Which ComposiMold Reusable Mold Making Material Should You Use?

Let's make one thing clear! We do not want to confuse you! Currently, ComposiMold comes in four heat-and-pour varieties and we've just released a putty version too! So which one do you choose when it's time to make your project? It depends on your preferred casting materials or your preferred casting technique. Here's a quick guide to help you find the right material for you!

Casting Materials
Soft Casting Materials ie.chocolate, wax, soap: ComposiMold-Flex
Edible Casting Materials: ComposiMold-FC (All Heat and Pour Materials are food contact safe)
Polymer Clay OR Fondant for push molding: ComposiMold Firm
Plastic, Epoxy, Urethane/Plaster, Concrete, ComposiStone: ComposiMold-Original 


Casting Technique
Push Molding: ComposiMold-Firm

If you'd rather use a material that you can press onto your master object, instead of pouring over your master object, choose ReMold Putty. This material works great with higher temperature casting materials and for making molds of objects that cannot be moved to a mold box.
Heat and Pour Mold Making Materials 

ComposiMold-Original Not Too Firm, Not Too Soft, Compatible With Dozens of Casting Materials
The original Reusable Mold Making Material. When you are tired of wasting your money on silicone molds, stop worrying and start using ComposiMold, a 100% reusable mold making material that works by melting and pouring. NON TOXIC, MICROWAVEABLE, AND REUSABLE OVER 35 TIMES!

ComposiMold-Food Contact Specially Made For Your Edible Treats!

ComposiMold-FC is specifically made for casting Edible Treats! Now you can make your own chocolate molds! Think of it as 35 unique molds for the price of one silicone mold. Remember, it's remeltable and reusable, food contact safe, and perfect for chocolates, fondants, gum paste, and more.

ComposiMold-Firm For Push Molds

Specially formulated for push molds. ComposiMold-Firm has a Shore A hardness of about 20-25 at room temperature and works great for polymer clay push molds or conventional clay push molds. Some cake artists also prefer the stiffer molding material for fondant push molds.

ComposiMold-Flex Flexible Molds for Soft Casting Materials

Designed for those who want a more flexible mold. ComposiMold-Flex is perfect for chocolate, waxes, soaps, and other soft casting materials. The ComposiMold-Flex allows you to pull the mold away from the soft casting material without damaging or breaking your creation.

Reusable Mold Making Putty
ImPRESSive ReMold Mold Putty
Make a Mold by applying Putty Directly to Object Being Molded
Can be applied directly to almost any model, capturing the finest detail and curing within minutes. ImPRESSive Putty can be used to make molds of sculptures, prototypes, candles, picture frames, coins, etc. You can cast wax, clay, low melt plastics, low melt metal, and a variety of resins into Re-Usable Mold Putty. ImPRESSive Putty may be remelted and used over and over. No expensive equipment is necessary. Currently, not available for food contact.

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Turn a Glass Swan Into a Plastic Swan with ComposiMold

In today's project we used a glass swan figurine to make our own plastic figurine by using Clear Casting Plastic and a ComposiMold mold. Clear Casting Plastic is our jewelry grade, epoxy resin, that looks just like glass when it's cured. It is super easy to use too! Simply, mix Part A and Part B in equal proportions, by weight or volume, and pour it into your ComposiMold mold.

Watch the Clear Casting Plastic Video Here!

The supplies used for this project were:
ComposiMold-Original
Vegetable Oil Mold Release
Bubble Buster
Clear Casting Plastic our awesome Epoxy Resin
and a glass figurine of a swan

Remember: Thoroughly mixing this Epoxy Resin is very important. Be sure to scrape the sides of the cup to incorporate ALL material. Pouring slowly into your mold also decreases likelihood of bubbles forming in your final piece.

Be creative and tell us what you're up to! ~The ComposiMold Team

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ComposiMold-Firm, Perfect for Sculpey Push Molds

ComposiMold-Firm is a firm mold making material that is also a 100% reusable mold making material. It works by melting and pouring. ComposiMold-Firm is a flexible, rubbery, thermoplastic that is great for mold parts that require a stiffer mold making material. It is compatible with many different casting materials including clays, plaster, cement, epoxy, polyurethane, and many others. You can use ComposiMold-Firm for polymer clay push molds such as Sculpey molds or Fimo molds.

