Silicone Mold to Modify a Fragile or Broken Original Part (Post 2 of 2) July 12, 2017 This is a continuation of our last post about using silicone molds to modify a broken or fragile original part. In this post, we will go over sculpting in clay on the new piece and making a new mold. You can read the first part of this blog post here: https://www.aeromarineproducts.com/silicone-molds-to-modify-a-fragile-original-part/ Materials needed: AeroMarine Products AM128 […]
Silicone Mold to Modify a Fragile or Broken Original Part (Post 1 of 2) June 8, 2017 Sometimes, I have an original part that is either broken or that I want to modify in different ways. In this 2 part blog post, I am going to make several slightly different variations of this part. However, the original is a bit fragile. I don’t want to damage it by sculpting clay on it […]
Roto Casting Resin in a Two Part Silicone Mold May 12, 2017 Rotational or roto casting means rotating your mold continually while the resin sets up so that youget a hollow casting. Two of the most common reasons to cast this way are to keep the weight of the piece down and to save money on casting materials. For this post, I’m doing the roto casting by […]
Silicone Additives- Accelerator, Thinner, Thickener May 1, 2017 Our tin catalyzed silicone, AeroMarine AM 128 Silicone Rubber, can be used with silicone additives that either decrease or increase the viscosity or speed up the cure time. Each of these silicone additives is added at different times in the mixing process and in different quantities to affect the silicone. These additives are the proper […]
Urethane Rubber Mold for Plaster or Concrete Casting April 17, 2017 Our 75 Shore A Urethane Rubber is a pourable material great for making molds that stand up well to repeated castings of cement, concrete, Hydrocal, plaster and other gritty and/or abrasive materials. It is a 1:1 by volume mix ratio, so no scale is needed. For this project, I will be making a one piece […]
Make your own Silicone Soap Mold April 3, 2017 A silicone soap mold is a fun project to do with any one or two part silicone rubber mold. Soap making supplies can be found at most craft stores (We go to Michael’s). Here, I used a rubber duck mold I had already made for another project. If you want to make a 2 part […]
Trouble Shooting-Common Problems with Silicone, Latex, Urethane, Epoxy March 23, 2017 Sometimes, when working with new materials or working familiar materials in a new way, you run into issues. We previously wrote a post about common problems with curing, https://www.aeromarineproducts.com/curing-issues-trouble-shooting/ This post will focus on issues that might have a curing component (soft spots, sticky areas, etc.), but mostly on problems with the materials acting in unexpected […]
Silicone Candle Mold- One Piece Clam Shell Mold March 8, 2017 A silicone candle mold is a popular project that many customers ask about frequently. For this post, I’ll be doing a one piece clam shell mold from an electric candle. Candle molds can involve more than one part, depending on the complexity of the original. Often, people want to make candle molds from a glass […]
Silicone Putty Seashell Mold for Kids February 8, 2017 This is a fun and easy project to do with kids. You can simplify it by making it a simple one piece mold and/or leaving out the colorant. I find that seashells are an easy shape to mold from the silicone putty. Other small, simple shapes can work as well. Materials needed: AeroMarine Products Silicone […]
Food Grade Silicone Mold for Chocolate January 25, 2017 In this post, we’ will make a multi part food grade silicone mold for chocolate. Our Food Grade silicone is FDA approved and is great for casting candies, chocolate, fondant, sugar and the like. It is not approved for use in ovens, however. For this project, we will use ice cube trays in fun shapes […]
