ComposiMold Mold Making

Chocolate Castings for British Bullmastiff League

2012-01-23T15:32:00.000-08:00

What a fantastic example of a super unique chocolate casting! Molds were made with ComposiMold-FC and cast in chocolate.

Thank you Rachel for sharing these amazing plaques from your show! Rachel said that she obtained the shapes from old shields she had from years past. The molds and chocolates were made over the weekend.

What a blast! Thank you again for sharing.

We would really love to see what you are making!

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The fun you can have with ComposiMold, chocolate, and some creativity

2012-01-20T10:31:00.000-08:00

Although I am biased, she makes a pretty cool spokesperson for ComposiMold. Here she is making a chocolate mold and casting with ComposiMold.

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Recreating a Balloon Animal in a Composite Material

2012-01-11T17:14:00.000-08:00

Here is an example of a unique use of ComposiMold from a course at the University of Southern Maine. Thank you Mark and Stephen for allowing us to share this! We would love to hear about what you have done with ComposiMold!

MEE 352 – Analysis and Design of Composite Structures
Mark Jacobs, and Stephen Knittweis

What follows will be an informal recounting, rather than a formal report, of the engineering challenges, the design decisions to overcome them and the techniques learned as a result during the course of my project to build a fiberglass balloon animal.

When the project was first assigned I had no ideas for what to make. I knew I didn’t want to make something so simple that it would essentially be a cop out and hardly give me any experience with the materials. Since the requirements were open-ended, I wanted to make something light-hearted and fun as well, to mix the comical with serious design.

When Steve suggested we make a pressure vessel by wrapping fiberglass around a balloon, inspiration struck in the form of a pressure vessel in the shape of a balloon animal. A little more discussion later we decided to shift from a seriously functional pressure vessel to a piece blending engineering design with art. We would keep the pressure fitting in the piece but it would be more for appearances than actual use. And then I spoke one of the most dangerous sentences in the history of civilization; “After all, how hard can it be?”

After my initial exuberance wore off, I realized that I didn’t know how to make balloon animals.

Challenge – The first and simplest challenge was to learn how to make a balloon animal. Solution – A quick internet search and a visit to the party store gave me a “balloon animal starter kit” and I set in practicing making the star of the project.

Challenge – How would the mold be designed to get a full coverage mold that would yield a product that retained the characteristic look.

Solution – A two-part mold was made using the cardboard from soda containers, old sales flyers and water thinned white glue. This created a permanent mold not prone to the shrinkage of the balloon animal from which it was made.

Challenge – Now we have a fragile, but stable and detailed negative mold to work with, the question is how can the mold be reinforced so that it may be worked with freely without fear of damaging it. The danger was that the mold was fragile enough that there was a real chance that the reinforcement effort could crush or damage it during the effort.

Solution – Inspiration was found in the form of the paper in my household shredder, by combining the shreds with thinned white glue we could make a loose fiber reinforcement structure, contained by cardboard walls, that would be strong enough to protect the mold but not so heavy that it would collapse it while drying.

Challenge – The molds were detailed enough that the walls had been built around the ears and legs tightly enough to create reverse angles. It became evident that it would be extremely difficult to apply fiberglass to these tight spaces. Even if we were able to apply the glass successfully, it was likely the mold would need to be destroyed to remove it.

Solution – After applying carnauba wax as a mold release agent, a silicone mold making material was painted into the mold. The goal was to create a flexible positive mold that could be removed from the negative mold without destroying either.

Unfortunately, the silicone ran and pooled in the bottom of the mold, leaving the sides tissue thin and unable to withstand being peeled out of the mold. Applying multiple layers to build up thickness was impractical due to time constraints, and the mold material was too expensive to use to completely fill the mold for a solid casting.

Challenge – At this point we were offered access to a reusable mold material called ComposiMold made by a local company collaborating with Campus Ventures. The ComposiMold was perfect for what we needed to do, but we still had the challenge of the reverse angles and how to remove the positive mold after it cured.

Solution – I used my Dremel to remove the overhangs of the reverse angles, and then filled the holes caused by that removal with spackle. A thinned coat of white glue was applied to re-seal the porous surfaces of the patched spots.

Now that the mold had straight sides the next challenge was to devise a way to help facilitate pulling the ComposiMold out after it cured. Nail heads suspended from small pieces of wood were placed at regular intervals to act as anchor-points providing additional leverage during de-molding.

