Hi All, I am Mickey Sadler in Dublin, Ohio. I am a retired computer tech and just getting started in casting/mold making. My casting may be a bit different. I...
Hi: my name is Bob Menzies: I know nothing about casting. I joined this list to do the following. I have some small parts for model railroading I wish to...
this site makes for a great beginner tutorial i believe and you can purchase materials as well http://www.alumilite.com/howto.cfm?ID=14 hope that is helpfull....
I wish to reproduce from some form of casting proceedure. ... Wheels and ladders are best etched from brass: they should be readily available, possibly from...
John, hi, I can respond to only one of your two questions . . . I, too, would like to know more about powder coating and its uses. All resin castings we've...
Brian, I think I'll give Smooth-On a call on Monday to find out about this powder coating. On the Smooth-On site, they say they use Aluminum trihydrate (ATH)...
Hi Darrell: Since you spoke about the explosive forming you jogged my memory of back in the 60's when I studied and did this. A company in the north midwest...
I need to make SFX prosthetics, but with vinyl material. If you guys know what a bald cap is, I would like something similar to that. Basically, I need...
Thanks, Guess Who, for the link to that Aluminite site and its how-to. That is a very helpful intro to casting and using Aluminite to make molds and to cast ...
Hi All, I am Mickey Sadler in Dublin, Ohio. I am a retired computer tech and just getting started in casting/mold making. My casting may be a bit different. I...
On Sun, 2 May 2004 14:22:24 -0700 (PDT) donflathman ... I posted this a few months ago........ here it is again for those who have joined the list since...
Hello, everyone. My name is Michael Mandaville, and this is my first posting to this group. I am getting ready to pour some wax into a plaster mold, and I am ...
Why not try melting some in a pan of hot water. If it melts before the water boils, you have your answer! BH ps...I think it does, but I haven't used any in...
Michael, Most micros melt in the 170-190 F range and can be cast directly into plaster. http://www.sculpt.com/catalog_98/Wax/WaxIndex.htm -- Marc Fields The...
Aluminum Trihydrate is also called alumina trihydrate and hydrated alumina. We work with it on a daily basis, and buy it in 50 lb bags from Composites One...
i need an answer quick! please...... We are in need of a 2 part RTV like substance that will form a seal on a tank. what we have been using is "PlatSil 73-45"...
I looked at the components list in a small statue I purchased. It listed the main ingredient as "polyresin". Is this a modified casting resin with extra...
Sounds like what they call polyester casting resin, just to confuse the customers. Of course it could also be any other casting resin. Is it very rigid ...
Hi Marc, Thanks for the info on the culinary mold-making book. I'll probably get it in the very near future. Mickey ... Mickey E. Sadler Dublin, Ohio...
... bubbling, ... Thanks, Jim. You anticipated my second question. By the way, I will be building up a clay "tinker's dam" to contain the plaster. I did a...
... I believe it is traditional to use Foam Latex over plaster molds for SFX skin appliances. Tom Savini has an excellent book on the subject called...
... into plaster. ... Marc, thank you very much. This is very good to know, because I have found that the local micro wax which is available to me is very...
Hi All, sorry for the extended delay in publishing the zine, but I had a major hard drive issue, and am still trying to recover the articles. We're making...
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