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STORY OF LUCITE - CASTING

The process starts with two basic ingredients, an acrylic resin powder and a monomer, a crystal clear liquid.  The powder and monomer are mixed together in specific proportions.  The result is a thick, opaque liquid.  The mixture is hand poured into molds and allowed to partially harden.  Objects to be embedded are then placed into the Lucite layer.  Another layer is poured over the embedded object and the lucite is again allowed  to harden.

During this stage the Lucite is an opaque, milky white. It is very difficult to center objects on multiple levels when the objects below can not be clearly seen.  Because these embedded objects are placed by hand, no two lucite embedments are ever 100% alike.
 

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CASTING
CURING
SANDING
BUFFING
INSPECTION

 
 
 

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