Now with the ComposiMold in hand, the project starts to pick up speed. It melts readily in the microwave when heated in 30 second bursts and stirred in between heatings. It poured smoothly and spread evenly throughout the mold.

Twenty-four hours later it pulled easily from the mold with minimal effort. The pieces of wood were carefully removed and the nails nipped off at the surface.

Now with a positive mold laying the fiberglass became dramatically easier. The random fiber direction “cat fur” fiberglass was used for its ease of pressing it into tight corners and getting good coverage of complex curves. The loose cross-weave fabric was much more convenient to use and held its shape better than the cat fur and was used to cover holes and wrap around the figure to seal the two halves together.

The ComposiMold pulled out of the fiberglass shell just as easily as the papier mache mold. The ComposiMold was then re-melted, after the nail heads were removed, and re-used for the second half of the balloon animal.

Each half was trimmed, sanded and dressed in preparation for being mated together. The next step was to build up a base around each leg to allow it to be free-standing. I rolled strips of fabric into “logs” before saturating them in the matrix and wrapping it around the feet to build up bases. Two blocks were wrapped in the white silicone-coated, non-stick paper to support the model while the bases dried.

Strips of loose cross-weave fiberglass were wrapped around the piece joining the two halves together and sealing any holes that remained in the structure of the piece.

I am pleased with the final result and think that we were successful but even more than that I’m pleased with the journey of challenge and discovery that we worked our way through. I learned how to make a balloon animal, how to work with papier mache, the utility of ComposiMold and different characteristics of fiberglass weaves and some do’s and don’t’s of mixing up resin.

My secondary goal was also successful. The balloon project got people talking and got people interested. At one point in the shop, someone who I had never met came in and said “Is that the balloon animal? I heard about that.” That kind of buzz can only be good for morale and can help to keep people engaged.

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ComposiMold on the move-Riley's Creative Video

2012-01-05T16:09:00.000-08:00

Thank you Riley Field of Messalonskee! ComposiMold visited an 8th grade classroom in Central Maine. The students task was to put together a commercial on ComposiMold. Here is an example of what one student made. What a blast! Thank you so much for having ComposiMold as part of your class. We learned as much as the students! Great ideas and energy!

How to keep your molded parts from floating

2011-12-08T12:32:00.000-08:00

So you place your part in a container and pour your mold making material over your part. Everything looks good as you let the ComposiMold cool. You turn your head for a moment and when you look back, your part is floating to the surface. Not a big concern with ComposiMold because you can push it back down or if it solidifies, then you can just remelt it and try it again. You loose a bit of time, but that is all. Good thing you're using ComposiMold because with other mold making materials that might be a bit more tragic-and costly mistake since the mold is set-forever.

Sometimes your part you are molding with your rubber mold making material may float if you are using hollow or lightweight parts that you are trying to mold. How can you mold these samples?

The best method is to nail the part down, but this is not always an option if you do not want to put a hole in your part. It also may not be possible if you are trying to mold a non-flat bottomed object.

Other ways include:
Pressing polymer clay on to the bottom of your part and then pressing the clay on to the bottom of your mold box (or container).

Pour in only some of the ComposiMold and let that solidify before pouring more ComposiMold over the part. The solidified ComposiMold can help keep the rest of the part in place.

Sometimes double sided tape or tape folded over on its self will provide enough of a grip to keep your part down depending on the density of your part.

Flip your part over and push or hold it into the ComposiMold. This can be done with just the weight of the part or some type of holder can be used.

Hold your part down using a wire.

And the final way, although I do not recommend this, is to hold your part down with a screwdriver until the ComposiMold solidifies.

Thanks and enjoy.

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ComposiMold Rubber Mold Making of an Acorn

Ice Sculptures-Here's Some Cool Casting

2011-11-23T16:53:00.000-08:00

Thank you to B for reminding me about this great casting material-cheap, easy, and fun. That's a nice combination. The important thing to remember when making ice in ComposiMold mold is to Freeze the ComposiMold first. By freezing the mold, you get much better edges and improved detail.

To make, make the molds how you normally would: melt the ComposiMold, pour over your original Master and then freeze the mold. Take out your Master and pour in water.

