Crawler374(Sunday 4th of January 2009 11:31:33 PM)
Dude you are awesome! I have tried and tried, and tried many times to do this, I wasted so much silicon rubber. I am so glad I found your video! Thankyou!!
firedog1972(Friday 2nd of January 2009 05:24:32 PM)
I was thinking doing a life size mold for Xmas figures, maybe for decorations for the yard. What would you suggest and how expensive could this get because I don't have the funds to go overboard
tapplastics(Monday 5th of January 2009 08:29:00 AM)
The material you choose will be based on the type of mold. For simple brush-on, latex is good. You could also use silicone. For a block mold, urethane is easy to work with.
SW20FL(Wednesday 17th of December 2008 01:38:34 PM)
What kind of plastic is used in the final product? How would it fair up against ABS plastic in strength and flexibility?
tapplastics(Monday 5th of January 2009 08:29:28 AM)
A common casting material is Quik Cast. It is made of urethane. It is tough, but it will not have the flexibility of ABS. The physical properties of both ABS and Quik Cast are posted on our website.
SW20FL(Wednesday 17th of December 2008 01:37:39 PM)
What kind of plastic is the final product made of? How would it fair up against ABS plastic?
David
dieselscience(Friday 12th of December 2008 06:41:40 AM)
Is it possible to use this urethane mold to pour a higher density urethane part? IE: mold is a softer urethane and the end product is heavy, dense urethane.
tapplastics(Wednesday 17th of December 2008 08:50:40 AM)
Yes, you can cast urethane in a urethane mold. However, mold release is essential because urethane will permanently bond to urethane.
W0LFfreak23(Friday 5th of December 2008 09:01:37 PM)
oh yea forgot,could i do somthing simular to this with plaster.
i find this as a faster way of making figureines.
W0LFfreak23(Friday 5th of December 2008 08:59:35 PM)
dude this is VERRY helpfull thanks bunches for posting,some f these things save me alot of time and money.
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