Pickadoll Posted April 24, 2018 Report Share Posted April 24, 2018 Hello everyone! When I have built resin baits in the past I have been mostly using Smooth on Feather lite but I have recently started to play more with mixing the ballons into the resin by my self. I am using Alumilite RC-3 and Alumilite Micro ballons. Do you guys have any tip on how to figure out the right amount fast? Resin is exspensive :D! I always seems to mix too much so I need to throw away a lot of resin OR to little. I want the density o the resin to be something like Beech wood, something around 0,70 - 0,80. I also think I prefer to do it by weight and not by volume like everyone seems to do on Youtube wich cant be that accurate? Thanks. /David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglinarcher Posted April 25, 2018 Report Share Posted April 25, 2018 Microballoons are pretty light so it can be a nightmare trying to weigh them. I use a Lee reloader kit that has measurement cups measured in cubic centimeters. I have owned them for a long time, but I suspect they are still available. I use the Alumilite White, but it is close to the RC-3 in density, so using volume, I can get you close if you use the following chart. https://www.makelure.com/store/pg/177-specific-gravity-chart.aspx Try 8 cc of microballoons to 10 cc of RC-3. Because RC-3 has a specific gravity of 1.05, close to the 1.07 of Alumilite White, you can instead use 8 cc of microballoons to 10 grams of RC-3. If you maintain the ratio 8/10 or 4/5 or 2 cc to 2.5 grams of RC-3 you will get a density really close to .7 g/cc. I hope this helps you out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
