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GlassCast 50 Epoxy Resin for Woodturning - 1kg

If you’re casting blanks for wood turning projects and looking for an easy-to-use, reliable deep casting epoxy resin that's perfect for the job then you’re in the right place!

The recommended pour thickness for GlassCast 50 is 50mm into a silicone mould and 25mm into a blank containing wood or other encapsulations like fir-cones and wood burls and can be layered to achieve greater depth.

GlassCast 50 is trusted by respected wood-turners and pen-turners around the world for its bubble-free castings, superb machining qualities and easy polishing. GlassCast 50's stable formula is also fully compatible with a wide range of pigments, dyes and metallic effects making it the perfect casting resin for making blanks ready to turn.

Sold as a kit, including resin and hardener. Available in 500g, 1kg and 5kg kit sizes.


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The perfect epoxy resin for casting woodturning blanks

GlassCast 50 is sought after by professional and hobbyist wood-turners who require thick section (up to 50mm) casting resin that machines really nicely, cures bubble-free, stabilises and bonds to wood and other encapsulations such as fir-cones and models and is compatible with a wide range of pigments, dyes and decorative effects.

Any turners who have worked much with cast resin will know that there’s nothing worse than tiny pits on the surface of your barrel caused by air bubbles trapped within the resin! GlassCast 50 was designed to be self-degassing and to produce bubble-free castings without the need for a pressure-pot or degassing chamber, leaving you with super smooth turnings!

For those who do want to use either a degassing chamber or a pressure-pot to drive resin into wood in order to stabilise it further, there are a number of techniques for using GlassCast 50 in this way.

Why choose GlassCast 50 for making woodturning blanks?

  • Highly machinable – Turns, cuts, and polishes beautifully.
  • Self-degassing – Almost zero air entrapment, without degassing.
  • Suitable for thick sections – Cast up to 50mm depth in a single pour.*
  • Solvent free – 100% solids, no VOCs, almost odourless.
  • UV resistant – Best-in-class protection from yellowing.
  • Widely compatible – Works great with most pigments, dyes, and effects.

*50mm into a conventional mould, 25mm maximum depth into highly insulating environments like a wooden cavity or enclosure.

Getting Started

Ambient Temperature, Pot-Life and Pour Depth

The GlassCast range of resins, in common with all epoxies, generate heat as part of the curing process. The amount of time the mixed resin can spend in the pot, as well as the maximum depth it can be poured at, will vary depending on the ambient temperature.

For best results, we recommend working in a consistent room temperature of 18-20°C. GlassCast can be used in temperatures from 15 to 25°C but higher temperatures will reduce the pot-life and the maximum pour-depth of the resin significantly, as shown in the table below.

Ambient Temperature 15°C (minimum) 20°C (minimum) 25°C (minimum)
Maximum Time in Pot (Pot Life) 80 mins 60 mins 40 mins
Maximum Pour Depth into a thin walled mould (silicone/plastic) 50mm 40mm 30mm
Maximum Pour Depth into wood or an insulating mould 25mm 25mm 18mm
Initial Cure 96 hrs 72 hrs 48 hrs

What to cast into

There are a number of options to choose from what it comes to what to cast your blanks into.

  • Simple batten frame – Timber battens can be wrapped in release film (or even brown parcel tape) and screwed down to a plastic base to make a simple watertight frame or any size.
  • Simple plastic frame – Alternatively, strips of polypropylene plastic can be hot-melt glued onto a baseboard to make a simple frame.
  • Silicone moulds* – Specialist woodturning suppliers offer high quality moulds suitable for casting blanks.
  • HDPE moulds* – Alternatively, some suppliers offer sturdy HDPE plastic moulds in various sizes.

* Repeatedly casting epoxies into silicone or HDPE moulds will cause the moulds to degrade. Using Vaseline or similar as a release agent has been found to be very effective at extending the life of both silicone and rigid plastic moulds.

How much resin will I need?

The amount of resin needed to cast a blank will vary depending on whether you’re encapsulating other materials, such as wood, into the mould.

Adding different colours and effects

The number of ways that GlassCast 50 can be tinted, pigmented or otherwise modified to achieve different appearances is almost limitless. Our own range includes pigments and additives to create translucent tints, vivid opaque colours, and even sparkling metallic effects.

