I recently started a project I've held off on for a number of years thanks to most of the things needed for it becoming more affordable. Anyway last week I set up everything I needed for the mold and despite some small goofs(not making enough mix on the first batch, forgetting to shake it to remove air bubbles) the mold came out pretty good. Sadly I didn't have the resin yet as it wasn't in stock but I got a call last night saying my order was in. Filled with excitement about finishing this weekend I went about my evening but then I noticed the bottom section of the mold had turned up at the corners and something told me to look it over completely. It seemed okay at first, no cracks or serious deformities, but I tried to reinsert the ball I used and it stretched the mold.. putting the two halves 'together' left a half inch gap as the mold as a hold had shrunk significantly over the last week.
I still plan on picking up the items I ordered from the store today but now I either need to buy more molding compound, which this brand clearly isn't meant to be used more than once, or try to find a different brand I can reuse if I want. I'm leaning toward finding a new brand, but the hobby store only carries the one.
Does anyone out there play around with molding compounds and resin? Do you have suggestions for a brand that can be reused that hopefully isn't super pricey? I found a kit with rubber mold compound but it's $70 for the kit and the site didn't seem to have just the molding material.
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13 Apr 2019 16:29 CEST
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