03-05-2012, 04:24 PM
The silicone has cured fully and I have removed the clay and dowel from the first part of the mold.
Before I can pour the 2nd half of the mold I need to provide a way to pour the resin in and the allow air to escape from. With some CA glue I lightly attached a section of scrap plastic straw into each corner of the master just below the windows. this will give the air somewhere to go as the resin enters the mold and allow me to know when the resin has completely filled it. I then took a larger piece of scrap wood and glued it to the threaded hole that was for the old mounting screw. this will be where I pour the resin in to make the casting.
When this was all set I coated this part of the mold with mold release on all sides and built another box from foam board just like the first time. I poured the second half this morning, and in a little bit I'll demold it and see what I have.
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