of the quality requirements. You should...
Hi, For bubble free water clear epoxy molding (or any other molding), 1) anybody could compare between these 2 methods? (I am not talking about getting the...
I can't speak for ultra-sonic methods since I've never used it (seems like a fancy method of hammering a mold), but my experience says that vacuum-removal is...
Hi. I want to create some wall plaques in relatively small volume, say in the region of 20 to 50 per design. The plaques will be round in shape, around eight...
I'm not sure which is better but from what I have read online I would say more people prefer the results from pressure casting although there does not seem to...
I'm not sure which is better but from what I have read online I would say more people prefer the results from pressure casting although there does not seem to...
If you de-gas your silicone and let the mold cure at room pressure, then pressurize the mold with the resin in it, you won't have any problems. It's only when...
... Epoxies might work also. SmoothOn has a line they call Epoxacast. I use the 690 and like it. Very low viscosity and cures to a very hard plastic. But I...
Thanks to the folks for their input on this topic. The product needs to be relatively robust to withstand the rigours of being kicked around the postal service...
I guess it is Christmas in May. I had one company that I had been dealing with because they have a location that is just off the freeway I will be on...
I am new to molding/casting and this is my first post and I have a couple questions. To reiterate what you stated earlier, the best approach is to de-gas the...
Wondering what you all do with your uncured silicone when the weather changes... We recently got a spike in temps and I'm concerned about how (if at all) it...
Silicone rubber has a VERY long storage life. Higher temperature shouldn't affect it much if at all. The only likely change is that it will thicken slightly....
As I understand it it may help to cast the mold under pressure IF you are going to pressure cast parts in it later. You can use a pressure chamber as a vacuum...
Overkill in my opinion- it also shortens the working time you have with the resin. ... From: "threefootrr" <threefootrr@...> To: casting@yahoogroups.com ...
when it comes to rigid clear parts i like to use urethane. Most of the time they are fairly viscus and have a descent pot life. If you are using a pressure pot...
