... I have no personal experience with the material, but have recently been reading up on "papercrete", (a concrete mixed with paper pulp, like paper mache on...
Wondering if anyone could recommend a brand of urethane resin that would be close to the properties of polystyrene? I'd like it to have a bit of yeild without...
Dear Ron..I'm not sure which group you belong to or how this mesage got to me, though I do have a solution for repairing your concrete sculpture. Forget the...
Ron, Thanks so much for the information - I'll do some experimenting! Take Care Chuck ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
You might take a look at what we diid with hands made from molds at www.suremold.com. We made a silicone mold from one hand to make the other hand. i's a great...
I joined this list to get info on the possibly of me building some HO traction cars that are not commercially available. After glancing through the some 2500...
Hello group. Would anyone know how to make shiny black tires dull? These tires are are made from rtv silicone. They are about 5" in diameter. Thank you....
Hi William, If I were doing tires in resin I would just use Floquil Weathered Black, but since you have cast them in silicone, I would imagine you could put a...
For the best information on etching, you may want to join the TRAINTOOLS egroup and check the archives. We've talked about it extensively and have reviewed...
I'm not a train guy but I'd like to know what you guys think about that MicroMark kit without joining that group. Mind giving me a quick synopsis? David ... ...
Use Alumilite's casting rubber and their black dye, comes dull right out of the mold. You could also try Testor's Dullcote, don't know how well it would stick...
HIs problem isnt making a dull black tire from scratch, it is making a shiny tire that he already has dull. He already has a shiny tire,and wants to dull it. ...
I make 1/8th scale tires including drag slicks. If one uses 3,000-6,000 polishing sandpaper on the master Mine done in Alumilite regular) the sanding will...
... a loudspeaker box in your workshop? Bri ... From: <casting@yahoogroups.com> To: <casting@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 2:27 AM Subject:...
Hello, I am Neil Blue, and I started sculpting a few 25mm figs for an open source war game I wanted to play, and got hooked. I am not very good yet, but I am...
Group: If I wanted to cast the tyres in rubber, and some have suggested Alumilite with their black dye, which Alumilite product is it? which mold release? Dave...
Just to help with your original question, I have had a little success dulling various soft plastics and rubbers by applying things like automotive laquer,...
Use the 70A from Alumilite and contact Price-Driscoll.com,use their toll free number. Talk to Linda,tell her I sent you and she'll send you a free can of the...
How are you casting them? I have made a small centrigfugal casting machine out of a small old food processor I got from a thrift store. I have done some...
hey Kirk, the centrifugal caster sounds interesting - any chance of some pics or details on how you made it so I could have a go? Also what do you cast in it...
Fair warning, since I haven't done this myself. BUT, I know of one band locally that has made their speaker boxes from very light weight wood and thin...
Hey, I am wondering if anyone has found a cheap way to do vacuum degassing? I am making a silicone mold and want to degas properly but I don't have a vacuum...
That is an excellent idea. An article on a device like this and how it was made and used would be of interest to a lot of people - me included. Go to it Kirk ...
I was just curious. How many 28mm human size models do most mold makers place in a single 12" disc mold for spin casting? I have recently seen someone stating...
The home make centrifuge sounds interesting. I am trying to make one from an old desktop fan at the moment. I am using RTV to create a two part mould, and...
