PowerResins Dark has been developed specifically for direct casting of jewelry with high details. It provides perfect casting quality combined with very sharp printing abilities and easy to set stones. Perfect printing properties with sharp details suitable for jewelry with micro-pave prongs, engraving, highly detailed figures or filigree jewelry designs.

Casting and Burnout Cycle for PowerResins Castable Resins

1. Washing the Models

• 3 minutes with clean alcohol (that is minimum 90% pureness).
• Wash 2 minutes with dirty alcohol then dry by blowing air (an air compressor can be used) and then 2 minutes with clean alcohol then dry by blowing air.
• Check the models, if there are uncured resin on the model wash and dry them again.
• The models should not be exposed to alcohol for more than 6 minutes.
• First choice for alcohol; ethyl alcohol is suggested. Otherwise; isopropyl alcohol can be used.
• Models should be casted as soon as possible (within 2 hours is suggested). The models must always be stored in a dark and ideally in a sealed plastic bag.

2. Investment Process

• Instructions (water-powder ratio, mixing process etc.) by the manufacturer of the investment must be followed.
• Must be make sure that the investment gets vacuum very well. The vacuum process must be aplied by vibrating the investment.
• Casting tree should be inserted as far away from the surface of the flask as possible (! Do not put the printed model close to the flask’s wall).

Note: Every steps should be completed by the professional machines. Every detail is essential to get applied correctly.

3. Recommended Burnout Cycle

1. Before insterting the flask into furnace, flask must be left settled for minimum 3 hours.

2. In the last step of the cycle; after ramp down to 600 Celsius degrees within 1 hour, the flask should stay in the furnace at 600 Celsius degrees for about 1 hour before pouring the metal.
3. Fresh metal should be used to cast. Metals used for many times (more than 3-4) to get casted should not be used.