I have heard the theory that warm water is supposed to freeze faster than cold water because the warm water has more air trapped in it so more surface area. Is this true? Does anyone have the patients to test this?

Two casting materials that are as reuasable as the ComposiMold mold making are chocolate and Ice. Any others?

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What is the difference between PowerMold and ComposiMold?

2011-11-17T14:44:00.000-08:00

First, how ComposiMold Reusable Mold Making Materials and PowerMold Reusable Mold Making Materials are the same:

Melt at 130 F in the microwave or double boiler

Are pourable to make pour molds

Flexible, rubbery

Of course, Reusable

Differences:

PowerMold is stiffer than ComposiMold. PowerMold provides better support for two part molds or for polymer clay molds.

PowerMold has a Shore A hardness of around 25 at 70 F (the cooler it is the harder it is). ComposiMold is around 10.

ComposiMold is lighter colored (light amber). This is nice to allow you to see through the mold to your part.

ComposiMold is more flexible. This is nice to flex around parts and shapes.

ComposiMold is a Less viscous so it is easier to filter. (Thinner)

PowerMold is more expensive than ComposiMold

PowerMold is a cooler name than ComposiMold (I like to say PowerMold like I am going to a Monster Truck show).

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What do you do if you have bubbles forming in your mold? Or the purpose of Bubble Buster.

2011-11-14T17:23:00.000-08:00

In a nutshell, Bubble Buster busts bubbles. Bubble buster is a PVA/water solution that reduces the ability for the bubbles to stay on the surface of your master (original) when you are making a mold with ComposiMold or PowerMold.

To see it in action, place a rock or other object in a glass of hot water and let it sit for a while. At some point, bubbles should form on the surface because the air in the water is coming out of solution.

Now spray the rock or other object with Bubble Buster or use a solution of water and PVA glue. The bubbles will not (or at least should not!) form on the rock.

Do that with ComposiMold and you will have great molds with no bubbles.

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How Many Unique Molds Can You Make with ComposiMold?

2011-11-10T17:04:00.000-08:00

I am asked this question a lot: How many molds can you make with ComposiMold? The official answer is that when it was certified to conform to ASTM D-4236, it was certified for up to 35 times. Unofficially, we have made over unique 50 molds with the same reusable mold making material.

To put this in perspective, if we were to use a non-reusable mold making material, you would have to purchase a lot of material whereas with ComposiMold, you would need to purchase it once.

For example, if you made one 20 cubic inch mold (about 16 oz of ComposiMold) with a non-reusable mold making material it would cost about $25, or about the same cost as the ComposiMold.

But on your second mold, it cost you another $25 for the non-reusable mold making material, and nothing more for the ComposiMold mold. So you have spent $50 for 2 non-reusable molds and still $25 for 2 ComposiMold molds.

Now you make 4 unique molds and you have spent $100 for the non-reusable molds and still $25 for the ComposiMold molds.

You get the idea.

At 35 molds, it would cost you $25 x 35 = $875 for the non-reusable molds, and, yes, still only $25 for the ComposiMold.

Yikes! That’s quite a savings.

In some instances, where you are making a large number of the same part and you have already figured out the mold making process, it may be worth the expense, however, in many instances, it is worth working with the ComposiMold.

Here it is in graph form:

That is why we say: Make more unique molds with 1 pound of ComposiMold than you can with 20 pounds of other mold making materials. Costs less and good for the environment.

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Halloween Treats You Can't Get at a Store

2011-10-19T06:04:00.000-07:00

Instead of Snicker's Bars or random store bought sweets, you may like to make your own unique chocolate shapes with ComposiMold-FC. You make the shape, make a mold out of your shape, and then make chocolate castings. The shapes can range from letters (shown in a previous blog post) or specialized for the Holiday Season. The nice part about ComposiMold-FC is you can make a Halloween Chocolate, followed by a Thanksgiving shaped chocolate, followed the next Holiday Season, followed by the next...By melting the ComposiMold, you can make lots of different shapes with the same ComposiMold.

Here we show the process for making a Halloween Chocolate Pumpkin using a pumpkin magnet. Super easy:

Step 1. Place the magnet into a container, such as tupperware or other plastic container

Step 2. Pour ComposiMold over the shape to make the rubber mold, let cool.

