Convexing in mold

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    • May 1, 2019 at 5:38 pm #39775
      James
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      Recently I did a cast of some puzzle pieces for a commission and noticed all of the pieces had convexed in the mold, is there a way to fix for the current project and prevent for future ones? I didn’t fill the molds all the way because they wanted thinner pieces

    • May 1, 2019 at 6:25 pm #39779
      Katherine Swift
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      Can you link to a picture? I want to be sure I fully understand what’s going on.

    • May 2, 2019 at 4:55 am #39835
      James
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      I have not posted a picture of it anywhere but what I’m having is raised edges and a dip towards the center like it’s bowed in the center

      • May 2, 2019 at 11:24 am #39863
        Katherine Swift
        Keymaster

        Hi James, it sounds like what you are experiencing is a normal occurrence when casting resin. I talk about it in this video:

        https://youtu.be/S6xlrNQDp_0

        You can try overfilling your mold a little more than you did previously. The resin will shrink and hopefully be more level.

        • September 16, 2019 at 2:33 pm #82414
          Lisa
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          I have molds with the protrusions that make a hole for a jump ring. How can I overfill and still have the holes stay open?

          • September 17, 2019 at 11:15 am #82422
            Katherine Swift
            Keymaster

            You can’t. You will have to drill the holes out after demolding.

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