Need Some Information About Resin For Making Pendants
Q: I am going to try my hand at making some pendants as a side-business. What I
want to do is make something like a clear-domed keychain pendants, except I
would use round or rectangular sterling silver engravable blanks.
I thought about using some sort of epoxy like you buy at the hardware store, but
I'm sure there are better suited resins for this type of thing (which is why I
am asking here!)
Or maybe resins are not what I want? (again, total newbie at this)
So my needs are, in order of importance:
* will adhere to metal (silver), and would 'glue' anything I put on the pendant
and create a protective layer
* once cured it is durable and scratch resistent, so it could resist
wear-and-tear from daily use if it were part of a bracelet for example, or on a
keychain
* cures to be optically clear
* viscosity is thick enough to not run off the sides, but thin enough to let
gravity spread it into an even layer
* tintable (if possible?)
* doesn't require any special equipment to bake/cure
A:Even