Stack...thats just what I call it. I guess in retrospect rack would work just as well. But it just seems more apt. I dont know if anyone else thought of this. Most likely. Its a simple enough idea. I remember documenting it here on the blog when I first made it.
When I first started casting, I was using a very small pressure pot. In fact it was a paint pot. I had to turn it on its side to be able to make the larger molds. I could barley get my hand in and sometimes it was sloppy. So I was pretty happy when I found the one I am using on sale for $70.00. But it is deeper than it is wide. And that made for alot of empty space. So I made a small shelfing (apparently thats not a word...hmmm) system.
I cut 3 pieces of thin paneling. I put one on the bottom of the pot, because the pot is curved. Then I took the other 2 and drilled some holes, used some All Thread and a few nuts/washers and made a the shelf unit to fit inside the pressure pot. Now I could make more molds at once. At the very least, I didnt have to keep reaching all the way into the bottom of the pressure pot.
It wasnt until I used it a few times that I realized I made 1 small error. Resin sticks badly to the wood. So the shelf unit got bumpy and uneven from spilled resin. I had to grind it off which is alot of work/noisy and messy. However it can be easily scraped off with a putty knife or a simple scraper were it made of acrylic or some type of plastic.
So I finally got around to making the new shelf unit. I kinda like the look.
I had some square pieces. I just took a grinder to the excess and than spun it by hand over a belt sander. I still have to put some pads on the bottom of the all thread so it doesnt damage the bottom acrylic plate.
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