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Casting Moulds
- Thread starter Jim
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bassethound
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Looks good to me Jim..
Looking good mate
Jim
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I made my own from Malamine Derek ..
bluntchisel
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Good work, Jim! Looking forward to seeing what comes from them.
Bob.
Bob.
The Cabinermaker
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They are great Jim, any more information about how you made them anywhere?
wm460
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- Mark
Very nicely made moulds Jim.
Found a link in Aust for bubble free silicone.
Rowe Trading Company - Agents for adhesives, foils and moulding products
Found a link in Aust for bubble free silicone.
Rowe Trading Company - Agents for adhesives, foils and moulding products
George Watkins
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nice work Jim
next time if you put some fine car filler paste or normal decorating fine filler around the melamine and then sand it smooth and seal with a spray on lacquer you'll get rid of those "tags" inside the mold where the silicon has crept between the melamine sheets.
This simple step will triple the life ecpectancy of the molds because as you remove blanks from them the resin will grab any texture or tags inside the mold and pull pieces of the silicon which will eventfully lead to an early breakdown of the silicon and the mold will be scrap.
next time if you put some fine car filler paste or normal decorating fine filler around the melamine and then sand it smooth and seal with a spray on lacquer you'll get rid of those "tags" inside the mold where the silicon has crept between the melamine sheets.
This simple step will triple the life ecpectancy of the molds because as you remove blanks from them the resin will grab any texture or tags inside the mold and pull pieces of the silicon which will eventfully lead to an early breakdown of the silicon and the mold will be scrap.
Penpal
Grand Master
Thankyou Jim for the moulds, George for the hints and Mark for the Aussie location.
Peter.
Peter.
George Watkins
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Sorry I forgot to say!
the smoother you can make your wooden box in which your going to pour your silicon the smoother the finished mold will be and you will get a longer life and better blank release.
You can off course cut the tags off with a scalpel but you will never get it perfect and its amazing how fine a detail the resin will take from the mold.
the smoother you can make your wooden box in which your going to pour your silicon the smoother the finished mold will be and you will get a longer life and better blank release.
You can off course cut the tags off with a scalpel but you will never get it perfect and its amazing how fine a detail the resin will take from the mold.
donwatson
Fellow
Looksan excellent job there Jim Looking forward to seeing the results from these.
Looking forward to seeing the results from these. 
Penpal
Grand Master
Still among the best moulds I have seen Jim.
Peter.
Peter.
chas_41_uk
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Looking good Jim