Step 3. Pull out the original shape (the Master)

Step 4. Melt the Chocolate. We used an orange colored chocolate. You can also use white chocolate and add orange food coloring.

Step 5. Spoon the chocolate into the mold. With smaller molds, the squeeze bottles work great.

Step 6. Let the chocolate cool. Place in the refrigerator or freezer to cool faster

Step 7. Peel the ComposiMold away from the chocolate.

Step 8. Make more chocolate castings and then more shapes!

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The Buzz about Chocolate Alphabets Cast in ComposiMold Molds

2011-10-06T18:30:00.000-07:00

We needed a quick advertisement item for a gathering of several hundred people. Someone suggested chocolates, but not just any chocolates. Alphabet Chocolates. A through Z. White, yellow, and milk chocolate. So we started the mold making and chocolate casting.

Step 1. Do not make chocolate castings when you are hungry. You will eat too much of the chocolate.

Step 2. Find your shapes. In this case alphabet magnets. They floated in the ComposiMold so we used a touch of polymer clay to hold the shapes down.

Step 3. Melt the ComposiMold. We used 2, 32 ounce containers of ComposiMold for these molds and we had some left over. When we are finished we will melt all of it down again and reuse it for the next time we want to cast chocolates. It took approximately 8 minutes to melt each 32 oz container (times will vary depending on your microwave and elavation).

Step 4. Let the ComposiMold cool and pull out the shapes. This took a couple of hours. We could have cooled it faster in the refrigerator, but we used the time to make some labels. Place the mold orifices facing upward.

Step 5. Melt the chocolate. We melted the chocolates on low heat over the stove. Always stir.

Step 6. Pour the chocolate into the mold shapes and cool. We put them in the refrigerator.

Step 7. Make more.

Looks great and the shapes can be truly unique. And the best part of it is, next time, we can make other shapes with the same ComposiMold!

Enjoy!

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Cool Casting Examples using ComposiMold

2011-09-21T14:36:00.000-07:00

We put together a compilation of some of the newer castings made with ComposiMold and PowerMold. Enjoy and thanks for the inspiration!

Crayon Shapes with ComposiMold

2011-08-25T11:06:00.000-07:00

What to do you do with crayons that are broken and worn? You could make round shapes using a muffin tin as seen in the background. Or you could make very cool crayon castings with ComposiMold.

To make: remove the wrapping from the crayons, melt the crayons. We melted in the oven at low temperatures, but you can also do it on the stove. Be careful not to burn the wax.

To prepare the ComposiMold mold: pick a shape, place it in a safe mold box or container. We used a tupperware plastic container (same as what comes with the ComposiMold Starter Kit). Spray with mold release and bubble buster. Pour on the melted ComposiMold and cool in the freezer.

Let the ComposiMold get nice and cold so it can handle the hot wax.

Pour the crayon wax into the cold ComposiMold mold. The pig in front used two different color pours.

Let cool and color!

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DIY Wedding-Chocolates, Soaps and Candles Castings Video Demonstration

2011-08-13T18:48:00.000-07:00

Talk about a unique wedding! Forget the hershey’s kisses or the wedding bells! Make the special day truly your own with chocolates made specifically for the bride and groom or even better individually for the wedding guests.

To start: Let your imagination go crazy. Imagine finding your seat by looking for your name in chocolate. And then seeing the wedding cake with a special wish for the newly weds-in chocolate. And later in soap or even as candles! Make molds and castings of words, special objects that have real meaning to the bride and groom.

Collect the ingredients:

Chocolate (white chocolate can be colored with food coloring) milk chocolate, dark chocolate…
Containers to make the molds and castings in
ComposiMold-FC (food contact safe to make reusable chocolate molds)
Microwave
Refrigerator
Stir stick
Food coloring (optional)
Lollipop sticks (optional)
Vegetable oil (mold release)
Bubble Buster (optional-helps reduce bubble formation)

Start with your object

Make your master or original design. You will need to make the shape or design of what you want to duplicate in chocolate, candle wax, or soap. Select objects that are relatively uncomplicated. For your first piece, use a very simple shape. We used a heart shape with letters for the bride’s and groom’s name. The letters can be glued down or you can use clay to stick them down. The clay is nice because you can move them around or reuse the letters for other names or designs. You can add extra designs as you become more comfortable with the mold making process.

