See no evil-Urethane Frogs cast with ComposiCast

Here are three frogs that were made with ComposiCast urethane resin. These pieces are approximately 7 inches high and about 3 inches in diameter. Three different mold making techniques were used. The first consisted of simply placing the original frog casting into a container and pouring ComposiMold around it. After the ComposiMold solidified by cooling, Urethane resin was poured in. The urethane is the ComposiCast resin sold through ComposiTherm.com. Because of the large size, the urethane heated up and partially melted the ComposiMold. The part still worked, but the mold was only good for one cast. In the second approach. ComposiMold was brushed on to the original frog figurine. After about 1/2 inch around the part, it was peeled off. The urethane was poured in small amounts and allowed to cure. Because smaller amounts were used, it did not melt the ComposiMold mold making material. The third method combined ComposiMold with a silicone brush-on material. Two layers of silicone brush-on material was used to coat the frog. Because the brush-on material is not stiff enough to hold its shape without a backing material, ComposiMold was poured around the part. The original part was removed and urethane was poured into the mold (consisting of a thin layer of silicone and about an inch thick ComposiMold). Latex or urethane rubber could also have been used for the brush-on material.

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Christmas Santa Gets Help with ComposiMold Mold Making Material

Here's a nice Santa Clause. The original ornament was on our mantle. Now we have two Santas.

Here is the Santa being molded and cast. The original Santa is inside the ComposiMold. After the ComposiMold solidified, the part was removed, a mold release was sprayed into the mold cavity and the polyurethane was poured into the mold to make the duplicate.


Happy Holidays.

Newest Video Tutorial-ComposiMold and Plastic Soldiers

Here is the latest video tutorial on using ComposiMold to mold and cast a toy soldier action figure. The resin used is polyurethane. You can see it on youtube or vimeo.

Youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Zhuf_YkBA


Vimeo link:
http://www.vimeo.com/7884919


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Buddha Figurine From Plaster and ComposiMold

Here's a fun one.

Buddha on his pedestal.

This guy was made from Plaster of Paris. He's about 9 inches tall. Another cast was made using Hydrocal, a stronger version of Plaster.


The mold was made from ComposiMold. It was a two part mold. It was molded by first placing the original Buddha into a large bucket for a container. A mold release was sprayed over the original part. The ComposiMold was melted in a microwave and poured over the Buddha. A couple bubbles formed under his chin, so a toothpick was used to push them away from the Buddha.


After cooling (overnight because it was a pretty big mold), the mold was cut in half using a box cutter. The original figurine was removed. New mold release was put inside the mold halves. The mold halves were taped together.

Plaster of Paris was mixed and poured into the ComposiMold mold. After sitting for one day, he was removed from the ComposiMold mold. To clean, all the large particles were shaking out and then a small amount of cold water was run over the ComposiMold mold. The mold was ready for the next casting.

This part took about 50 ounces of ComposiMold and 1 pound of plaster. After a couple of Buddhas were cast, the ComposiMold was remelted for the next part to be cast.

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