Does anyone have any experience/suggestions in Plastic Casting?
I'm considering in casting my own plastic parts for my water cooling loop I'm making.
In particular does anyone know if Polyester Casting (Clear water polyester resin) would be suitable to make a reserviour out of?
I intend to create a reserviours with similar athetics as the Aquatube Res by Aquacomputers using clear polyester with a sanded surface finish (to give it a frosted look - going to install white LEDs in hidden pockets to make the front of the res look like tony starks chest).
I plan on doing this by making the main body (Aquacomputers use black/white delrin) out of wax, and using this to create my moulds. Pros: Lower costs... acrylic rod at 80 diameter and 80mm in length costs about £40, i then have to machine this.... for £11 I can get enough polyester to make 3 reserviours with much lower machining requirements!
My main concerns are working in a wetted enviroment with presticides/corrosion inhibitors.
Thoughts?
I'm considering in casting my own plastic parts for my water cooling loop I'm making.
In particular does anyone know if Polyester Casting (Clear water polyester resin) would be suitable to make a reserviour out of?
I intend to create a reserviours with similar athetics as the Aquatube Res by Aquacomputers using clear polyester with a sanded surface finish (to give it a frosted look - going to install white LEDs in hidden pockets to make the front of the res look like tony starks chest).
I plan on doing this by making the main body (Aquacomputers use black/white delrin) out of wax, and using this to create my moulds. Pros: Lower costs... acrylic rod at 80 diameter and 80mm in length costs about £40, i then have to machine this.... for £11 I can get enough polyester to make 3 reserviours with much lower machining requirements!
My main concerns are working in a wetted enviroment with presticides/corrosion inhibitors.
Thoughts?
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