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March 27th, 2008, 9:18 pm@#$% Silicone Broke
I was making maybe my 6-7 cast of the fronts piece and the silicone on the mold ripped off on one part. It isn't that big of a deal as the mold had a ton of problems. There were airpockets in the silicone and spots where air was getting trapped. The silicone ultimately failed because it just wasn't thick enough in the spot where it ripped.

I will be redoing it, and making it better.. a very good learning expirence.

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johnnyace_pi



September 20th, 2009, 9:29 am
I did a two part mold. The flexible silicone mold sits in a rigid resin mother mold to avoid distortion, however I agree with AJ on his diagnosis of his mold. I found that with all the various shapes involved that building up the flexible mold is indeed the best defense against a torn one, especially around the gunbox straps and N-Filter.

DentArthurDent



May 11th, 2009, 8:11 pm
One last tip, and I know its pretty common knowledge now - fiberglassing the outside. I have not done it myself, but looked into it. There's a video on Youtube that shows the silicone molding, somewhere... If anyone's interested I can dig it up.

AJ Quick



December 5th, 2008, 4:50 pm
Make it thicker next time.

Neolarthytep



December 5th, 2008, 4:12 pm
I have that same issue with my pack shell mold. I made one casting and it ripped in two areas... any ideas on how to fix it without trashing such an expensive mold?


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