Is resin stronger than plastic?

I posted a question concerning resin earlier, and I said how the craft store I was at didn't sell molds specifically for resin, and how I ended up having to settle for a plastic candy mold. When I tried to take my finished charms out of the molds, they...

I heard that polyester resin is used to bond plastic. I am a little worried because I have a plastic ball coming in the mail that I want to pour this polyester resin in. The ball I am using isn't made for casing at all. Is this a problem? If it is, is...

I can spray both with mold release and even add baby powder...will the resin still get stuck to them? I am thinking of buying Smooth-Cast 300 resin...I've heard that's the best kind.

For year 11 design I'm making a jewellery suite that includes a pendant, I came up with a concept yesterday of using resin and putting 3D figures based on a cartoon of a friend and I in the pendant, I thought I could use modelling clay but somehow I...

I want to vacuum form an object and then make resin casts of the object. I have tried already with abs as my plastic and no luck. The plastic mold is only good for maybe three casts. ...show more

I recently used clear resin for my jewellery making. While cleaning my equipment some of the resin splashed over my laundry sink (stainless steel). I can't seem to get it off and it's all through the sink and over a bit of the tap. How can I clean it...

i wanted to make a clear mold of a scuplture i did which is a square with a pair of eyes just surfacing at the top of the box. i was going to make a 'mold' over the sculpture with either paper mache or plaster and then fill that mold with a clear plastic...

You know how the regular models you can get at hobby shops and hobby lobby, etc. are plastic? I'm looking at "Federation Models", and their models are all resin and ...show more