Eager Polymers Casting Resin Selector
In order for us to suggest the proper casting resin, we need to know a bit more about your project. Simply copy the questions below into the body of an email and answer them to the best of your ability. Eager Polymers will look over your needs and contact you with our best recommendations including a price quote. We have been averaging 15 emails per day recently, so if you have not heard from us within 3 days of emailing us, it would be best to phone as 773-927-3484. Our email address is eagerplastics@aol.com
1. MIX RATIO
I would like a system with a mix-ratio:
By weight (scale required)
By volume
Not Important
2. POT-LIFE (Working Time)
What duration of pot-life is required?
3 min
7 min
15 min
90 min
3. DEMOLD TIME
How quickly do you want to demold parts?
10 min
20 min
3 hr
16 hr
4. COLOR
What color do you want the final product to be?
Water-Clear
Foggy Clear
Black
White
Not Important
Other
Will you be painting the part, or will you add one of Eager Polymers' transparent/opaque pigments to the mix?
Painting
Pigmenting
5. FLEXIBILITY & HARDNESS
Please choose the hardness required for your cast part:
20 A (Skin)
60 A (Pencil Eraser)
90 A (Shoe Sole)
70 D (Telephone Handset)
Enter Exact Shore A or D Hardness
6. FINAL DENSITY
Please indicate the final density required for your product:
Must Float in Water
Must Sink in Water
Not Important
7. MAXIMUM USE TEMPERATURE
What is the anticipated maximum use temperature of your cast pieces?
Room Tempeature
100F
150F
Other
8. YOUR MOLD MATERIAL
What is your mold made out of?
Silicone
Urethane
Fiberglass
Latex
Plaster
I still need to make my mold
Other
9. QUANTITY
How many pieces/parts are you making for this project?
1
2-20
more than 20
10. COST
Some systems are more expensive because they are extremely strong or they are water clear with UV protection. Please indicate if you would be willing to surrender some materials properties to lower your cost.
Yes. I can change my some requirements to lower the cost
No. I need the properties stated.
11. PROPERTY RANKING
IMPORTANT! Please rank the top the most important properties of the system you are looking for. Type in the question number that refers to the property. For example, if the color the most imporant, the flexibility second most important and demold time is the third most important, you would enter "4,5,3".
Most Important Property:
Second-Most Important Property:
Third-Most Important Property:
12. BRIEF DESCRIPTION
Now that you have had some time to think your project through, please write a brief description of what you are planning to do. This field is required and helps us understand your needs. You can give us dimensions, the general shape, special strength requirements or environmental conditions your product will experience.