Place your object in a container. Use containers that can handle high temperatures (150 F) Tupperware works well, but aluminum tins can be shaped around your original master, legos (sealed with clay) can be used, or some plastic/paper cups can be used if they can handle hot coffee.

Spray your part with mold release. Use a vegetable oil. Also, spray on some bubble buster. This is a diluted solution of PVA and water to reduce bubble formation when you make the mold.

Heat and melt the ComposiMold-FC in the microwave. A 6 oz container takes about 30 seconds to a minute depending on the microwave and altitude. Stir the ComposiMold to ensure even temperature distribution.

Make the mold by pouring the ComposiMold over the original master. Let cool or stick the mold in the refrigerator or freezer to cool faster.

When cooled, take out the original master, flip the part over and pour in melted chocolate.

Melting the chocolate can be a little tricky: Chocolate melts well in the microwave, but use short intervals and try to stir after each interval. For example, we use 30 second intervals for about ¼ pound of chocolate, stirred, and put it in for another 30 seconds.

You can use lots of different kinds of chocolates.

To get into crevices in your mold, a squeeze bottle is useful. This is how we made the chocolates with both white chocolate and milk chocolate shown in the video. The letters were filled first by squeezing the chocolate into the letters with one color and then the rest of the mold filled with a different chocolate.

When finished with one chocolate casting, you can remelt the ComposiMold mold and make a different mold.

CANDLES and SOAPS: Instead of using chocolate you can use candle wax or soap. However, before pouring candle wax or soap into the ComposiMold, be sure to COOL or FREEZE your ComposiMold mold first so that the hot temperatures of the wax or soap do not melt the ComposiMold. Thicker molds can also help, give at least a ½ inch around the sides and bottom of the mold and an inch would be better.

To clean the mold, use a wet paper towel and dry immediately afterwards.

Repeat with different objects, letters, shapes. All of the shapes made in the video used the same mold making material. By remelting, lots of different molds can be made.

Other ideas to mold and cast in chocolate:

Chocolate Shot glasses with the names on the side or the date
Chocolate wedding rings
Lollipops with names of guests
Original wedding cake toppings

What objects do you suggest to mold and cast in chocolate, candle wax, or soap?

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Mold Making and Casting of Guitar Pick

2011-06-28T14:32:00.000-07:00

Hey, check out the newest video from ComposiMold!

Video 2 Part Mold Fishing Lure using PowerMold & ComposiCast

2011-04-10T13:04:00.000-07:00

This tutorial demonstrates how you can use PowerMold to prepare a two part mold. PowerMold is a stiffer version of ComposiMold and is still a 100% Reusable mold making material. This tutorial uses a fishing lure as an example.

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Now Available ComposiMold Urethane Starter Kit! Learn to Make Plastic Parts

2011-04-03T13:23:00.000-07:00

100% Reusable Mold Making Material and Easy Flow Polyurethane Resin

Learn to Mold and make Plastic Castings Worry Free

Everything you need to start making your own plastic parts. And if you make mistakes-don’t worry. Remelt the ComposiMold reusable Mold making material and try again.

Each ComposiMold Urethane Starter Kit contains everything you need to begin molding and casting:
• ComposiMold 1 pound container
• 2 pounds of Plastic (1 pound Part 1 and 1 pound Part 2)
• Mold release for Plastic
• 5 Mixing sticks
• 2 filters for filtering ComposiMold
• Funnel for holding the filters
• Cups for Mixing Plastic • Instruction book

The Instruction Book starts with simple instructions on how to use the ComposiMold material followed by mold making instructions for a simple ComposiMold mold and plastic casting. This initial mold making and casting is followed by more complicated molds that are typically two part molds. Then we describe how to mix and use the plastic. We do our best to answer many of the typical questions in the Frequently Asked Question Chapter. We then go into ideas for other methods to make molds and castings. As you experiment you will begin to see how the process works and learn what works for you. The book ends with ideas for further mold making. (10 chapters, B&W 8.5x11, 38 pages)

ComposiMold is a reusable mold making material that works by melting and pouring. Many casts can be performed using the same mold. ComposiMold is good for the mold maker and craft artist because it can be reused to make different molds without worrying about wasting mold making material (such as urethanes, silicones, or Alginate). ComposiMold is an excellent material for those wanting to learn and become involved in sculpting, modeling, and mold making without having to worry about mistakes or wasting material. ComposiMold is flexible, rubbery, molding material that can be melted poured and reused. This material is a thermoplastic mold making material that is great for small mold parts using many different casting materials including plaster, cement, epoxy, polyurethane, and others. ComposiMold can be used for molds, mold making and as a resin.

