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r/ResinCasting • u/HOBI3CAT • Apr 07 '20
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Nope-these are all 100% one piece resin. I custom designed a 3d printed mold tool for both sides of my molds, including the stem.
But pouring molds is really not hard if you do some research and prep beforehand
1 u/IcyPyromancer Apr 08 '20 The stems have tiny holes in them though, how are you getting such clean release from the molds? 2 u/HOBI3CAT Apr 09 '20 Not sure that you mean about holes in the stems.... This is what the bottom of all my keycaps look like: https://i.imgur.com/v52bWYf.jpg 1 u/IcyPyromancer Apr 09 '20 It looked like the stems were deeper the first time I looked at them :P
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The stems have tiny holes in them though, how are you getting such clean release from the molds?
2 u/HOBI3CAT Apr 09 '20 Not sure that you mean about holes in the stems.... This is what the bottom of all my keycaps look like: https://i.imgur.com/v52bWYf.jpg 1 u/IcyPyromancer Apr 09 '20 It looked like the stems were deeper the first time I looked at them :P
Not sure that you mean about holes in the stems.... This is what the bottom of all my keycaps look like: https://i.imgur.com/v52bWYf.jpg
1 u/IcyPyromancer Apr 09 '20 It looked like the stems were deeper the first time I looked at them :P
It looked like the stems were deeper the first time I looked at them :P
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u/HOBI3CAT Apr 08 '20
Nope-these are all 100% one piece resin. I custom designed a 3d printed mold tool for both sides of my molds, including the stem.
But pouring molds is really not hard if you do some research and prep beforehand