Also, adhesion to the two surfaces of the mold during cooldown from the casting temperature, even if slight, can cause the resin plate to crack (because the cured neat resin is not very strong). For ...

Explore the fascinating process of making durable dinner plates using melamine resin in a specialized tableware factory. Every step, from molding and shaping to finishing and quality control ...

Cast-to-tolerance (CTT) synthetic-quartz-composite casting: A technology involving an exothermic pour material made of quartz aggregates and liquid resin. The mixture is poured into the mold at ...

A square foot 1″ thick 6061 plate will run you 60-70 bucks, a gallon of epoxy resin will cost about the same but give you over 2x the volume in epoxy alone. A common mix seems to be about 10-20% ...