[Matthew Fisher]

I would like to cast a fragile bauble in resin in order to preserve it. I have never cast anything before and need some advice. The ideal situation is to have maybe a 2cm circumference of clear resin around the bauble after casting. The relevant information is:
– The bauble is 16cm by 8cm (or 6.3 inches by 3.15 inches).
– The bauble is elliptical.
– The bauble is glass, hollow and has a crack – it is very fragile!

Is it possible to cast such an object without damaging it? What materials would you recommend? Are there any moulds that would fit this object?

Thanks for any advice,
Matthew

[Katherine Swift]

Hi Matthew,

Is your bauble flat as well or is it three-dimensional?

[Matthew Fisher]

The Bauble is 3 dimensional.

[Katherine Swift]

Hi Matthew,

You are going to need:

1. A deep pour casting resin. We have some in our store here:

https://shop.resinobsession.com/collections/resin/resin-obsession-deep-pour-resin

Be sure to mix at least three ounces in one pour. Our resin calculator does the math for you on how much resin you need: https://www.resinobsession.com/resin-calculator/

2. A mold large enough to fit your bauble.

We don’t have anything that large in our store, so you will need to make your own mold.

3. Supplies such as gloves, mixing cups and mixing utensils.

We have those here:

https://shop.resinobsession.com/collections/tools-and-supplies/Supplies

For what you want to do, follow the concepts in this blog post about how to ‘make things float’ in resin:

https://www.resinobsession.com/resin-tutorials/button-bangle-resin-bracelet-tutorial/

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