How I cast small metal parts in rubber molds
How to cast small metal partsMaterials You will need 2 part silicone rubber "Klean Klay" brand clay Mold release Small paint brush Future floor wax Chocolate sucker sticks Q-tips Cereal box Exacto...
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Here is the one photo that didn't work?
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First off, thank you very much. I think you'llbe hearing that alot.Second, geeze, warn a guy. You just postedthe other one. We went from Chopsticks toChopin in under sixty seconds.Did I mention THANK...
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Thanks for sharing this with usMoparnut
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Quote:We went from Chopsticks toChopin in under sixty seconds.That was hilarious! That was a great how to...I think I've seen it somehwere before. JerryWhen the joint starts jumpin' I'll have a ball.
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Thank you for the compliments guy's! Shelby I'm sorry for the fast posting (That was just too funny) it was already put together waiting for a home. I guess you would like me to wait on posting the...
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I just dug the contrast in skill levels.From showing someone how to remove a lug nutright into molding your own radials.Keep 'em coming!!!"If you wanna' make God laugh, tell him your plans," Johnny...
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I had seen his stuff on other sites and really hoped we would be successful in enticing him to join us. We are all going to be able to learn a bunch from his work. I would like to add another...
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You are quite right Gary, thank you for pointing this out. I just edited (lovely feature) my supply list and corrected the the clay's name
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Awesome man and thanks! Will this thoery work for resin casting also? I wanna try casting a creation me and the kids made, but have no clue ho/what to use.thanksMike
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Mike, you can use the same RTV and methods for making resin parts. My experience has been that you don't necessarily have to have as many sprues, etc. for resin. For a lot of parts you can just make...
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It's a similar process, check out this site. I've been meaning to try this myself:)www.alumilite.com/howto.cfm?ID=14
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great tutoriol .... I cast resin but havn`t tried metal yet ....Where do you get the metal ? another trick I learned when building the walls for the silcone is to use legos .......... they work...
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Can this method be used to cast clear parts like windshields? And if so what would you use for the clear? Thanks for a great Tutorial
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you can cast clear parts using acrylic or polyester resins but it is difficult to get thin sections and no bubbles. You are likely to have better luck on windshields using vacuum forming methods......
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Thank you for the reply Gary. I wish I knew more about vacuum forming. I've seen it done with custom plastic lisence plates but I wonder if it can be done on a small scale like one or two windshields...
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Joe, I don't know what is going on..... this is supposed to be a read only board. If you have questions you need to post on the Everything Customs board. LOL It is relatively easy to vacuum form...
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