Silicone Rubber How To Make Silicone Molds
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Silicone rubber how to make silicone molds. This soft and fast curing basic material can be purchased without any problems from the appropriate specialist dealer. My only concern would be making sure the rubber is mixed thoroughly which can be difficult in large volumes. Wood must be sealed to prevent the rubber from soaking into pores holes. The finished mold can be used for casting resin wax f.
Seal with a few layers of fast drying acrylic clear coat. To make a silicone mold you first need silicone rubber as a material. Which materials you need depends of course on your project and the type of mold production. Let us assume that you want to make a silicone mold with the help of a wooden frame i e.
Check out this video for how to create simple one piece silicone rubber molds. Other materials required for making your own silicone mold. Even after curing silicone is still relatively elastic. This mold making tutorial video shows how to make a two piece silicone block mold using mold star 15.
We demonstrate creating a silicone rubber mold and then the casting of parts with repro epoxy casting resins and polyurethane elastomers. My other two silicone making videos are incredibly long and i ramble on and on about every little thing. Work with a master mold. This technique is ideal for smaller projects less than 12 x 12 this is the easiest process for creating parts patterns tools molds.
To make such a silicone mold you generally need the following materials. Silicone rubber is recommended for large molds.