I have NOT given up on this machine. I will be buying some thinner art resin to try in it. I do think the thickness of my resin was the main issue. HOWEVER.... I do wish the instructions had information in it about which resin is best for this machine.

Hello, i also have this machine and had a hard time in the beginning. I'm new at this, and my daughter gave me some resin that she had been using for her pyramids. Unknown to me (because i didn't know any better) it was extremely thick resin. I had the same problem with it adding bubbles instead of removing them. I learned to divide into 2 cups, which will squeeze in the tank, and always ran it for 9 minutes. Worked really well. I used up that very thick resin and started using Let's Resin regular stuff. What a difference! I suspect the problem is the thick resin. I'm enjoying my machine now. Good luck!

@JustCallMeMeghan

2 ай бұрын

THANKS!! Yeah, I agree that the resin was most likely the issue. 💙💙

Woohoo bonus unmoldings! Loving the moon craters on the first one 😁 I'm picturing moon lakes with tiny moon fish...starfish?? 🤔

@JustCallMeMeghan

2 ай бұрын

Starfish! Hehehehe. Love it.

I have degassed as much 20 ounces perfectly but did run it through the machine twice at 9 minutes. I find best results running smaller resin amounts in the 5 minute setting twice instead of one 9 minutes. I love this machine and use it every day. The first two I bought quit before 6 months. But I loved the result so much I’m now on my third one!

I agree with the first comment, the thicker the resin, the longer it takes. I got one for Mother’s Day but haven’t used it yet but my resin is fairly thin. So I’m not expecting any issues.

@JustCallMeMeghan

2 ай бұрын

I hope you have fun testing it out! 💙💙

Double bonus unmolding! Wow! 🤩 I'm wondering if the seal isn't working correctly as the bubbles only seem to migrate up in the resin. I'd be tempted to try running it again. There may be issue with the resin thickness too, as others have said. 🤷🏻

@JustCallMeMeghan

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, we checked the seal, and it's working. I'm definitely sold on the resin being too thick. Haha.

I love the way it works! My issue is the plug messed up and they will not replace the plug, gave me a discount for a new machine. My machine is less than 1 year old.

@JustCallMeMeghan

2 ай бұрын

Oh no!! 😭

I was told that a thin or medium viscosity resin works best. This is why i haven't purchased one.

i got mine today and it didnt remove my bubbles either

From what I’ve seen and heard, if you’re using thicker resin, you need to run it more than once.

It didn't add bubbles, it causes microbubbles to expand so that they float to the top. You get 8 oz cups because 3 oz of resin can and will foam over without more than 2x the expansion area to degass. 8oz of resin would need a cup large enough for about 600ml of resin. You can fit up to 3 of those cups inside the machine. And no amount of degassing will stop surface bubbles in a mold with so many 90 degree angles. Not even a big nice vacuum chamber. A pressure pot will help those. Otherwise, spray 99% alcohol in the mold and it will help tremendously. Also, to stop the machine from dancing its way off your table, place a silicone trivet or hot pad under it, not a thin mat, but a thick silicone pad you would use in the kitchen. If you had run it 1 more 5 minute cycle after releasing the air, it would have been bubble free or very close to it. You compared it to a pressure pot, I think you meant a vacuum chamber. Typically a vacuum chamber that implodes does so due to user error. One of the biggest reasons is people using a regular vacuum chamber to stabilize wood. There is a very specific type of vacuum chamber used for wood that has a very thick glass lid with no holes, dials, etc in said lid. A pressure pot will not explode. At the most it will have a slow leak and ruin your piece if you don't catch it and fix it in time. I have a vacuum chamber, I also have the Resiners. My Resiners is collecting dust. My vacuum chamber works better, faster, and on ALL resins, even super thick fast cure. The Resiners doesnt work on fast cure/fast set resins. I can also degass over 1000ml of resin at 1 time. But the best part is I paid less for my vacuum chamber than for my Resiners. My vacuum pot is a 2 gallon and takes up maybe 2 more inches of space, if that much. Yes, I have a vacuum pump, too, but it's under my table and not taking any space except legroom. Now I'm trying to find someone who wants my Resiners. Preferably someone who does smaller pours and doesn't need a bigger vacuum chamber. If you typically mix close to 8oz of resin at a time, then I would recommend a vacuum chamber all day, every day. As long as you make sure your seal is clean, the lid has no damage or cracks, your pump has plenty of oil, the lid is centered, and you don't use it for anything other than degassing resin or silicone then it won't implode or explode. I'm sorry your housemate spent the money on it. I can assure you that it does work, it just needs a thinner resin and more time. I didn't even get deep pour to fully degass in less than 5 minutes. That's why I love my vacuum chamber, it degasses in less than 5 minutes on everything.

For the price and the amount of time it takes to degas a small amount of resin it's not justifiable.

I think it's bc ur using thicker resin..it's useless to put thick resin in the de bubbler

I think it's ur resin..u should use a thinner resin

@JustCallMeMeghan

26 күн бұрын

@@lanahardie4064 Agreed.

Yes I have one but not pleased with it either. Why only 3 ounces at a time when the cups they give are 8 ounces. I would not recommend this bubble remover machine.

It seems as if you haven't watched enough how to videos to see what little mistakes you are making.

@JustCallMeMeghan

2 ай бұрын

That's fair. But I'd argue that I shouldn't need to watch videos to know what type of resin works best in this machine. It should be in the instructions. 😆🤷🏻‍♀️