  • Translucent tints – Translucent ‘see-through’ colours, like a stained-glass effect, can be achieved by adding just a tiny drop of our CULR universal resin pigments.
  • Opaque pigments – Make solid opaque colours by adding a few drops more of the CULR universal pigments.
  • Metallic-effect powders – For shimmering, swirling metallic effects, just add a pinch or two of our metallic effect SHIMR powders.

Combining, blending and marbling

Of course, much of the fun is in blending, combing and marbling colours and effects together. This is done by mixing separate pots of different colours and then bring them together in different ways in the mould. For the most dramatic marbling effects, the resin can be allowed to partially ‘gel’ in the pots before being combined and disturbed in the mould.

Inspiration, and help if you need it

Take a look in the GlassCast customer gallery to see beautiful woodturning projects handcrafted by our talented customers, all using GlassCast clear epoxy resin.

If you have any questions at all, please get in touch through our contact page, social media, Livechat or over the phone. Our friendly team are happy to help.

 

The perfect epoxy resin for casting woodturning blanks

GlassCast 50 is sought after by professional and hobbyist wood-turners who require thick section (up to 50mm) casting resin that machines really nicely, cures bubble-free, stabilises and bonds to wood and other encapsulations such as fir-cones and models and is compatible with a wide range of pigments, dyes and decorative effects.

Any turners who have worked much with cast resin will know that there’s nothing worse than tiny pits on the surface of your barrel caused by air bubbles trapped within the resin! GlassCast 50 was designed to be self-degassing and to produce bubble-free castings without the need for a pressure-pot or degassing chamber, leaving you with super smooth turnings!

For those who do want to use either a degassing chamber or a pressure-pot to drive resin into wood in order to stabilise it further, there are a number of techniques for using GlassCast 50 in this way.

Why choose GlassCast 50 for making woodturning blanks?

  • Highly machinable – Turns, cuts, and polishes beautifully.
  • Self-degassing – Almost zero air entrapment, without degassing.
  • Suitable for thick sections – Cast up to 50mm depth in a single pour.*
  • Solvent free – 100% solids, no VOCs, almost odourless.
  • UV resistant – Best-in-class protection from yellowing.
  • Widely compatible – Works great with most pigments, dyes, and effects.

*50mm into a conventional mould, 25mm maximum depth into highly insulating environments like a wooden cavity or enclosure.

Getting Started

Ambient Temperature, Pot-Life and Pour Depth

The GlassCast range of resins, in common with all epoxies, generate heat as part of the curing process. The amount of time the mixed resin can spend in the pot, as well as the maximum depth it can be poured at, will vary depending on the ambient temperature.

For best results, we recommend working in a consistent room temperature of 18-20°C. GlassCast can be used in temperatures from 15 to 25°C but higher temperatures will reduce the pot-life and the maximum pour-depth of the resin significantly, as shown in the table below.

Ambient Temperature 15°C (minimum) 20°C (minimum) 25°C (minimum)
Maximum Time in Pot (Pot Life) 80 mins 60 mins 40 mins
Maximum Pour Depth into a thin walled mould (silicone/plastic) 50mm 40mm 30mm
Maximum Pour Depth into wood or an insulating mould 25mm 25mm 18mm
Initial Cure 96 hrs 72 hrs 48 hrs

What to cast into

There are a number of options to choose from what it comes to what to cast your blanks into.

  • Simple batten frame – Timber battens can be wrapped in release film (or even brown parcel tape) and screwed down to a plastic base to make a simple watertight frame or any size.
  • Simple plastic frame – Alternatively, strips of polypropylene plastic can be hot-melt glued onto a baseboard to make a simple frame.
  • Silicone moulds* – Specialist woodturning suppliers offer high quality moulds suitable for casting blanks.
  • HDPE moulds* – Alternatively, some suppliers offer sturdy HDPE plastic moulds in various sizes.

* Repeatedly casting epoxies into silicone or HDPE moulds will cause the moulds to degrade. Using Vaseline or similar as a release agent has been found to be very effective at extending the life of both silicone and rigid plastic moulds.

How much resin will I need?

The amount of resin needed to cast a blank will vary depending on whether you’re encapsulating other materials, such as wood, into the mould.

