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09-08-2011, 10:11 AM #5
This is a thread with some really good information in it. I used clear pouring resin, usually meant for embedding objects as paperweights etc., to take a mould from a Japanese tsuba sword guard, and reproduce it with copper clay as used by jewellers. (the stuff actually fires into pure copper, with no noticeable porosity, and silver is also available.) I found that I could suck out any visible bubbles with a hypodermic syringe and needle, with the least possible effect if the resin was just beginning to harden, and a matchstick would leave a dimple. The needle may not be reusable if you suck in any resin, as solvents such as acetone may soften and jam the syringe piston. But the syringe should be, if you just throw away the needle.