#42 Testing Aqua Cast and making a Mushroom Lamp that also glows in the dark!

Is Aqua Cast as good as Jesmonite? Is it easy to mix? is it strong? Lets see as we make a mushroom lamp ( as inspired by Toonpish Crafts) and add
in some glow in the dark details too. It also turns out Aqua Cast is heat resistant - certainly enough for coasters!

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00:00 Intro
02.50 Mixing Aqua Cast
06:30 Pouring the Aqua Cast, showing the consistency needed
07.05 Pouring Aqua Cast into thin coaster moulds for strength testing
12:45 Demoulding - how strong is Aqua Cast and how easy is it to demould and trim excess?
16:00 Mixing the Epoxy Resin for the top
20:00 Pouring the Resin
21:40 Getting the annoying bubbles out of the rim of the mushroom mould
23:30 Demoulding the top
26:00 Painting in the glow in the dark spots on the top with UV resin
34:10 The reveal - will it glow????

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