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TimBakerFX — Silicone Mold Tutorial part 2
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Did you just use the silicone from tubes that they sell caulk in? Or were you able to find somewhere to get large amounts? I really want to start casting my own pieces, but i can't find enough silicone in one container.
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No, I used a smooth-on silicone two part rubber... you can order online from several places. try [link]
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darn i already knew about smooth-on, but i was hoping you knew of someplace to get large amount for cheaper price. thanks anyway.
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Really clear and helpful tutorial! Thanks for sharing.
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thanks, hope it's useful
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I've never attempted to use a mold or make one yet but I hope to when I get better with my sculpting
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better with your sculpting? well, in my opinon, you are an fantastic sculptor
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thank you so much for saying! To be complimented like that by a great artist like yourself does lift my spirits a lot!
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awww, thank you very much, but I love your sculpts, I think you have crazy mad skills
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No lol most of the time I think its the faeries finishing them! I'll be lost and go away for a while when I come back they don't look so bad as before! LOL Just this week I had trouble with eyes I made, the fimo gel went cloudy so trying to fix it I used a heat gun and burned the lid and nose and cheek on the poor thing ,so I had to carve it off and dig out the eyes. It was weird trying to rework the eyes in a baked head LOL It worked out ok.
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emmmm. think i can borrow those faries for awhile? i have far too many unfinished pieces in the shop
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sure! as long as you teach them how to make me better at sculpting! LOL
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You better! modding stuff is so much easier when you can cast pieces too *wink*
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Yes, I want to make casts of some gears and such so I can use a lighter material than the bronze. I'm thinking about sculpting some big ones first.
And, I need to be able to cast stuff for my Mara Jade costume, like her blaster, lightsaber and the backpiece that holds her harness together
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Oh cool! let me know if there is anything i can do to help
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Great tutorials Tim!
Thanks for sharing...
Take care
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I'd love to make molds to pour pewter in. And I think I have the theory. But I need to find the materials now and the time 
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it's pretty cheap, I think you can melt pewter with a butane torch (under $10 at the hardware store) and you can use plaster for the mold (just make sure it's really realy dry or it could crack and burst open)
see, it's doable
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Yeah, I'll be testing this as soon as I can.
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do! I wanna see what you make
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I'll post it here if I do.
I'm having too much fun with PMC as you might have noticed, but the pieces are a bit expensive for people to buy.
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thank you, i hope it's helpful
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Very much
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i'm so glad, hope you get to use it, i'd like to see what you make
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I know how that is, materials cost so much some times
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Especially when you live in damno Bosnia as I do :S
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the interwebs help with that a lot, I still order lots of my stuff online, much cheaper
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Hmmm... You see, you are right
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I hope you can use it, if you ever have any mold making or fabrication i'm happy to help if I can.
have a great day
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nice, and helpful. so, after you poured the new pieces you just glued them together and painted over?
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yep, it's pretty much a model kit after that
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wait, never mind, i just cant read
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Ahhh, i know not about doing such things
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OMG Thank you. This gives me a good idea on how to use silicon to make masks. Would it be a similar process?
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You can even get a paint on silicone, then with a mother mold to keep it's shape (plaster works fine)
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