Learning Molds and Casts

[The Biggs]

Hello all!

I'm a props designer from Texas that has mainly worked in theatre. I recently built props for "Evil Dead: The Musical" and made the Necronomicon from scratch. It started as a clay relief that I made a plaster mold of. Then I applied a product called 'Mold Builder' from Hobby Lobby to the mold and that's how I made the skin of the book.

My interest in molds and casts has grown and I would like to make a helmet for my next project. Are there any good tutorials or websites that can teach me what products to use and step-by-step methods. Please help me know what's out there!

Thanks!
Colin

 

[godaiking]

Have you tried Youtube yet?

-Joe

 

[Darth_cepe]

Youtube has a lot of halo helmets out there but there are a couple of videos that show how to gel-10 a master key(whatever you want to cast) and then how to make a split cassing to hold the rubber mold, pretty neat stuff granted im an extreme noob so there might be a little (most likely a lot)of stuff im missing

 

[GeneralFROSTY]

Smooth-on also has some tutorials on thier website. I've been wanting to learn this craft as well. For me, it's a matter of biting the bullet and spending the cash to get all the materials to get me started, then some trial and error.
This board is full of talented members who have extensive experience in molding and casting - hopefully some of them can chime in and share some of thier expertise.

 

[Jaded Monk]

Tap Plastics
Freeman Supply
Brick In The Yard
Smooth-On

That aught to get you started.

Cheers,

JM

 

[Darth_cepe]

jaded
thanks for that i haven't seen the Tap Plastic one very informative good lookin out man

 

[Rebelscum]

Hello all!

I'm a props designer from Texas that has mainly worked in theatre. I recently built props for "Evil Dead: The Musical" and made the Necronomicon from scratch. It started as a clay relief that I made a plaster mold of. Then I applied a product called 'Mold Builder' from Hobby Lobby to the mold and that's how I made the skin of the book.

My interest in molds and casts has grown and I would like to make a helmet for my next project. Are there any good tutorials or websites that can teach me what products to use and step-by-step methods. Please help me know what's out there!

Thanks!
Colin

Which part of Texas?

 

[Tim Allen]

Search my youtube name TimAllen27. I have a few rough helmet tutorials.

 

[Exavior]

Tap Plastics
Freeman Supply
Brick In The Yard
Smooth-On

That aught to get you started.

Cheers,

JM

Those are all the very same YouTube channels I follow religiously. Brick In The Yard is fantastic and has a lot of detailed information.

 

[The Biggs]

Which part of Texas?

I've recently moved to Houston, but had been living in Austin for a few years.

 

[Neon Sentry]

The most important thing to remember is that the past tense of "cast" is "cast", not "casted."

Messing up a cast only costs you money, but saying you "casted" something costs me a bit of my sanity. :lol

Seriously, though, the specific materials vary on a case-by-case basis, so following up the posted links is the best route to go. Good luck!