by Dan | Jul 30, 2019 | Casting Techniques, Epoxy Resins, Liquid Molding Methods, Uncategorized
Epoxy River Cribbage Board Made With Hapco Resins Over the past year, the wood and resin craft market has hit its stride. A quick search on Etsy or YouTube yields thousands of results. We’ve fielded numerous calls from artists, furniture makers, and...
by Dan | Dec 14, 2016 | Casting Techniques, Liquid Molding Methods, Liquid Plastics, Silicone Rubbers
Part 2: Casting the Unicorn In part 1 of this how-to guide, we showed you how we created the silicone mold using Hapsil™ 360. In part 2, we will go through the steps and materials needed to cast a water clear part out of Ultraclear™ 480N-40, using...
by Dan | Nov 14, 2016 | Casting Techniques, High Performance Plastics, Home Featured, Liquid Molding Methods, Liquid Plastics, Liquid Rubbers, Silicone Rubbers, Uncategorized
Part 1 – Making the Mold In this article, we show you step by step, how to duplicate a complex pattern using Hapco’s high performance materials and equipment. After taking measurements of the pattern and creating a drawing to outline our plan, we...
by Fred | Oct 13, 2016 | Casting Techniques, Dispensing Equipment, Epoxy Resins, Filtration & Ultrafiltration, Liquid Molding Methods, Liquid Plastics, Liquid Rubbers, Potting & Encapsulating, Rapid Prototyping, Uncategorized
The term “viscosity” refers to the thickness or flowability of a liquid. Viscosity numbers range from 1 (water) to millions of centipoise (cP) or pascal seconds (Pa.s), 1cP = 0.001 Pa.s. Refer to our viscosity comparison chart here. Urethane and epoxy resins with...
by Dan | May 8, 2015 | Casting Techniques, Liquid Molding Methods, Liquid Plastics, Uncategorized
Achieving clear, bubble-free parts using clear epoxy or urethane is not impossible, but as anyone with experience will tell you, it’s not without its challenges either. The task can be even more daunting if the part possesses complex detail or undercuts, however...
by Dan | Oct 29, 2014 | Casting Techniques, Home Featured, Liquid Molding Methods, Liquid Plastics, Potting & Encapsulating, Rapid Prototyping, Uncategorized
Q. What is the difference between vacuum degassing and pressurizing? A. Vacuum de-gassing expands the air trapped during mixing or pouring, causing the bubbles to grow, rise to the surface, and in most cases, release. After a period of time the amount of trapped air...