This is what we are demonstrating in today's video, Sculpey being pressed into the ComposiMold-Firm mold. Being stiff enough to handle the pressure of the push-mold technique is one of ComposiMold-Firm's best features. The delicate casting will not become warped by a too flimsy mold. See for yourself, how we make earrings and apply the same technique to many arts and craft projects!

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How to Use Epoxy for Mold Making and Casting

Epoxy is a plastic casting material. It begins as a liquid but becomes hard over time by curing.

Typically epoxy is a two parts mixture: Part one is the resin and Part two is the hardener. Epoxy works excellent as a casting material, and it  is also used for composite structures such as aircraft, surf boards, fishing lures, and some building work.

The advantages of epoxy include strength and ease of use. Most epoxy casting material for home or small scale use cure at room temperature and most epoxies are simple equal part mixtures by weight or volume, and unlike urethanes, most epoxies work very well as a casting material when small amounts of water is present.

To start casting with epoxy, the first step is to make a mold. There are a variety of mold making materials available on the market including silicone, latex, and wax based products, and if you are new to mold making and casting, using a reusable mold making material will enable experimentation and reduce costs and frustrations.

Because epoxies are versatile, a variety of mold release material can be used to ensure that the epoxy cast does not stick to the mold. Vegetable oil, mineral oil, or soap work effectively for small scale

productions, but for larger scale productions or composite work, mold releases made specifically for epoxy are recommended.

Mix the two parts of epoxy together completely by stirring. After mixing thoroughly, pour the epoxy mixture into the mold and let stand until solidified.

Filler materials are used with epoxy to give the cast a different appearance and properties. To make a stronger cast, glass fiber fillers of up to a quarter inch long are used. To give the mold a unique appearance or to take up space, talcum powder, wood sawdust, sand, or many other materials are used.

Epoxy is a versatile casting material that will enable you to create your own unique products and castings from your molds. To learn more about mold making and casting with epoxy, visit www.ComposiMold.com

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What is Casting

Casting is a process where liquid or semi-liquid material is poured into a mold. The mold is the inverse of the shape you want to make into a duplicate and comes in many shapes. It often contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape. Casting materials can be various cold setting materials, polymer, clays, hot melts, or metals. Cold setting materials typically may cure after mixing two or more components. Examples include: epoxy, concrete, plaster and clay.

Plaster and other chemical curing materials such as concrete and plastic resin may be cast using reusable mold making material. Using mold making material that is reusable allows for multiple casting projects from the same material and can save money and prevent frustrations.  By casting plaster, hydrocal, ultracal, concrete, or cement into your molds you can create unique sculptures, fountains, bird baths and more.

Cold set resin casting is used to make plastic casts. The mold is filled with a synthetic 2 part resin that is mixed together and hardens overtime. These casts can be used for small-scale production like industrial prototypes, toys, and jewelry. Hobbyists use plastic resins in their molds to reproduce collectible toys, rock walls, models, backdrops, broken parts, and figures. Jewelry makers use plastics resins to makes beads and earrings.

Clay and polymer clay are used for casting and is generally pushed into a mold.  Clays are plastic due to their water content and becomes hard, brittle and non–plastic upon drying or firing. Casting with clay is great for art projects and clay may be used to create a master for a mold. The polymer clay, such as Sculpey™ or FIMO™, or polymer metal clay is cast the same way as typical clay cast, by pushing the clay into the mold cavity.

Casting can also be performed using hot melt materials such as candle wax casting or soap castings. The process for making a wax casting or soap casting works through the melting of the soap or wax and pouring the liquid into the mold cavity. Instead of mixing two parts together, the wax or soap cools to solidify.

Casting is a useful tool to enable the duplication and creation of unique parts and shapes. There is anthropological evidence that people have been solving problems by casting parts since 500 B.C. So, if your favorite thing is broken and you want it replaced, consider making a mold and casting a part. For more information about molding and casting and associated materials visits 

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Epoxy and ComposiMold

A common question is whether you can use 5-minute epoxy to make a casting with ComposiMold.

As Bob The Builder says "yes we can."

The epoxy cast in the ComposiMold made a nice impression of this cat-and I really like the clarity of the epoxy.

5-minute epoxy works fine but keep in mind that it is designed as an adhesive, not a casting material. The viscosity is higher than what is preferable. It also comes in these little tubes that can drive you crazy. So it is nice for a quick, simple mold, but if you are going to make many molds, it's worth investing in a casting material designed for molding.

Other epoxies will work also. So experiment.

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