I know it’s blasphemy but has anyone embedded a slide in resin?

Danshootsfilm · Jul 24, 2020

I am considering embedding a slide “positive” into clear epoxy resin to make a gift for someone. E6 color. Has anyone done this successfully and if so how did you do it?

neeksgeek · Jul 24, 2020

An interesting idea! Haven’t seen that done before. I’d use a duplicate slide, not an original, if I could. I googled your idea and found a post that might get you started:

https://www.resinobsession.com/resin-tutorials/embedding-transparencies-in-resin/

This process isn’t quite what you are describing but it’s in the neighborhood.

warden · Jul 24, 2020

Great idea! I've made bookmarks for friends from my medium format slides but of course they scratch and collect wear. (Which doesn't bother me.)

Please share your results when you make something!

Kino · Jul 24, 2020

As an experiment, I embedded several frames of highly tinted and toned Nitrate film from an original 1910's film release print in clear resin about 1997 and it shows absolutely no signs of fading, decomposing or deterioration. Of course, I keep out of the sun, but just being trapped in that resin should have detrimental effects, but it doesn't appear to so far. Go figure...

The kit was one of those "make a memento" kits with the resin, a couple of paperweight molds and instructions. Can't remember the brand, but it was pretty simple.

DREW WILEY · Jul 24, 2020

Lots of people have done it. But working with polyester resin isn't the safest thing to do; you need good ventilation. All kinds of things have been potted in clear polyester or fiberglass resin. When I was a kid, my father would embed my pressed flowers in clear fiberglass shoji panels. Any plastics shop can sell you the supplies. I wouldn't treat any valuable image that way. It takes a little practice to learn how to avoid trapped air bubbles.

AndyH · Jul 24, 2020

I have a Lucite paperweight with a transparency of a housing project I developed, given to me as a memento. The transparency is of an architect's drawing rather than a photograph. In looking at it, it appears that the transparency is at the rear of the object, with just the resin poured over it. That would appear to be the easiest approach because of two factors - the need to maintain the transparency parallel to the face of the object and the need to keep the film flat. If you put it into the center of the object, both of these would be exacerbated, unless you mounted the transparency in its frame. I'd love to see the results; it's a project I might have some ideas for in the future.

Andy

DREW WILEY · Jul 24, 2020

Not all that different than those old joke shop cast plastic ice cubes with a fly embedded in them.

ic-racer · Jul 24, 2020

Something like this?

warden · Jul 24, 2020

ic-racer said:
Something like this?

Outstanding!!

removed account4 · Jul 24, 2020

ic-racer said:
Something like this?

nice !
nuthatch ?

I know it’s blasphemy but has anyone embedded a slide in resin?

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