- January 25th, 2012, 10:39 am#373235
Hi guys-
Some of you know that I'm an industrial designer - and I have a pretty neat design side project I've been working on recently that requires creating a mold that I'll eventually use to create thin-walled reinforced concrete parts. The process is very similar to casting fiberglass.
I'm familiar with making molds and the casting process, but I haven't actually had a lot hands-on time actually doing it. Something I know lots of you HAVE had plenty of practice at!
Just wondering if anyone has some good suggestions on what type of silicone mixtures you've found to be fairly robust and work well for the price. I'll likely mess up a few of these before I get it right- so I'd like to order a pretty big amount of material and want to get the most bang for my buck. Maybe some of you know a good brand to use, or a good place to find this stuff cheaply online.
Any help would be much appreciated- and as soon as I have some progress to show, I can't wait to show you what I've been up to.
Some of you know that I'm an industrial designer - and I have a pretty neat design side project I've been working on recently that requires creating a mold that I'll eventually use to create thin-walled reinforced concrete parts. The process is very similar to casting fiberglass.
I'm familiar with making molds and the casting process, but I haven't actually had a lot hands-on time actually doing it. Something I know lots of you HAVE had plenty of practice at!
Just wondering if anyone has some good suggestions on what type of silicone mixtures you've found to be fairly robust and work well for the price. I'll likely mess up a few of these before I get it right- so I'd like to order a pretty big amount of material and want to get the most bang for my buck. Maybe some of you know a good brand to use, or a good place to find this stuff cheaply online.
Any help would be much appreciated- and as soon as I have some progress to show, I can't wait to show you what I've been up to.