{"id":569,"date":"2022-03-31T20:12:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T20:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penblanks.ca\/blog\/?p=569"},"modified":"2024-05-14T11:25:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T15:25:09","slug":"dos-and-dont-of-epoxy-casting-resin-for-pen-blanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penblanks.ca\/blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/31\/dos-and-dont-of-epoxy-casting-resin-for-pen-blanks\/","title":{"rendered":"Do’s and Don’t of Epoxy Casting Resin for Pen Blanks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Casting Supplies and everything you need to turn a pen, all in one place <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pen turners are makers at heart, so it’s not a surprise we also want to cast our own pen blanks. Creating a pen blank that’s one of a kind is alluring, offering unlimited possibilities when it comes to colour and material combinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The process may seem intimidating, but the required materials are quite minimal. Pouring your first epoxy pen blank or casting a hybrid pen blank<\/a> is much easier than you may think! And no, you don’t need a pressure pot. (Though they will speed up the process).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’re here to give you a run through of what you should do to cast the best epoxy pen blanks possible using JB Royal casting resin<\/a> and our exclusive line of Mica Powders<\/a>, along with the things you’re going to want to avoid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DO use Mica Powder for colouring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pigmented mica powders<\/a> will give you the shimmering finished product turners are most often looking for. We recommend to use two teaspoons of mica powder to pour four standard sized (7\/8\u201d square by 5\u201d long) pen blanks- the perfect size for typical pen turning kits. Then there’s glitter<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s the difference between mica and glitter powder<\/a>? Mica powder is finer and will stay more suspended in the resin, creating intriguing patterns and swirls. The glitter is more granular and heavier than mica. You will need at least double the amount of glitter compared to mica powder to create a solid colour effect using only glitter; the less glitter you use, the more of the clear resin you will see in your poured blank. If you’re looking for a diamond “flecked” look, try adding small amounts of glitter in to compliment your chosen mica powder! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mica powders also allow you to create different effects when using two colours. Mixing your colours in one cup before pouring will create a more subtle melting of the colours, where as pouring your pigmented epoxy one at a time in your pen blank mold will allow the colours to remain more true and bold. Penblanks.ca<\/a> has all these materials available separately, or in a bundle<\/a> to save you some coin on your pen making supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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