PLA 3D printed mould?

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Adder	Adder posted 4 Years Ago HOT Topic Details
Group: Forum Members Posts: 3, Visits: 43	Hey everybody! After printing the mould. Grinding is probably necessary, but what are the next steps? filler? What? I have PVA, wax and CR1 Easy-Lease Chemical Release Agent, which one is best? Polyurethane Resin to make handles.
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Warren (Staff)	Warren (Staff) posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
Group: Administrators Posts: 2.5K, Visits: 8.5K	As PLA is not great for releasing from, you may want to coat with epoxy resin, then sand smooth and polish to a gloss. You would then have a non-porous smooth surface ready to take any release agent. If casting the PU resin, then go with the CR1 for ease of use. Warren Penalver Easy Composites / Carbon Mods - Technical Support Assistant
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Lester Populaire	L Lester Populaire posted 4 Years Ago HOT Post Details
L Group: Forum Members Posts: 311, Visits: 13K	+x Warren (Staff) - 12/29/2021 12:02:02 PM As PLA is not great for releasing from, you may want to coat with epoxy resin, then sand smooth and polish to a gloss. You would then have a non-porous smooth surface ready to take any release agent. If casting the PU resin, then go with the CR1 for ease of use. I actually printed all my tooling from PLA so far and never had any issues. I used a wax release agent. Never aimed for a very good finish tho so always had a heavy coating of wax on it.
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