doorslammer1968 Posted January 3, 2021 Report Posted January 3, 2021 HELPPPPPPPP!!!!! What's the quickest way to remove excess window flashing in resins? The exactos take forever because of the thickness in some of these resins. Any suggestions? Thanks very much.
BWScholten Posted January 3, 2021 Report Posted January 3, 2021 Dremel and sand paper. But be very careful with the dremel.
doorslammer1968 Posted January 3, 2021 Author Report Posted January 3, 2021 Which blade on the Dremel; I tried that already. Can you send a pic of the head you used? Thanks very much Brett.
Rusty White Posted January 3, 2021 Report Posted January 3, 2021 Welcome to building resin kits! Unfortunately, there isn't any fast or easy way to remove flash which is the biggest gripe against resin kits. I would recommend using an Xacto knife with no. 11 blade to remove the larger chunks of flash, then move to jeweler's files to clean up the final configuration. 1
doorslammer1968 Posted January 3, 2021 Author Report Posted January 3, 2021 Thanks Rusty. I just got my Xacto and punctured the window flashing then kept the blade in and just sawed and some would start to tear off and continue down the seam lines. Not quite as bad as I thought LOL.
Ron Bell Posted January 3, 2021 Report Posted January 3, 2021 You might try mini saw blades for your Exacto. They have very fine teeth and are very thin and come in all sorts of shapes. Several companies sell them. They usually come on something like a PE fret. They are not for the larger plugs you find on resin kits, but work well on flash and in tighter places. Here's some available from Micro Mark Tools. 1
BWScholten Posted January 3, 2021 Report Posted January 3, 2021 15 hours ago, doorslammer1968 said: Which blade on the Dremel; I tried that already. Can you send a pic of the head you used? Thanks very much Brett. I'll look for my dremel, but they make a thin cutting blade for plastic.
BWScholten Posted January 5, 2021 Report Posted January 5, 2021 @doorslammer1968 This is the general kit I used. https://smile.amazon.com/Dremel-EZ688-01-Piece-Mini-Cutting/dp/B07BNJM92F/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2QOZ3AIZ9BTOH&dchild=1&keywords=dremel+cutting+kit&qid=1609804710&sprefix=dremel+cutting%2Caps%2C463&sr=8-3 The specific disk number is EZ476
doorslammer1968 Posted January 5, 2021 Author Report Posted January 5, 2021 Thanks Rusty, Ron and Daswo.
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