Adding different colours and effects

The number of ways that GlassCast 50 can be tinted, pigmented or otherwise modified to achieve different appearances is almost limitless. Our own range includes pigments and additives to create translucent tints, vivid opaque colours, and even sparkling metallic effects.

  • Translucent tints – Translucent ‘see-through’ colours, like a stained-glass effect, can be achieved by adding just a tiny drop of our CULR universal resin pigments.
  • Opaque pigments – Make solid opaque colours by adding a few drops more of the CULR universal pigments.
  • Metallic-effect powders – For shimmering, swirling metallic effects, just add a pinch or two of our metallic effect SHIMR powders.

Combining, blending and marbling

Of course, much of the fun is in blending, combing and marbling colours and effects together. This is done by mixing separate pots of different colours and then bring them together in different ways in the mould. For the most dramatic marbling effects, the resin can be allowed to partially ‘gel’ in the pots before being combined and disturbed in the mould.

Inspiration, and help if you need it

Take a look in the GlassCast customer gallery to see beautiful woodturning projects handcrafted by our talented customers, all using GlassCast clear epoxy resin.

If you have any questions at all, please get in touch through our contact page, social media, Livechat or over the phone. Our friendly team are happy to help.

 

Downloads (2)

This is a chemical product. Before storage or use you must download and read the accompanying safety and technical datasheets.

GlassCast 50 Safety DataSheet (SDS)1 MB
GlassCast 50 Technical DataSheet (TDS)818 KB

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Customer Product Reviews for Epoxy Resin for Wood Turning

4.5/5 Average rating
24/5/2021
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Kenneth H
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Perfectly clear, bubble-free resin that produces consistent results. As a premium product, it does suffer with crystallisation, but always returns to water clear after sitting in 60+ degree water for a while. Minimal shrinkage is also a big plus point.

5/11/2020
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AW Epoxy Design
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Fantastic product, great at degassing for bubble free castings, good machinability when cutting, turning or shaping/carving.

27/10/2020
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Tomasz C
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Great. Super happy. Fast delivery (came next day) and thanks to Charlotte in the office who helped me to find the delivery (at my own house!!

22/10/2020
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James D
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I've been using glass cast 50 since the beginning and have now produced nearly 20 river tables and similar projects. I tested a few other resins in the beginning and settled on glass cast 50 because of the cure speed and bubble free finish. Other resins I tested for river tables were much too slow to cure. One took a week to cure and still felt too soft to machine properly. Great product.

14/10/2020
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Solo Creations
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TOP PRODUCT!! have used Glasscast 50 for 3 river tables now, they have all worked perfectly and great technical support from Warren who helped me figure out a problem I was having with tiny air bubbles (was caused by jiffy mixer - dont use one!). Great product, great service.

3/10/2020
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Sam
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brilliant product, really happy with the end result, did exactly what it said on the tin. only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because it would have been better if I could buy a 2.5kg kit, the 5 was too big and the 1kg is too small.

17/9/2020
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scott mc
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No comparisson! Glasscast 50 is the only epoxy resin i will use for my river tables. quality of the product is spot on - bubble free, cures hard, machines great, polishes great. What more can I say? 5 star product.

6/5/2020
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Dougie
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I have been working with resin for quite a while now, using various resin products, with varied results. After trying GlassCast, I have found a product I'm sticking with. Easy to work with, easy to finish. Night and day from others I have used. Highly recommended.

19/3/2019
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Michael E
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Highly recommend! Great products supplied via great service. Top quality all round. Will be staying with GlassCast and not even tempted to look elsewhere!

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In the currently selected pack size, this product is classed as dangerous goods in limited quantity for the purposes of transport.

Shipping is possible to all UK addresses, including the Channel Islands, without restriction. However, due to being classed as 'dangerous goods', delivery times are not guaranteed on any delivery service.

Shipping to EU countries is now done through our European subsidiary based in the Netherlands. All EU customers should use www.easycomposites.eu.

To check availability of shipping to any other country, add the item to your basket and use the shipping calculator on the basket page.

For a full information regarding the shipment of dangerous goods to all destinations, see our delivery information page.

Package Size

There are no package size restrictions or surcharges for this product.

Delivery Cost

To find the availability and cost for delivery of this item to your address, add it to your basket and then use the instant shipping calculator on the basket page.

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