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CathalDublin:

Wow the samples an Irish site

RandyT:


I'm cringing at the thought of what I am pretty sure will happen :)  That stuff isn't cheap, and it flows nearly like water, so it's going to go everywhere.

If I might make a suggestion, don't pour it directly over your cabinet/components.  Use the face of the monitor, or some other material, to make a positive of what you are shooting for.  They make thick silicone that can be brushed on.  Once that is done, you can make mother mold with plaster.  Carefully pull off the silicone, place it in the mother mold and then pour in plaster to make your positive.  After that, you can experiment to your hearts content, without worrying about trashing your components.

If you have some resources, you can also just model the positive in 3D and send the file to a business who does 3D routing.  You can then use that as a casting positive.  Or if making a one-off, just model the part and have machined out of wood.

RandyT

drventure:

I've used stuff similar to that liquid plastic before (it was epoxy resin). I made a hardwood desk whose center portion was recessed slate tiles, and I poured that stuff over them all to seal it, but just high enough to come up to the level of the wood frame, but not actually spill over onto the wood itself.

In the end, it worked out great, but it was an utterly nerve wracking experience. Mess up, and i was going to have to rebuild the whole desktop (that stuff doesn't come off).

Plus, what was said about it being like water is spot on, not quite that thin, but thin enough that it'll run through any small cracks. And things better be absolutely level or it'll pool to one end or the other.

Finally, one thing that helped me. Once it's on and starts curing, you're likely to start seeing lots of bubbles form.

Most will pop on their own, but I took a standard butane torch and just waved it (very lightly!) over the surface to pop the rest. Came out glass smooth with no bubbles at all.

Donkey_Kong:


--- Quote from: RandyT on March 04, 2009, 11:58:42 am ---
I'm cringing at the thought of what I am pretty sure will happen :) 

--- End quote ---

Me too! I would be scared to have smooth cast 300 anywhere near a nice cabinet in it's liquid form! :Yikes!

Try and do whatever it takes to work on it separate from the rest of the cab, if possible. Good luck.

If you need any help with the smooth cast hit me up. I've poured a lot of it. Also, we could maybe carve you something from wood as Randy suggested. Just let me know.




ghettodish:

just curious..

Happ sells 2 kinds of 27" bezels. Those won't work for your monitor?

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