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Resin Cold Casting for Open-Faced Molds
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About Resin Cold Casting for Open-Faced Molds
Intro
Background and Class Project
Materials
Safety
Preparing the Mold
Preparing and Pouring the Resin
Unmolding Our Casting
Tidying Up Your Casting
Polishing Your Casting
Clean up and Other Uses for Cold Casting
Troubleshooting Two-Part Resins
Issues Specific to Cold Casting
Final Thoughts
What You Will Learn?
- Ever wanted to create metal pieces for jewelry or costumes but the idea of working with molten metal was too terrifying? Have no fear! Cold casting may be the perfect solution for you. Resin cold casting involves mixing finely powdered metals with resin to create pieces that appear to have been cast from solid metal. The best part is, you don't even need a foundry!.
- In this class, you will learn:.
- The versatile process of cold casting is an invaluable skill as it can be used across a wide range of professions and hobbies. I initially learned about it when I had to recreate historic replica props for a science center but it can also be used for:.
- Additionally, the process is scalable for use with large, complex molds but to keep things beginner friendly, we will stick to a small one-sided, open-faced mold..
- What you will need (downloadable PDF with product links available under the Project and Resources tab):.