Molds and Casting
These are the posts about working with plaster, resin, aluminum and other fancy stuff! Casting in a variety of molds, from plaster to 100% Silicone Caulk, and various retail products.
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Using Plaster of Paris to Level Resin Pour Molds
An easy (and cheap) way to fix leveling mistakes with silicone pour molds using plaster of paris.
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Making Better 100% Silicone Caulk Molds
I’ve been having a lot of fun painting up the flat cat head magnets, but I’ve finally run out of plaster blanks… so it was time to cast some more! But when I went to make them I realised that I only had one mold and it had some minor issues. The plaster and wood…
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Using Old Smooth-On OOMOO 30 Silicone Mold Making Rubber
Have some older pink Smooth-On OOMOO 30 mold making rubber that’s gone a bit, well, rubbery, but it still a bit liquid (like warm sticky taffy or silicone caulk)? Don’t throw it out! Well, okay, if you want to use it the way you’d use pourable fresh OOMOO, then definitely throw it out. If you are…
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Whoops! (Resin Overpour and Magnet Jig Rebuild)
I was trying to cast some Fat Ponies while I was working on my NaMoPaiMo (National Model Painting Month) horse… and my lack of attention turned into a pretty big oops! Normally I set up the magnet leveling jig with the molds and pour in just enough resin to firmly set the round magnets. Then…
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How to Get Level Magnets in Resin Casts
My trick for keeping magnets level when put into resin magnets. The method take large popsicle sticks, tape magnets, and a bunch of wood glue!
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Silicone Caulk and Cornstarch Molds – Take 2!
I tried combining caulk and cornstarch back at the beginning of my 100% Silicone Caulk mold making adventures… and it was dismal failure. It never set completely and ended up sticking to the sculpture. But the more I did research into the casting and molding world the more I came across articles and YouTube videos…
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Perfecting the Plaster of Paris and Wood Glue Mix
Experimenting with mixing different ratios of Plaster of Paris and Wood Glue (and acrylic paint) to get stronger plaster casts.
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Adventures in Aluminium Lost Wax Casting (Part I)
A friend of mind built a DIY forge to melt aluminum cans and play with casting things. They didn’t mind if I played along… but to cast aluminum you need sand and plaster molds. Thankfully that’s something right up my alley! Or at least in the same neighborhood. 😉 Previously I’ve made plaster positive casts…