Questions tagged [mold-making]
For questions about making, using, and preparing molds used to catch objects. If the question is about a specific type of mold, use that specific tag also, such as [silicone-mold]. For questions about casting from molds, use [casting].
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Replicating a silicone object
There are lots of articles and how-to guides on the web showing how to replicate a plastic, wood, or metal object by making a silicone mold and using a hard acrylic or epoxy resin to create the object....
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How to cast silicone beads?
I want to make custom, food-grade silicone beads that have a hole down the center for stringing them.
When I google molding silicone or any variation on that, all the results are to make silicone ...
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Can I cast a glow in the dark flower in resin?
This is my first time experimenting with resin. What I want to create is a glow in the dark version of preserved flower in resin.
Based on this thread, it's possible to create glow in the dark ...
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Creating Food-Safe silicone beads
I'm looking to create molds for food-safe silicone beads (like the ones babies use for teething). From another question here, I guess I can't use silicone to make silicone beads. Is there another food-...
