[Jewelry making - Article 00549] - Re: [Orchid] Epoxy resin problems

[Monika]

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Dear Rebekah,

    It could be a number of reason for your problem and Im not sure
    about the exact brand of resin you are using, but for larger
    quantities you must have casting resin. Any other kind will heat up
    way too much. It will cause the work to shatter after cooling down
    and also can go yellow. 

    If the resin is ok for casting, than maybe you should try to reduce
    the amount of catalyst that you are using. 

    Years ago I used to cast black opal chips into resin and without any
    training, I just learned by my mistakes as I went along. Plenty of
    mistakes too. 

I hope this helps. 
Have fun with resin. 

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