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   cameraman | Feb 16, 2011 06:51am | #1

   Any one........

   The guys at FineHome building's  Breaktime said that I could find my answer here!!!

   Anyone????????

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   BruceS | Feb 16, 2011 07:59am | #2

   Have you looked at   http://www.vandykes.com   ?     Or,  while onboard the USS Bryce Canyon  a Destroyer tender, in the carpenter/patternmakers shop we used to make molds for ships plaques.   We used Silastic RTV   A 0r B ?   It was a Silicon rubber casting material.   We would attach the pattern to the bottom of a small box forn and cover the patter with about 1" of the rtv and ;let it set till hardened.    Then make the casting

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   cameraman | Feb 16, 2011 10:59am | #3

   Thanks,

   Thanks Bruce for the reply, I will give vandykes a look.

   You are on track to what I need, the molded area will be no bigger than 2"x2".

   I could fill the mold with a plaster of paris, it will be glued on a flat surface.

   I think a 2 part expoxy rosin of some sort would be better.

   Thanks again.

   As I typed was thinking, could make the mold out of a plaster of paris. as long as I had a releasing agent on the area to be molded, talcim powder ??????

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   PSeverin | Feb 16, 2011 11:57am | #4

   Art Store?

   A lot of carved figures sold in stores are resin casts.   I have seen pictures showing a rubberized product that is painted on the original and then pealed off as the mold.  A good art supply store might be a good place to find out about what is available.  

   Peter

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   James R. | Feb 16, 2011 10:00pm | #5

   Making an impression

   Cameraman:

   If you have a dentist, and speaking as a dentist you should,  just ask him or her to take the impression for you.  If you're a good patient I'm sure he or she would be happy to do it.  It's quick and easy.  Then you can do something nice for the dentist.

   Good luck,

   Jim

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   cameraman | Feb 17, 2011 07:35am | #6

   All good idea!!

   I checked on line @ the local Hobby Lobby store and they have a selection of mold/impression products, good there!!

   Also I have a Hygine appt with my dentist in a couople of weeks, could take the chair with me.

    Thanks all for the suggestions, I am on the right track!!

   I will be back to visit from FineHome Building more often!!

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   caryhson1 | Feb 17, 2011 07:55am | #7

   You could try wax and bondo to make the mold

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   swenson | Feb 18, 2011 07:24am | #8

   There is a product called Apoxey that I have used to fill knot voids in reclaimed wood used for table tops where the rustic look is wanted but the food collecting void is not.  This stuff is used in Hollywood and part of The Alien was made from Apoxey.  The product comes in many colors, I use jet black for the knots, and also comes in various formulas, the stuff I use has an epoxey/clay formula.  This might be just the thing for the fill after you make the mold.  It drys hard, can be machined and sanded and even polishes up with very fine sanding grit. I'm going to put in some pix as soon as I find 'em.  One will be a fill and the other will be a piece of black Apoxey leftover from a fill that I made into a little charm for my grandaughter using the imprint of the cap on a bottle of CA glue to make the face.  Good luck with your project.

   Sorry about the soft focus on the charm.

   
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   swenson | Feb 18, 2011 07:48am | #9

   While trying to find Apoxey web site for you I ran across AeroMarine, and under casting resin I found a product you might be able to use for the mold.

   EDIT...  I just discovered that I have been spelling the name of this product wrong for years, it is APOXIE, and is made by Aves.  The stuff I have used is called Apoxie Sculpt.  It is a two part system.

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   PSeverin | Feb 18, 2011 02:57pm | #10

   Lots of answers. Google anyone

   http://www.smooth-on.com/   

   I just tried a search for mold materials and up came a lot of starting points.  Top of the list was something called Smooth-on at the web site at the beginning.   It appears they have exactly what you are looking for in a brush on mold making process.  I'm sure there are lots of different companies that have products like this.

   Does anyone know why when I try to paste in web site, it is always placed at the front of the post and can't be placed somewhere else.  Cutting and pasting on this site just doesn't work very well.

   Peter