Any tips doing resin pins with KK?

General Discussion
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Hey Guys

Want to do some resin pinlines with KK.

I suppose the question is when to pull the tape.

Any tips would be much appreciated.

Cheers

 

 

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I did black kk pins with my last board. I started to pull the tape a bit early and made a mess. I waited for the rest of it to kick and it pulled of pretty clean without any issues. Try a test panel if you have any doubts.

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First time doing resin pins, I pulled the tape as soon as it started to thicken, didn't have any problems.

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MDS

Get some X-55, so the pinline goes off quicker. 

Wouter

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I found that you have to let it get past that snot stage… when it’s in that thick but still liquidy/stringy state. If you pull it when it’s still snot, you can get little hair-like strings pulling off the bead of resin. Then you have to go back and clean it up with a razor blade. Let it get just past that, then pull. Also, I pull the tape straight up or even doubled back a bit… never off at an angle. Don’t gob on too much at once either.

And yes, you can put X-55 in the mix, but when it starts to go off in the cup, look out.

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Every time I’ve used x55 in kwik kick the resin turns milky.

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Hey guys

Think I'll do some tests.

Cheers

 

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Black pigment might not go milky with accelerator.

Post the test results!

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MDS

Get some X-55, so the pinline goes off quicker. 

Wouter

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Why add x55? The Kwik Kick already has a pretty short pot life.