And now the fun part. I definitely didn't have a large enough opening to fill over the Crank Gen which was a mistake because when the silicone would start to thicken, it didn't flow into that space well anymore. Thankfully, my vent holes were just barely large enough to be useful, though the pour was slow. I was really nervous and my vacuum pump failed on me about 2/3 of the way through so I was nervous about air bubbles, but I went slow enough I think it's going to be ok.
Used Smooth On Moldstar 30 which seemed to work great.
![Image]()
Vacuum chamber at work
![Image]()
Progress was slow at first
![Image]()
![Image]()
All finished up - very messy but I think it went pretty well. Was touch and go there for a bit - reusing containers I think spend up the catalyst on some of the later batches which had us nervous about being able to get it all in there. Would have been a lot easier with an extra Crank Gen fill hole.
![Image]()
Used Smooth On Moldstar 30 which seemed to work great.
Vacuum chamber at work
Progress was slow at first
All finished up - very messy but I think it went pretty well. Was touch and go there for a bit - reusing containers I think spend up the catalyst on some of the later batches which had us nervous about being able to get it all in there. Would have been a lot easier with an extra Crank Gen fill hole.
Statistics: Posted by Tvenk — September 15th, 2024, 8:58 pm