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Step 18Pour the Mold
Put the silicone mold in a beaker or some other apparatus that will keep it upright as the resin is being poured into the mold. Mix 48 fluid ounces of resin with 5.6 ml of catalast. Mix well (this is so much easier with a drill and a mixer, I made one out of a dowel rod glued to a piece of wood). Pour the resin into the mold all the way to the top.
When filled, insert the LED module (being help up by a clamp or tape or anything); make sure everything is straight before you leave it to harden!
NOTE: This stuff smells pretty bad, so work in a well ventelated area (such as a fume hood)
When filled, insert the LED module (being help up by a clamp or tape or anything); make sure everything is straight before you leave it to harden!
NOTE: This stuff smells pretty bad, so work in a well ventelated area (such as a fume hood)
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Feb 4, 2009. 9:51 AMBigev
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How do you keep the mold from flexing and putting a dent in your gigantic LED?
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Feb 4, 2009. 4:41 PMguyfrom7up (author)
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well, it was in a circular beaker, and if I don't touch it and hope it'll come out right ;). There were some small dents, but they could have been from the mold in general. But I buffed most of them out.
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Feb 10, 2009. 1:42 PMBigev
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Aha... Kudos on the giganto-diode still.
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