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This question comes through email by Joan:
Hi, I would like to make a pendant and surround it with resin. I was wondering what I could use as a crater or like a deep dish to place the pendant in. Some told me not to use metal because the resin would not release it and I would have a metal band around the pendant. I know the molds release the resin, but I do not want to cut up one of my molds just to make a surround piece to hold the resin against the pendant. Do you have any suggestion what I could use, so after it is cured I will have just a pendant encased in resin? I hope I have explained what I am trying to do.
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Joan,
Have you tried one of the reusable plastic molds? If you properly prepare it, your resin will pop out once it has been cast. Our jewelry cabochon molds are here: https://resinobsession.com/Jewelry-Molds.html
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Hi, Yes I had considered some large molds, but the pendants are different sizes and shapes. I have some mold maker and I guess that I will have to make my own molds. I was jusr thinking (hopeing) that there would be something else I could wrap around the pendant kinda tight and enclose it, nd then have it release. I was wondering if the material that was used for making the molds just came in flat shheta so I would be able to use that, but I guess that would not be a very good idea. Have to make my own molds. Thanks for the info. Joan
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This is just a follow up to the original question.
Ive considered dipping a variety of items in resin to achieve a "coated" effect. Ive had no problems with fabrics, and hadnt considered that other items would behave differently, but now it appears rather obvious that a non-absorbant thing might let the resin run right off of it. Do you have any ideas?
bek
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A non-absorbent item should work just fine.
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