MadDog Mike's Platterful of Pupule - Pele Fence Hanger - Other Crafts

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 10872	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Sat, Sep 8, 2012 8:22 PM My mold making skills don't seem to be getting any better with experience. I think the mold I'm making now will be my ugliest yet! I started with a styrofoam Halloween skull that I modified some with clay, I'm going to try making a few Pele's Skull mugs with a dry ice chamber and an Oakland Raiders mug for a friend. I'm pouring the mold vertically instead of horizontally which I think was a big mistake. I'll probably end up with some bubbles in the eye sockets but that won't matter as I'll cut the sockets out. But my big problem is that I can't reach around the master to make the clay dam like I should. But the real reason I'm posting this is to show BeezleBug's mold box technique in case you missed it. The mold box I had previously used required clamps and was a pain in the butt. It was hard to get everything lined up and impossible to flip the box over to pour the other side. BeezleBug used metal corner braces to hold the box together. They are screwed into the top of the mold box and just slide along the sides to make adjustable length and width. I couldn't see if he used brackets on the bottom too but I went ahead and added those (total of 8 brackets) I also screwed the brackets into the sides of the mold box, I'll just remove those few screws before disassembling the mold box and the holes won't affect further uses Before I go to bed I'll have it fully encased in plaster. In the morning I'll find out if I made a servicable mold or if I just wasted an evening and made a huge mess in my kitchen for nothing! :lol:

My mold making skills don't seem to be getting any better with experience. I think the mold I'm making now will be my ugliest yet! I started with a styrofoam Halloween skull that I modified some with clay, I'm going to try making a few Pele's Skull mugs with a dry ice chamber and an Oakland Raiders mug for a friend. I'm pouring the mold vertically instead of horizontally which I think was a big mistake. I'll probably end up with some bubbles in the eye sockets but that won't matter as I'll cut the sockets out. But my big problem is that I can't reach around the master to make the clay dam like I should.

But the real reason I'm posting this is to show BeezleBug's mold box technique in case you missed it. The mold box I had previously used required clamps and was a pain in the butt. It was hard to get everything lined up and impossible to flip the box over to pour the other side.

BeezleBug used metal corner braces to hold the box together. They are screwed into the top of the mold box and just slide along the sides to make adjustable length and width. I couldn't see if he used brackets on the bottom too but I went ahead and added those (total of 8 brackets) I also screwed the brackets into the sides of the mold box, I'll just remove those few screws before disassembling the mold box and the holes won't affect further uses

Before I go to bed I'll have it fully encased in plaster. In the morning I'll find out if I made a servicable mold or if I just wasted an evening and made a huge mess in my kitchen for nothing! :lol:

Post #651268 by MadDogMike on Sat, Sep 8, 2012 8:22 PM