I have made tons of molds and castings, ... literately. Aluminum isn't a good choice especially with complicated parts. It doesn't flex to release the molds. Typically with aluminum, it's automated and it pushes the parts out with pins.
Exactly what do you hope to achieve in your fine process? What issues are you having that make you want to change your process? What brand and number is your silicone and casting resin? Bill On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 8:27 AM, Erik Friesen <e...@aercon.net> wrote: > Has anyone here done much polyurethane resin pouring? I have been trying > to fine tune the process. Current process uses silicon moulds. > > #1. Does it work to use aluminum moulds? > > #2. Could it work to use high vacuum to eliminate air bubbles? I would > envision using some type of fill funnel and a pulling a full vacuum, then > opening the entrance to the funnel with some type of rod/oring seal. > > The current material I am using sets in about 10 minutes, the gel time is > around 50 seconds, so its all static mixed. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > October Webinars: Code for Performance > Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. > Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most > from > the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60133471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Thanks Bill ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60133471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
