Silicone Mold Making
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- Instructions on how we make our silicone molds and what materials are used.
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Thank you for taking your time out for sharing this. I enjoyed watching you. Very happy
Thank you 😊
A tip: pour thin stream, off to the side of your sculpture, allowing the rubber to slowly fill the voids while pushing out the air. You risk air bubbles being trapped the way you showed. Hope this helps.
YES!!!! Let the silicone do the work! Also, if you’re making a very detailed cast, you need to try to pour the silicone right away, even with a long working time the silicone will begin to thicken within minutes. If your cast is really, really detailed, it’s also a good idea to brush some silicone on the object before pouring to make sure every detail is coated and it also helps prevent small bubbles around fine details.
Thank you both I’m keeping this as a reminder cause I’m going to be new to making my own. Thanks again
Oo the contact paper is a good idea can’t wait to make mine later today
Yes contact paper is great 😀
Thank you for not putting that irritating electronic music in your video!
Lolol i know who you are referring to 🤣
Thank you for doing this. I will be subscribing. I'm glad your Etsy shop is getting some business. Be blessed.
Thank you for watching ☺️ lots of blessings for you as well.
This is the best video I've seen. Thank you
Omg, I have seen so many videos on how to make them and by far yours Its the one Im sticking to. Thank you so much for the teaching and being so clear. ❤Ive been afraid to learn but now I want to asap 🤣😩😅🌹🌹 Thanks again. ❤
Thank you so much for watching 😊 if you have any questions let us know
Hello, I see your videos. I love your way of making molds. What is the transparent object that you are molding? how to create my own molds? THANKS
I think the heart molds came out great!! All of them really. I was so intimidated by making my own molds. Now I see it's not that hard. Thank you
Thank you for Watching! Yes I really love the heart mold as well 😍 yes indeed it’s not a hard process please yes do go all in 😃
Me too. Now I want to try it
Thank you for making this video. I recently bought some Mold Star product and you gave some great information here that I had not even thought of. Now I can't wait to make some molds :)
Thank you for watching glad my video helped 🥰
@@sweetcfmermaids1790 How do u make the perfect shapes and what material is it made of before u pour the the mold .hope you can help😊
Thank you for your video. Thanks to you I made my very first silicone mold
Thank you so much for watching, this has really made my day 😃😊
I didn't know you had another channel magical witch! Thanks for the informative video! 💕
I was wanting to make my own molds and this is great to know.
Thank you for watching 😊
@@sweetcfmermaids1790 please put up more videos.
@@sweetcfmermaids1790 hi! What type of stores sell the silicone rubber mixes? Please share. Paint shop? Or which stores m
Brilliant ideas can't wait to make my own molds thank you 😊
thankyou - very informative. Now sure why the others thought that the important bits were off camera? Maybe while you were unmoulding and trimmimg it would have been good to watch rather than sit and wait. The relevant information was all there though. If you see one mould on your table you see it all :-)
Thank you for watching 😊
Im glad I saw this...I was thinking about trying my own molds
Thank you for watching!
Great molds! Epoxy is glue. Epoxy Resin is two part resin but it is resin not epoxy. Calling it epoxy is confusing to new people. One student kept watching someone on UA-cam and that person kept calling her creme brulee torch a blowtorch. That student ordered a blowtorch from Amazon. Not only was it $200 it was also 5 ft long and threw a 6-inch flame 15 ft.. Thank you for teaching and using the proper names for tools and product! Oh I almost forgot.. 15 minutes is not a lot of time. Make sure that everything is ready to go before mixing the silicone. Great heart mold!
hi looks easy the way u do it I would like to make coasters but I dont know what to use for the flat part
Thank you for watching! You can use another coaster as long as it’s not silicone.
I think that you could be a hand model! 💙🐰💙
I have a dessert candle group. All of our mold suppliers closed due to a shortage of materials. This video helped me so much!!! I was intimidated until I found you 🥰. I’m going to buy these supplies . Someone said I need dragon skin for this?? I will get what you have
Thank you for watching! So happy my video was helpful 🤗 if you are making mold for candles Dragons skin it’s a more softer silicone mold and it’s perfect for candle embeds. I recommend dragons skin 10NV. You can use the same process as in the video just a different silicone. You can also purchase it from smooth on .
If you have any questions please let me know 😉
Great video. Thanks so much for sharing!
Thank you for watching 😊
What is this silicone you are using. I would love to purchase some.
Www.smooth-on.com
Smooth on mold star 15 slow is the name of the silicone.
