"Pin prick sized holes in castings" Topic
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| clibinarium | 02 Aug 2014 8:53 a.m. PST |
Just curious, sometimes one finds pin prick sized holes in cast figures and when drilling them out they turn out to have voids within, like a tiny cave system. Does anyone know what causes this, and is it likely to cause problems? Cheers in advance. |
| ming31 | 02 Aug 2014 9:22 a.m. PST |
air pockets …very common in resin . |
| napthyme | 02 Aug 2014 10:00 a.m. PST |
I have seen it in a few metal castings, never seemed to cause any problems. |
| headzombie | 02 Aug 2014 10:11 a.m. PST |
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 StoneMtnMinis  | 02 Aug 2014 10:35 a.m. PST |
If they are metal castings the metal was over heated. If they are resin the resin was mixed too fast and when poured not agitated/vibrated enough to bring air to the surface. |
| Shardik | 03 Aug 2014 2:30 a.m. PST |
Wasn't it common in Finecast models? |
| Zephyr1 | 03 Aug 2014 2:20 p.m. PST |
No, the problem FC had was that the resin filled the holes…. ;-) |
| clibinarium | 04 Aug 2014 9:45 a.m. PST |
Figures in question are metal. Too hot confirms my suspicions.
Thanks for the info. |
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