Seen some of your work by the way Mr. Mold Maker... Most impressive.99% of balloons are made out of latex. Latex inhibits silicone. It's also highly likely that it will deform or pop in the mold making process.
Sorry to hear about your finger, Halliwax.
What website are you using? Smooth-on or its distributor Reynold's Advanced Materials are good places to look. The mold could be made out of Mold Max instead of Rebound to reduce costs. The jacket can be done in fiberglass only, again, to reduce costs. A 5 pound tub of Monster Clay is $20 or so, which would be much cheaper than printing a dome.
Out of curiosity, what exactly is your arrangement? If you are unable to work on this project, I would be glad to step in, finish, mold, and cast these helmets if there is a desire for them. I could even offer paint and finishing for the part.
While your set up may be estimated by you close to $500, seeing as I have been doing this for a decade my costs would be much, much, lower. Only the costs of the materials, no "setup" costs. Something to think about, is all.
Seen some of your work by the way Mr. Mold Maker... Most impressive.
Alex
99% of balloons are made out of latex. Latex inhibits silicone. It's also highly likely that it will deform or pop in the mold making process.
Sorry to hear about your finger, Halliwax.
What website are you using? Smooth-on or its distributor Reynold's Advanced Materials are good places to look. The mold could be made out of Mold Max instead of Rebound to reduce costs. The jacket can be done in fiberglass only, again, to reduce costs. A 5 pound tub of Monster Clay is $20 or so, which would be much cheaper than printing a dome.
Out of curiosity, what exactly is your arrangement? If you are unable to work on this project, I would be glad to step in, finish, mold, and cast these helmets if there is a desire for them. I could even offer paint and finishing for the part.
While your set up may be estimated by you close to $500, seeing as I have been doing this for a decade my costs would be much, much, lower. Only the costs of the materials, no "setup" costs. Something to think about, is all.
@halliwax Sure. It would just be a simple matrix mold, but I'd be happy to share photos because it's an RPF project. My personal projects I usually keep under wraps.
Whoever is the main person coordinating this, feel free to PM me so we can go over the details and get this ball rolling if desired. I can't promise a release before the premier as I don't know who is doing what, or the general timelines involved, but I'd be happy to give it my all for you folks.
Now I wait for the 67 Pictures I have taken and loaded up to turn into a 3d object. . . View attachment 682087
Once thats done I can start to remake the Outer Armor. 1% = 7mins lol
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MAwhahahha just thought I would add this too.
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Bed time, Have a good day guys!