Love your video, so satisfying to see the final product
Thank you for watching 😊
The only way you can ensure you get Zero bubbles is to use an air vacuum system or at the least, agitate the table and cup. I have never done molding, hence my watching molding type videos such as yours. On full figures I would think the recommended course of action would be to poor the mold on half of the figurine then allow to cure. Then once’s cured, turn it over and mold the second part with an opening. The opening will be used to poor your epoxy or whatever your choice of median is to form your new figurine. Thank you for posting.
Unfortunately your hands were not in the video so we could not see how you removed the Buddha 😞. The heart Mold was great. TFS 👍🏼
That was weird right, maybe it did not turn out good.
Why would anyone want that ugly buddha. I bought one once as a joke and threw it in the trash.
I’ve seen other videos were ppl had to cut down the side of the mold to get them out and but rubber bands on them when making more. Seems to work fine from there videos
@@smpeace2683 namaste. No ugly, just different visions.
@@novallasuter5265 I don't worship idols of any kind. It is wrong.
Wish I could see how your taking molds out its not being seen camera is to far over .love your ideas
Love this tutorial! I gotta buy me one of your scrub shirts in that color or pink ! It will be for my daughter Lisa. Crazy about your designs. Will contact you later this month. Thank you for sharing !
Thank you for Watching 🥰
Can the plastic container just be used with the snap on lid and pop to lid off to remove the silicone mold after it has dried?
Hello thank you for watching 😊 that could be possible.
I would have liked to see the Buddha. I would also like to see you pour the Buddha and see on camera you removing the Buddha from the mold.
I appreciate the information. Unfortunately, much of the unfolding was out of the camera frame. In future, it would be nice to see that as well.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing..
Thank you for watching! 😊
Have you ever made the badge buddies with the cutout letters?
thank you for sharing. The color on the box shows purple silicone, but your silicone is blueish. So the moldstar 15 slow is really blue?
Thank you for watching, yes the moldstar 15 slow is a teal bluish color.
Do you make custom molds? I need a 3d dog mold. I have the paperweight I want to use for it. It's small like 2.5 by 3 inches. Thanks
Hello, sorry at the moment my 3D printer is down.
Use Legos! You can reuse Legos and make infinite sizes with them if you get enough bases plus they provide the added benefit of having the ability to key two or more sections of a mold. Just use a bit of release agent on the Legos to make removing the molds easy. You can also get sculpting clay to use in place of hot glue. It’s reusable also. The issue with everyone using cheap plastic is obviously pollution. Using these items costs more initially but is SO much cheaper and better for everyone if you do use them.
Hello sweety I am wondering if I can just put the parshment paper on the bottom instead of cutting it and glueing it ?
Hello, you can use a bigger piece of paper you would just need to make sure there are no wrinkles on your paper as that would transfer to your mold.
How to make that glassy sticks that you put them in bottom of mold such as heart and blouse??
Hello, we design our acrylic pieces either in silhouette studio or procreate, convert them into SVG files then cut with our laser machine.
Great video. I made mine but the shape I was making a mold of lifted up and it was just a waist. I used cricket transfer paper. What would you suggest to do different?
Thank you for watching! ☺️ oh no that has happened to me a few times 🤦🏻♀️ I have learned that if your molding piece it’s not heavy enough it would float. Best thing to do is use a dab of hot glue just enough to hold your piece in place. Make sure you don’t use to much glue where your piece would rises up then you end up with to much extra silicone material around the bottom of your piece. I use duck closet linen clear contact paper I purchase from Walmart.
Awesome where do you purchase the mold blue liquid from? Any links?
Hello, thank you for watching Www.smooth-on.com
You said you mixed it a few days before I’m taking as long is sealed it won’t dry up?
Thank you so much for this video! There is something I wanted to make a mold of, but I can’t find it made in acrylic. Can you make a mold with wooden or silicone items?
Hello, out of wood yes you can make mold do be aware it won’t be a glossy mold, I would also suggest to use a mold release. You can’t use a silicone piece as silicone would adhere to the silicone.
How do I find silicone with a certain color or change the color? So let's say I want to make a heart that's red or pink or yellow. How can I change the color?
Thanks.
You would need a clear base silicone in order to change the color needed, micas are the best to use to color your silicone.
Thank you for making this video but next time I think you should add the video so we're not going to be waiting couple minutes until you finish what are you doing or take the Buddha out of that silicone form
Love your video, thanks for the tutorial
Good
Thanks for sharing 👍👍👍👍
How do you make the original scrub shape? To use for your mold
Can you do a video on how to make cup molds ? Or any instructions on how to make them. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much for watching, I will definitely research 🧐 that and make a video 😃
What do you mean Cup molds?
