Molding A Complex Original Model Ever wonder how to make a mold of a complex original? Sculptor Bill Kilpatrick’s exquisite creation entitled “Celebration“ posed just such a molding challenge.
Making A Lightweight, Realistic Brass Reproduction Making a metal cold cast sculpture. The finished casting is lightweight and looks like real brass at a fraction of the cost of casting the piece in real brass.
Making a Brush-On Mold Using Dragon Skin® Silicone Rubber Dragon Skin® 10 Fast is very soft, strong and stretchy, making it the ideal rubber for creating one piece glove molds. This sequence details making a mold of a large original and then casting a lightweight flexible foam reproduction.
How to Make a Glove Mold with Dragon Skin & Cast a Faux Wood Repro Dragon Skin® Q is very soft, strong and stretchy, making it the ideal rubber for creating one piece glove molds. This sequence details creating both the mold and a faux wood reproduction using Smooth-Cast® resin and fillers..
Metal Cold Casting With Urethane Resin "Cold-Casting" is a term used to describe the process of mixing metal powder with a translucent casting resin like Smooth-Cast® 325 and applying the mixture into a mold.
Making A Brush-On Polysulfide Rubber Mold Of A Masterpiece Smooth-On's FMC® Polysulfide rubber was used by Tallix Foundry to make one of several molds of the da Vinci Horse maquette. The FMC® molds were used to cast wax that ultimately were converted to bronze via the lost wax process.
Creating a Glue Shim to Help Deal with a Difficult Original Model In this photo sequence, we demonstrate a strategy for dealing with a common type of pass-through. This advanced mold making technique involves creating a “glue shim” that eliminates the need to cut the rubber away from the voids in the original model.
Reproducing a 3-D Sculpture using Brush-On® 40 Mold Rubber Reproducing a 3-dimensional sculpture by making a brush-on mold is effective and inexpensive. Use Brush-On® 40 mold rubber and Plasti-Paste® mother mold material. The casting material used to make the reproduction is durable and flame rated Matrix NEO®.
Casting Pewter Into Mold Max® 60 Mold Max® 60 was developed for high-heat resistance applications and will withstand up to 560°F / 294°C. It features a low mixed viscosity and cured rubber exhibits very low linear shrinkage.
Turning a Sculpting Talent Into Cold, Hard Cash How Nice Ice has provided ice sculptures for private parties, professional sports team banquets such as the NFL Giants and Jets, NJ Devils, NY Yankees and Mets, and more.
Metal Cold Casting With Smooth-Cast® 325 Resin Cold-Casting is a term used to describe the process of mixing metal powder with a translucent casting resin like Smooth-Cast® 325 and applying the mixture into a mold.
Making a Brush-On Mold Using Mold Max® Stroke® Silicone Rubber This step by step photo gallery outlines the proper use of Mold Max® Stroke® brushable silicone to make a mold on a vertical surface. Applications include reproducing sculpture, architectural restoration, making candle molds, casting pewter, etc.
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