Seems I let my mailbox overflow and it was flushed out by my ISP..... So I missed most of the mail for the much of the last day and will catch up via the...
Thanks David for your advice yesterday. Today I've got another problem though -: I've been trying to take a cast from a plaster mould of a fish. The mould is...
Hi, I was wondering if anyone here had an idea about: the name of the powder added to the latex before blending in order to create FOAM LATEX. could it be...
This note from a steam locomotive list may be of interest to those of you trying to formulate a polymer clay. Perhaps this GOO stuff (made by hobby mfr....
Thankyou for your response The mat'l is smooth-on C1511 and is rated part A:200cps and part B is 500cps together I'm told its about 250cps. The mold mat'l is...
Hi everyone, Has anyone on the list by any chance had some experience with foam latex ? I've tried reading up on this material, but most of it is a bit...
I am glad to see that someone is asking about foam. I have a few additional questions to this subject. I am sure that most of you had a chance to see...
Hi all I have seen reference to using chopped up bits of old molds as filler when making molds. Has anyone tried this? How does it work? Do the chips of old...
Which metal was your friend casting in? have seen some silicon sealent for automobile engines..... I think it will handle temperature better than the bathroom...
Thanks Rodney and David for your thoughts. What kind of finish is achieved with foam Latex, if its a hard finish does this mean that the plaster mould...
Casting Professionals, I would like to reproduce my dolls in vinyl, but have no clue how to go about this. Do any of you reproduce in vinyl? Is this something...
Hi All I am just starting out on making model railroad cars using urethene resin The confusion is I can't fig. out why no matter what I do I get air bubbles in...
guys i have been wanting to experiment with stop motion animation. have any of you out there tried your hand at it? would love to hear about it. take care ...
I have been following this list for a while and this is my first posting. I do not agree with some postings about handling silicone and resins under vacuum. I...
That was only supposed to go to Aditya!!!! So everybody else close your eyes! ... From: John Atkinson <john.edenvalleyarts@...> To: casting@onelist.com...
Barry, I am sure that they will allow the import of poly clay...... I might endup paying 60% duty. Need to do a bit of homework on which clay to import...... ...
YAWN (Yet Another Wildeyed Newbie) ... Just joined a week or so ago, not even sure how I found it. Is there a product I can buy at say a hardware store to make...
Casting Professionals, I've seen fillers on web sites, and was wondering if you just put the fillers into the resin before you pour it, and what is the...
Hi folks. Just thought I'd pass along a super DEAL on faux LEGOs currently on sale at ToysRus. Assume this is a national sale? A huge bucket full (1500) of...
I need to make a fairly detailed cast of a key, geting both sides in the mold. I want to make the key itself out of urethane resin, but am not sure how to...
Ken:- The air in the bubble is no longer "squeezed"; by the outside atmosphere and the bubble expands a great deal (the atmosphere inside the bubble is the same...
My name is Bill Martinsen. I got wind of this list through a tip on one of the model railroad communities. In the mid- to late-1970s, I did a fair amount of...
Hello Hans I have cut up every silicon mould i've used with no ill effects to the detail of the freshly poured one. I pour new mould material over the master...
Humor me!! Now this will show how little I know about 3D engraving (CNC) !! If used to create a master, or indeed die for casting...what sort of detail can be...
Hello there all Can any one give me any tips on using (Gelflex) hot melt rubber. I want to make a mould from a large scale bust made of Urethane and it would ...
... I happened to look a little further back. It's the 9/65 and 11/65 issues of Model Railroader. I've sent an e-mail to MR to see how much a photo copy will...
