Concrete Mold Making - Other Crafts

G Gigantalope Member Shinola, California Joined: Aug 01, 2004 Posts: 913	G Gigantalope Posted posted on Thu, Dec 1, 2005 6:38 PM In the '80s I did some simple stuff with clay (for the original) and plaster for the mold), as well as fiberglass mold products from TAP Plastics. (Taylor Art Products I think they used to be called) For a long time I had a life sized swordfish mold, and made latex swordfish stoles for christmas gifts. (as well as cement and ceramic swordfish) For the cement, I've used vasoline or diesel for the mold realease, but I was just goofing around and not working on particularly fine priducts. It's heavy (cement) and thus the outword force can be great on larger projects, but I've only had a few things ever burst...I just taped the hell out of things and clamped and rubberbanded the hell out of things (old innertubs)

In the '80s I did some simple stuff with clay (for the original) and plaster for the mold), as well as fiberglass mold products from TAP Plastics. (Taylor Art Products I think they used to be called) For a long time I had a life sized swordfish mold, and made latex swordfish stoles for christmas gifts. (as well as cement and ceramic swordfish)

For the cement, I've used vasoline or diesel for the mold realease, but I was just goofing around and not working on particularly fine priducts.

It's heavy (cement) and thus the outword force can be great on larger projects, but I've only had a few things ever burst...I just taped the hell out of things and clamped and rubberbanded the hell out of things (old innertubs)

Post #201122 by Gigantalope on Thu, Dec 1, 2005 6:38 PM