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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: ChrisAllwood on August 04, 2020, 05:21:23 PM

Title: Resin and Pressure Pots
Post by: ChrisAllwood on August 04, 2020, 05:21:23 PM

Hi everyone,
I am a new member and I am also quite new to woodturning.

I am interested in doing some resin and wood work but don't have a pressure pot!!!

The ones online are for paint and have impellars which will obviously get in the way of whatever I put into the pot.

Has anyone come across this problem?

Does anyone know if there is a place to get one that is ready for resin casting?

Maybe someone has one they would like to sell?

Thanks in advance for your interest and I look forward to meeting many of you after the COVID 19 restrictions are lifted.

Chris

Title: Re: Resin and Pressure Pots
Post by: Lazurus on August 07, 2020, 09:02:02 AM

I made mine from a paint pot - have a look on you tube about the harbour freight conversion into a pressure pot. Easy to do just a couple of fittings and a safety valve needed.

Title: Re: Resin and Pressure Pots
Post by: Wood spinner on August 07, 2020, 10:44:18 AM

https://www.amazon.com/pressure-pot-resin-casting/s?k=pressure+pot+for+resin+casting

Title: Re: Resin and Pressure Pots
Post by: David Buskell on August 07, 2020, 03:09:46 PM

Chris, House of Resin in Wareham has everything you need for resin casting. However, it seems most turners use Glasscast 50 for wood. Glasscast comes in 3 sizes: 3, 10 and 50 which relate to the depth you can cast in one go. Stiles & Bates in Dover are recokoned to be the best source for Glasscast. There's also Eli-Chem Resin over near Godalming but I think they have mainly #3.

Hope this helps.

Title: Re: Resin and Pressure Pots
Post by: andy44 on August 07, 2020, 03:11:43 PM

Take a look at these
http://www.pressurepots.co.uk/resin-moulding-tanks.html?SID=j4fr3eobqsi5lijjqd4lr6rdk1

Title: Re: Resin and Pressure Pots
Post by: Lazurus on August 07, 2020, 04:14:06 PM

Quote from: andy44 on August 07, 2020, 03:11:43 PM

Take a look at these
http://www.pressurepots.co.uk/resin-moulding-tanks.html?SID=j4fr3eobqsi5lijjqd4lr6rdk1

DIY looks a cheaper alternative  :o

Title: Re: Resin and Pressure Pots
Post by: andy44 on August 07, 2020, 05:37:23 PM

Quote from: Lazurus on August 07, 2020, 04:14:06 PM

Quote from: andy44 on August 07, 2020, 03:11:43 PM

Take a look at these
http://www.pressurepots.co.uk/resin-moulding-tanks.html?SID=j4fr3eobqsi5lijjqd4lr6rdk1

DIY looks a cheaper alternative  :o

Maybe so, but he asked if there were any available without DIY