Latex OMG! - Other Crafts

Z Zinctiki Tiki Socialite Joined: Aug 11, 2010 Posts: 134	Z Zinctiki Posted posted on Wed, May 18, 2011 6:59 AM On 2011-05-17 20:25, MadDogMike wrote: ZincTiki, I have worked with that Mold Builder, it's a bit tedious making all those layers and allowing them to dry between layers - takes several days to make a mold. I think the real product to use for that is RTV (which is more expensive and I have not tried). Mold Builder does work well for small items and it's readily available at Michael's. The real question is what do you want to accomplish with that latex mold? It cannot be used to slipcast mugs, you have to do that in a plaster mold. Sometimes a production run will create an original and make an RTV mold to make several masters, then use the masters to make several molds. But that is only if you plan on making several hundred mugs! (I'm not sure there is a market for several hundred mugs of Hugh Hefner in a captain's hat :lol: ) Here is a link to one of the definitive mold making threads by Babalu and Bowana. There are several other threads that include moldmaking, check out DanLovesTiki's thread for lots of mold making info. Also some in Swizzle's, BeachBumz' and MauiTiki's threads. Looks like you've got some reading to do :D Yup, lotsa readin'. Thanks, Mike. The idea with this one was to make a wax from the mold then try an RTV. But, yeah, the master needs to be more tiki than Heff. I'm looking for a class/shop nearby similar to what Swizzle did, but no luck yet. [getting on to reading TC threads] Thanks again, Mike. Z~

On 2011-05-17 20:25, MadDogMike wrote:
ZincTiki, I have worked with that Mold Builder, it's a bit tedious making all those layers and allowing them to dry between layers - takes several days to make a mold. I think the real product to use for that is RTV (which is more expensive and I have not tried). Mold Builder does work well for small items and it's readily available at Michael's.

The real question is what do you want to accomplish with that latex mold? It cannot be used to slipcast mugs, you have to do that in a plaster mold. Sometimes a production run will create an original and make an RTV mold to make several masters, then use the masters to make several molds. But that is only if you plan on making several hundred mugs! (I'm not sure there is a market for several hundred mugs of Hugh Hefner in a captain's hat :lol: )

Here is a link to one of the definitive mold making threads by Babalu and Bowana. There are several other threads that include moldmaking, check out DanLovesTiki's thread for lots of mold making info. Also some in Swizzle's, BeachBumz' and MauiTiki's threads.

Looks like you've got some reading to do :D

Yup, lotsa readin'. Thanks, Mike. The idea with this one was to make a wax from the mold then try an RTV. But, yeah, the master needs to be more tiki than Heff. I'm looking for a class/shop nearby similar to what Swizzle did, but no luck yet.

[getting on to reading TC threads]

Thanks again, Mike.

Z~

Post #589675 by Zinctiki on Wed, May 18, 2011 6:59 AM