mallard feet not casting

Submitted by mk on 8/18/06 at 9:21 AM. ( ) 216.244.55.179

i siliconed some mallard feet and my casting material a 2 part urethane that turns white, i forget the name, it casts the toes but hardly any webbing and maybe half the claws. however on the snow and canadian geese i had no problems at all and they turned out great. yeah some minor apoxie repairs , but too much for these mallard feet. any ideas how to get the entire foot casted? i also want to do some smaller ducks but not sure if i can.

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I tried and quit

This response submitted by James Parrish on 8/18/06 at 9:36 AM. ( ) 204.211.171.11

I tried to cast some hooded merganser feet and I had the same problems.. I finally gave up.


Entrapped air

This response submitted by George on 8/18/06 at 11:38 AM. ( georoof@aol.com ) 64.12.117.9

Common for casting small parts.


Casting problems

This response submitted by StanleyT on 8/22/06 at 6:27 PM. ( stanleyt@ipspolymer.com ) 74.234.194.247

Hey Guy's

You need to be pressure casting or change your sprue design, so the resin enter the mold from the bottom and not the top.
Feel free to call me @423-834-1024.

Stanley Townsend
IPS Polymer's


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