Posted by Steve | Posted in Casting | Posted on 05-01-2010
Tags: art, Casting, casting resin jewelry, crafts, diy, resin
Best craft drill, and glue for resin jewelry making?
I need to know what is the best hand drill for resin beads. If i wanted to glue the resin gems to a ring blank or whatever, what is the best glue to use? If it helps I plan on using Easy Cast epoxy brand 
I appreciate any help, thank you!
Most any drill will work… don’t need a special drill bit. And Easy Cast is probably a little softer than regular epoxy resins (and than polyester resins too), so it might be even a little easier to drill.
The best glue is probably a 2-part epoxy *glue* (Devcon 2 Ton 30-min set is a very clear one), but other kinds of glue could work if the join won’t be stressed too much (E6000, a strong white glue like Weldbond, etc.).
Check out this page for more info on using resins, if you’re interested:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/other_materials.htm
HTH,
Diane B.
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