Making Latex Molds
2 Video Set, 3 1/2 hours long total
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Learn How to Use Latex Rubber
Latex Rubber is a thick brushable liquid that air dries to form a durable soft rubber. It can be used to make highly detailed molds that will "peel off" like a glove, This material is unique because its so tough and stretchy, you can even peel it off of molds with severe undercuts. The flexible latex can then be supported by a backup plaster mold if needed, or used as is for smaller parts. Use latex molds to cast plaster, polyester resin or urethane parts.
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Latex Rubber Facts
- Latex Rubber is commonly used to make molds for casting ornamental concrete and plaster. Latex can also be used to make molds for casting plastic resins, wax, and hot melt vinyl.
- Latex Rubber is one of the least expensive moldmaking materials, yet good quality latex rubber is very durable and long lasting.
- Unlike any other type of moldmaking material, latex rubber can be used to easily make "glove" molds that peel off your model like a rubber glove peels off your hand.
Why would you use latex instead of more "modern" types of rubber?
- Latex is much cheaper in the first place, and because it makes much thinner molds you can make many more molds from the same amount of material.
- Latex can make very thin but strong and elastic molds, which lets it bend around more extreme undercuts with fewer seams or sections in the mold.
- Professional Quality Latex is extremely tough and durable and will last longer when casting abrasive materials such as concrete
- Latex can be applied to models such as architectural details where they are, without the latex running off vertical surfaces or needing to be thickened.
See how to deal with many common moldmaking situations
- The tapes demonstrate 8 actual moldmaking projects from start to finish. Each project builds on techniques previously demonstrated, so by the end of the tape you will know how to handle most any moldmaking project of your own.
- Demonstrations include molds for a plaque, a small figurine using three techniques, a larger figurine with a seam in the mold, a figurine with a hole or "window" through it, a figurine with outstretched arms, and how to make a two part mold from a wicker basket.
Learn Techniques that apply to making other types of molds
- Many molds, even those not made from latex rubber, need a support or "backup mold". The tapes demonstrate how to make backup molds from plaster, urethane plastic, and fiberglass.
- Other techniques demonstrated, such as how to deal with holes through a model, are useful even if you use other moldmaking materials besides latex rubber.
Find Sources of Supply
- The video comes with a list of companies that supply professional grade latex rubber, plus all other materials shown on the video.