Do It Yourself Chocolate Molds Do It Yourself Chocolate Molds The Story: Every year the company I work for (Logic) has a holiday pot-luck. Last year I made a robot that frosts cookies to bring. This year I had very little time because of all of the projects I was working on, so I went for something almost as geeky but with a lot less debugging required. I chose to make molds of my own UBW and UBW32 boards, as well as a product Logic makes called a Card Engine. You will need: Take equal parts of the silicone rubber part A and part B, and mix them together by folding and kneading. Take the rest of the rubber and push it into the box. Take the minifig, and push him face first down into the box which should be almost filled with silicone rubber. Use a small screw driver to help push any little pieces of the silicone rubber into position. Let the mold harden. Now melt the chocolate. Put the mold into the freezer for 15 minutes.Remove from the freezer, and very gently pry the mold away from the sides of the chocolate.
Home | ComposiMold Resin Casting Primer By Jack Wendt - images & text © 2001 This article is not intended to be an, "everything you need to know about resin casting," but rather my trials and tribulation with resin. The end game for me was to reproduce some of the parts that would be used in making the Victory-Class ship Excalibur, from Babylon 5's Crusade. Whereas I have been vacuforming for many years, I just recently got started in working with resin. The product I used on the recommendation of fellow contributor to this site, Vince Hoffman is a resin and rubber produced by Smooth On. If you are already proficient in casting, then skip the article and go straight to the pictures. First, some terms that I will use: Blank; the object that is what you will be duplicating. Of course, you would generally think of the only mold being made of the rubber, but other things can be used. All resins and rubbers come in 2 parts, a part "A" and part "B" resin and the same for the rubber. The urethane rubber is another story.
Development Corp. Click here to see the latest Polytek Development Corp. Manual & Catalog. It's full of great how-to and technical info - everything you need to get started! Hirst Arts Mold Making Page Important notes. "Hey! Aren't you hurting your own business by telling others how to make molds?"Not really... Besides, making exact blocks (within 1/1000ths of an inch) is fairly time consuming, not to mention shrinkage factors and other silicone problems. Please note that my Castlemolds(TM) and all of the pieces made from the molds are copyrighted by Bruce Hirst (me). However, if you start selling molds made from my pieces you're violating the copyright and breaking the law. Latex moldmaking compound. Silicone RTV moldmaking compound. Silicone RTV (room temperature vulcanizing) mold making rubber is the best choice for making molds. Sources for buying your own silicones. Here's a little information about Silicone RTV (room temperature vulcanizing) mold making material. It can be extremely strong, as flexible as you want and can handle fairly hot materials. Now the bad news. Smooth-on has an extensive selection of mold making products and casting materials.
Sculpture Mold Tutorial of “Wealth” Sculpture | Tamara Bonet -- Blog Sculpture Mold Tutorial of “Wealth” Sculpture Clay original model. Sculpture Mold Tutorial of “Wealth” Sculpture Hi Friends, This sculpture mold tutorial is going to be very lengthy and in depth. Here is my journey with making my first multi part silicone mold. Supplies Needed: Krylon Crystal Clear acrylic sprayT-pins, mixing buckets, stir sticks, disposable brushes, latex glovesSilicone, FGR plaster, fiberglass, Cabosil, Ultrafast catalyst (optional)Black marker penWeighing scale, air compressor with air nozzle (or can of compressed air)Exacto knife/razor, teaspoonOil based clay, petroleum jelly, dish soapNuts and bolts Okay, here we go, I first added an oil clay base underneath her to raise her up. Clay original of Wealth sculpture. Here are a few more pics of the original which is made from ceramic clay: Clay original side view. Silicone will react with oil based clays that contain sulfur and so a sealer is needed. Here you can see that I used Krylon Crystal Clear Acrylic spray to seal her.
Two Part Silicone Putty Molds for Miniatures - Miniature Projects Made in a Silicone Mold Learn to use two part silicone mold putty to make simple flexible molds to cast parts for dollhouse and model scale miniatures. Two part silicone putty allows casting of a variety of materials, from polymer clay, gesso and plaster to resin and metals. Silicone putty molds withstand reasonable heat. 1. Photo copyright 2009 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc. Two part silicone mold putty is the fastest way to make detailed casting molds of miniature parts. The only downside of two part silicone mold putty is that it works best for simple press molds. 2. Mold details for furniture and accessories for dolls houses, railways or gaming terrains using gesso, resin, plaster, or polymer clay and simple molds made from two part silicon mold putty. Decorative Moldings cast this way in a simple one part mold are an asset when trying to copy carved antique furniture styles, mirror frames, or stone swags and pediments on model buildings. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.