ComposiCast-3770 is a two component 100% solids urethane casting system. It is easy to process, with a low exotherm (maximum 170°F) that demolds in 15 – 20 minutes. The ComposiCast-3770’s low exotherm works exceptionally well with the ComposiMold Reusable Mold Making Material. The ComposiCast-3770 uses a 1:1 mixing ratio (by weight and volume) and solidifies to a beautiful off-white color. The texture is similar to a lightweight porcelain feel.
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Super Awesome Sylvia Says it Best. Simple Molding and Casting for Toy Duplication with ComposiMold

2011-01-19T10:31:00.000-08:00

Check out this amazing, oop, excuse me, Super Awesome Sylvia describe how to "clone" your toys using ComposiMold. She describes the process so well!

For more of her videos or more Make Magazine videos go to http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/01/simple_molding_and_casting_for_toy.html

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Thank you and a special thanks to Sylvia for an awesome presentation!

New ComposiMold Starter Kit Video 15 casts, 9 molds All with 1 ComposiMold

2010-12-30T10:32:00.000-08:00

It is hard to show 15 casts and 9 molds in a single video. All molds and casts were made using the same 1 pound of reusable mold making material!

This video is a quick overview of the ComposiMold Plaster Starter Kit where we show the reusable mold making material being used to make an assortment of molds and castings such as an ice cream, a girl figurine, a dolls head, etc.. In later installments, we will try to expand out some of the specific castings into videos of their own so you can see the process in more detail.

Hopefully you get the idea: ComposiMold can be reused and reused and... It’s a great way to learn mold making without worrying about wasting materials.

Thanks for watching!

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New Video on a Two Part Mold of a Lobster Claw Casting

2010-11-28T09:17:00.000-08:00

Here is the newest video tutorial on a two part mold of a lobster claw...

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ComposiMold Figurines Molded with ComposiCast Urethane Casting Material

2010-11-21T13:11:00.000-08:00

Tiny rabbits. Nice and simple mold and casting. This was a simple little rabbit placed into a small cup. The melted ComposiMold was poured over top and allowed to solidify. Because it was a small mold, it took about an hour to cool. The mold was sprayed with a mold release and the ComposiCast urethane resin was poured into the cavity. Ten minutes later the first rabbit was removed.

This little guy was a character from my youth. He is about an inch tall. The process for making him was basically the same as the rabbit. The mold was with ComposiMold and the urethane was ComposiCast.

Thanks and enjoy!

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ComposiMold Fishy Wall Casting

2010-10-30T08:42:00.000-07:00

Here's a cool fish urethane casting made with ComposiMold Mold Making Material and ComposiCast urethane casting resin. The original part, made by Helene Farrar was made with terracotta clay and sealed with a shellac spray.

Since this is a one part mold, the ComposiMold-LT was poured over the fish and allowed to solidify by cooling. A mixture of 1-teaspoon white glue and 1 cup of water was used as the mold release for the casting. For the casting a silicone mold release was used.

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NEWEST ADDITION TO THE COMPOSIMOLD FAMILY-POWERMOLD

2010-10-09T15:48:00.000-07:00

Stronger, stiffer, and still reusable! PowerMold is the newest addition to the ComposiMold family of reusable mold making materials. With a Shore A hardness of about double the ComposiMold-LT, PowerMold may be beneficial to people who like stiffer molds for two part molds.

To Order through the ComposiTherm website visit: PowerMold

Soap Making Video using Chilled ComposiMold

2010-09-13T17:22:00.000-07:00

Here is the latest video. This one is a short video on how to make a "soap stone" using ComposiMold mold making material and aloe soap. The key is to ensure the ComposiMold mold is chilled. After these molds were made, the same ComposiMold was remelted and used to make soap in the shape of a scoop of ice cream.

To learn more go to www.ComposiMold.com

or to order go to www.ComposiTherm.com

New Slideshow with More ComposiMold examples

2010-09-08T12:06:00.001-07:00