Concrete Stamp Made from Urethane Rubber February 14, 2018 Urethane rubber has many uses because of its strength, durability, and flexibility. It is often used to pot or encapsulate underwater electronics, make shoe insoles, make molds for concrete bricks, blocks, and statues. It also makes an excellent stamp for concrete, where it is pressed into fresh, wet concrete to create a pattern. In this […]
Silicone Glove Mold and Fiberglass Mothermold November 14, 2017 With larger pieces, it is more cost effective to make a glove mold rather than a large block mold. A glove mold is also less cumbersome than a large block mold. Glove molds do need a supportive structure since they are thinner than a block mold, so I will make an epoxy and fiberglass mothermold […]
Latex Storage and Winter Weather October 30, 2017 Latex is a great mold making material that makes durable, long lasting molds for concrete, plaster, hydrocal and other non-exothermic casting materials. Finished latex molds have a long library life when properly stored as well. However, winter is coming and that can mean issues with shipping and storing uncured latex. DO Not use Liquid Mold […]
Penny Tabletop with Epoxy September 7, 2017 For this project, we are taking an old side table and refinishing it with pennies and epoxy. Penny epoxy counter tops, table tops, and floors are a popular project that we get asked about frequently. This post will walk you through doing a penny epoxy table top over wood. If you have any questions about […]
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 […]
