Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re:Casting clearance

Tim Goldstein wrote:

>
> Ballendo,
>
> It has taken me years to finally learn that it is always cheaper in the long
> run to spend the money up front. I got some of the Philly Resins product and
> spent the money for the special release agent. The application went
> perfectly first time. If you figure the resin costs $60/half lb and the
> release agent is $25 per can, how much resin and time do you have to waste
> to make it cheaper to just spent the $25 on the proper release agent? Seems
> to me that just one mess up would be too expensive.
>

In my case I am using the Philadelphia Resins product and their release
agent. I did the Sherline nuts and they worked OK, the larger ones for
the Grizzley failed.

I agree with your lesosn that buying the right stuff is often better
than looking for cheap. I think in this case the Philly stuff is the
cheap version of Moglice, and I am going to order some Moglice to try.

ron