http://www.ComposiMold.com This video demonstrates just how easy it is to use your existing action figures to make more action figures! Use ComposiMold to make flexible rubber molds of action figures. THEN RE-MELT THE MOLD TO RE-USE!
Watch the video below to learn how to turn unique polymer clay pendants into epoxy resin jewelry. It's easy to do with ImPRESSive Putty, a re-usable mold making putty made by ComposiMold.
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Follow these steps to make your own unique epoxy resin jewelry:
MAKE YOUR MOLD
1. Sculpt polymer clay (Sculpey in this case) into the shape pendants you want. We used a cool pattern on a silver ring to press texture into the surface of the clay. We also carved into the surface with a sharp tool. Get creative with this step!
2. Bake the polymer clay per product instructions.
3. Add Activator to the microwavable bag and melt the ImPRESSive Putty (formerly ReMold Putty) per instructions. For the 6oz. size, we used 2, 20sec. intervals until the Putty was dough-like with no hard clumps.
4. Let the Putty cool for 10 minutes. It's too hot to handle right out of the microwave.
5. Once the Putty is cooled off enough to handle comfortably, knead it for 3-5 minutes. This incorporates all of the Activator and smooths out any lines in the Putty.
6. Place Putty on a plate and press your hardened clay pendants into the Putty. Don't push them so far in that they touch the plate beneath the Putty. This would make your mold too thin.
7. Let the Putty cool until firm to the touch. This mold was placed in the freezer for 1 hr.
8. Remove the Putty from the freezer. You can now de-mold your clay pendants. Simply bend the Putty mold away from the clay pendants and pull them out of the mold. ImPRESSive!
MAKE YOUR CASTS
1. Pour Clear Casting Plastic Part A into a cup. Pour Clear Casting Plastic Part B in to a separate cup. Add epoxy resin colorant to Part A and mix before mixing the two parts together. We used Resin Obsession's dye for epoxy resin.
2. Thoroughly mix Part A with Part B. Stir slowly so you don't introduce any bubbles.
3. Slowly pour the epoxy mixture into the Putty mold. Try not to overflow so you'll have less to clean up after your castings cure.
4, Let your castings cure overnight.
5. Remove the castings the same way you removed the pendants you molded. Bend the Putty mold away from the castings and easily pop them out.
6. Drill holes for threading wire, jump rings, and chains through to make your one of a kind jewelry pieces.
7. Make your pendants into earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and more!
RE-USE IMPRESSIVE PUTTY
1. Re-Melt to Re-Use. Easy!
It's as simple as that! You too can make original epoxy resin pendants in any shape you can imagine. We'd love to know if you try this. Drop us a line and send photos!
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A monomer is the main building block of plastics. Polymers are many monomers put together. Plastics consist of many long chains of polymers combined together. The typical analogy is the use of spaghetti. Each chain of spaghetti is a monomer and together they form a polymer.
Plastics come in two main varieties: thermosets and thermoplastics.
Thermoset plastics start as two or more separate materials, typically liquids, that are mixed together to form a new solid plastic. Thermosets cannot be reformed after they are combined because a chemical reaction has occurred that creates a new, polymer chain. Examples of thermosets include epoxies, silicones, and polyurethanes. We typically use thermosets as the casting materials. For example, our Clear Casting Plastic is a two part epoxy that is mixed together to form a clear plastic casting.
Thermoplastics can be reformed by heat. The polymeric chains that make up the material disconnect with heat and reform when cooled. This is how we are able to recycle much of our plastic wastes. We are all aware of many thermoplastics in our daily lives such as polypropylenes, polystyrenes, polyvinyl, and nylons. Add heat and the plastic softens so that it can be formed and reformed. Most thermoplastics melt into a sticky, thick polymer that can be squeezed or pressed into shape under different heating conditions. For example, you can take a yogurt container and melt it down to make a new shape by pressing it while keeping it hot.
By varying the composition, you can make thermoplastics with very different properties. You can vary the hardness or how rubbery the plastic is by varying the plasticizer used while making the plastic. The plasticizer acts like a lubricant at the molecular level. If we continue to use the spaghetti analogy, imagine the spaghetti with butter. It will not be sticky and it will slide past each other.
In plastics, a good example is polyvinyl chloride, PVC, which can be hard and almost brittle such as what you use in your homes for pipes and tubing. Or, you can add more plasticizer to the PVC to make it into a rubber such as that used for rubber fishing lures (fake worms).
ComposiMold is a thermoplastic that comes in three different versions based on the amount of plasticizer in the polymer. Flex uses a higher percentage of plasticizer compared to the Firm. The difference in firmness allows each product to be used for different purposes. Flex works well with soft casting materials such as chocolate and wax. Firm works well for push molding where you need a firmer mold to push against so it does not deform under the pressure.
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Thermo-chromatic ink is awesome! We've added it, in powder form, to our Clear Casting Plastic and made our own "mood necklace" that changes color when activated by heat.
ComposiMold-Original was used as the mold making material and our favorite epoxy resin, Clear Casting Plastic, was the casting material. You can easily add powder colorants and even 3-dimensional items like foam hearts to the mixture before it cures.
Stan is thinking this would be a great anniversary gift for his wife. What do you think, ladies?
Resin Jewelry is super easy to make with ComposiMold's ReMold Putty and Clear Casting Plastic, epoxy resin! Choose the object you want to make a ReMold Putty mold of and turn it into resin jewelry you can wear! Resin Crafts are popular and easy with ComposiMold's ReMold Putty!
In today's video you will see how we turned a really great clear epoxy resin casting into a one-of-a-kind pendant for a necklace by adding beads and paper to the uncured resin. The possibilities really are endless!
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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.
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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Today June 3, 2015, our sales director’s daughter Madelyn turns 7 and Mike wanted to create something original and memorable for her birthday. So in today’s video, Mike shows off his daughter’s new Shopkins character necklace that he made using ComposiMold and Clear Casting Plastic, a high quality epoxy resin. This one of a kind, handmade, accessory features a Season Two Bakery Shopkins. Who is it? Slick Breadstick, Mary Muffin, Carrie Carrot Cake, Mary Meringue, Pecana Pie, Fifi Fruit Tart, Danni Danish, Cupcake Chic?
No, it’s Choco Lava, a chocolate lava cake with chocolate "lava" ganache dripping down her face. She is topped with a dollop of whipped cream and a pink strawberry, and she makes some very tasty looking birthday jewelry. Maddy is one lucky girl.
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