How Many Unique Molds Can You Make with ComposiMold?

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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Ginger Bread Cookie Snowman using ComposiMold to shape

This is like making your own Teddy Grahams. Ginger bread cookies shaped into little snowmen. The snowman shape was made using a ComposiMold mold. The ginger bread dough was pressed into the mold. The dough was pulled out just like what you would do if you were making a polymer clay mold (except this one you can eat).




Here, the ginger bread dough is pressed into the ComposiMold mold.








Ginger bread dough in the ComposiMold mold.





Flex the snowman out of the mold.
And ready to cook.

Other shapes were made including this Christmas bear.

Chess Pieces Molded with ComposiMold

Here we used ComposiMold to make molds of a chess set and make our own pieces. We used two different methods to make the molds. All the pieces except the castle shape were placed in a container and the ComposiMold was poured around it until they were covered. The Castle pieces floated (I don't know why they did while the other pieces didn't.) So we taped them to one of the stirring sticks and placed them upside down. We then filled around the castle pieces with the ComposiMold. Both methods worked well. We did not waste any mold making materials when we learned that the castle pieces floated. We just remelted and started that particular mold again.

It is important to remind you to use a mold release. Spray the original pieces before covering with the ComposiMold. Also use a mold release before you add the resin into the ComposiMold molds.

We will make a set of blue chess pieces next. Thanks for reading.

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ComposiMold Seashell Mold and Casting Tutorial

Here is a new tutorial on making a duplicate of a seashell on a chain.

Check out the tutorial at:


ComposiMold-seashell-tutorial-how-to-mold-and-cast.pdf

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Casting a soldier using ComposiMold and Polyurethane

A customer asked about using ComposiMold to cast plastic soldiers. I thought I would show an examples of this.

Making a Toy Soldier Using a Two Part Poured Block Mold.

This plastic soldier has been a toy for several generations. The people who designed it did an amazing job. It is a great example of how to design a part for good casting. I expected it to be a large casting using a lot of resin, but when I molded it, it used very little. The body of the soldier turns out to be extremely thin to use less resin. Also, all the components are facing down so that it would be easy to fill with the resin without air pockets forming.


For more details about how this soldier was cast check out the tutorial...

http://composimold.com/files/how-to-make-Toy-Soldier-two-part-block-mold-ComposiMold.pdf


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