Die mold line, DIE!!!

Originally Posted by Bartholomew

looks like i'll have to start a die fossa die thread. he was enjoying my pain :tounge:

i was not enjoying your pain i was laughing at the title of your thread

[Logan Cade]

I don’t know what it is about a Dremel, but I just don’t seem to have this baby light touch that is required to use it properly.
When I fire it up, I start feeling like a metal worker who’s out to make some sparks!

Instead, I like using these cushioned nail files.



Have your Wife show you where they are the next time you’re at a store and pick up a dozen or so.
The larger black ones are great.
They are sold separately and are course on one side and super fine on the other.

My Scorpion model had some unbelievably inexcusable mold lines.
It took about 8 straight hours of work to clean it all up, but I was able to reshape everything using these files.

Which kit is it you're having trouble with? More specifically, what color resin is it? I've had kits cast in a charcoal gray resin, and after sanding away the mold line, it looks like it's still there, but really isn't. Try running a wet finger across the area, and holding it up to the light - see if the mold line is truly gone.

-Phil

[Bartholomew]

Wow. Thanks for all the tips and advice everyone. I'll give some of it a try and see.

Fossa, you can't dig your way out of this one!! haha. Just kidding buddy.

[Bartholomew]

Originally Posted by FengShuiStein

Which kit is it you're having trouble with? More specifically, what color resin is it? I've had kits cast in a charcoal gray resin, and after sanding away the mold line, it looks like it's still there, but really isn't. Try running a wet finger across the area, and holding it up to the light - see if the mold line is truly gone.

-Phil

It's an dirty/off white I believe.

[joe delfini]

I often make my owm molds for my own pieces. Bad mold lines result from bad bedding down of the piece in clay or not the proper amount of key to secure the mold from sliding from side to side.
With really bad mold lines i usually try to put a very small slither of putty along the side of mold. When that dries i then do the sanding.

You can use a very fine rotary bit then go in and finish it off by hand or with jewelers files.

joe