Clear casting a small table


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Hi there,

I want to make a small table top completely out of clear cast resin and I am going to embed wooden legs in it at the time of casting. I made a small prototype using polyester clear resin and that worked fine but now I need to make a much bigger mould, probably 30x40 cm and 6cm deep. Am I best off lining a wooden mould with polypropylene sheet or is there a better way of doing this? 
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> 30x40 cm and 6cm deep

That's 7.2 liters or about 8 kg of resin. Have you considered the resulting exotherm?

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No I hadn't - how hot will it get ? 
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That of course depends on the type of resin, I don't know the EC product and whether it will work or not.

Too much of an exotherm might produce tensions in the final part, bubbles and discoloration. You will probably have to cast such a big block in at least two steps.
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How hot will it get? - 60mm thick will most likely catch fire or at least smoke you out of the workshop
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This is personally something I wouldn't try, but can be done, seen it online many times.
Like stated above, the exothermal reaction could cause some problems.
Wouldn't it be easier or cheaper to find a PMMA block of those dimensions?

Matthieu Libeert
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A ready made block of plastic would be best in this situation, although pouring it in 20mm or less layers and you should be fine in the current temperatures.

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Yes I did think of a block of plastic but I really wanted to embed the legs in the resin during the casting 
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