TIP# you can use an electric toothbrush to vibrate any bubbles out or sit on something that Vibrates :) 😲🤦♂️ support it _|____|__ under 1st
FOR other moulds use gyclerin(alcohol) based and gelatine + water mix look it up cheap warm on stove stir to mix over a low heat🔥
Amounts ratio = 4grms gelatine to 24mm glycerine + 20mm water👍 🚽 🌵 🎤 🪓 🐹 mould anything for body parts hands etc buy that powder dentist use $ 1kg $13 ?
Hello and thank you for this informative video...My question is: How many times are the finished molds good for reuse?
The molds are reusable for a long while as long as they are very well taken cared off, make sure you don’t clean the molds with alcohol, don’t use toothpick to bust the air bubbles, give it to much heat with a heat gun or use a torch. Molds can be clean with regular soap and water and a soft rag.
That will preserved the life of your mold.
Thank you … I’ve learned so much from just this video… I’m so ready to try this…..TY
How can I purchase your molds?
Thank for watching! 🤗 it means a lot to me when read comments like yours. My molds are available in my Etsy shop. Www.Etsy.com/shop/SweetCFMermaids
Thanks but it good for confectioneries and food staff?
Thank you for watching! The silicone I’m using no it not food safe, there are other silicone available that are food safe.
What release mold agent do you use if master is a porous surface...? Thanks for sharing your work with us...!!! Great work...!
Thank you for watching, I use smooth on mold release.
Where do you get the clear, shaped pieces that you’re using for the molds?? And if you made them, how!!?
Hello! Thank you for watching! Yes the clear pieces are acrylic blanks we design our own with a computer software as in Corel draw or even silhouette business edition and cut them with the Glowforge laser machine
Love your style of teaching. Very neat molds. I would like to know where do you buy your silicone from and they type you are using. Thank you
Thank you for watching 😊 I purchase my silicone in Florida, I actually have a distributor close by, I use the smooth on slow 15 silicone
Sweet Mermaids how much does each of those kits make? How many kits did you use for the tub you showed?
Thanks so much
Could you just use bowls with a flat bottom so that you don’t have to glue down or use the contact paper and they be smoother? Or just pour it in the bowl and set the acrylic pieces into the top? Just curious if there’s is a better reason to do it this way.
Thank you for watching! The reason for the contact paper is for it to hold your acrylic piece or what ever means your using down. If not your piece would float to the top. And same if you pour then put your piece on top it will sink in.
@@sweetcfmermaids1790 oh thanks for answering! ☺️ That makes a lot of sense!
Thank you SO VERY MUCH! 💓💗💛
Thank you for watching 😊
Can you tell me what ingredients you used to make the green liquid and the instructions for mixing it.
Hello, I don’t make the silicone. The silicone is purchased it comes in two part A and part B and it’s mixed in equal part.
@SweetCF Mermaids Thanks a Bunch. Where did you purchase it from & what brand?
How did you pop the buhdah out? You were off camera most of the demolding
Yes, sorry the Buddha took me for ever to figure out how to take it out. It was my first time making that type of mold. But yes I eventually took him out of the mold. Had to keep squeezing the bottom of the mold until he popped out. I didn’t want to cut the mold.
@@sweetcfmermaids1790 I’m thinking that it would be very difficult to get your Buhdah out of that mold. Could you use something very sharp to cut the mold down the center to make a front and back? I’ve been interested in making a mold similar to this but I haven’t because I’m not sure how it would work.
Hello, I was thinking of doing the cuts as you have suggested but I think if I do that you would see the cut lines on the finished piece. I have been able to figure out how to take the Buddha out of the mold with the squeeze method from top to bottom and it works. It’s still takes a bit to do it for me since I don’t have much strength on my hands.
Are these moulds food grade ? As I’d love to make some for cake decorating . Love your videos 😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Hello the silicone I’m using it’s not food grade, smooth on do have food grade silicone available and the process is the same.
Thank you!!!
This was great thank you!
Thank you for watching 🤗
this is so amazing thank you.
Thank you for watching ☺️
what brand of silicone you use? I have one and smell so bad . Me encanto tu sistema !!!
Hello, thank you for watching. The silicone I use is Mold star 15 Slow it are by smooth on. Gracias!! 🤗
Can we make terracotta Jewellery mould same way?
Why can’t you keep the container lids on instead of hot glueing them to the table?
Thank you for watching, it is so the mold is completely flat and you don’t have the indentation of the container.
This is a great video honey - love!
Thank you for sharing! xoxo
Thank you for watching! 😊
Very nice.
How many castings do you get out of your molds? Do they hold up well? Do you have to use mold release with the molds you make?
No mold release needed.
Thank you so much for sharing!!!❤️
Thank you for watching 😊
I love your videos.
I just placed an order for one of your mold.
Thank you for watching and for your support I really appreciated 🥰
Nice
Thank you 😊
There are three rules that I have learned about using silicone so far. Do not mix in anything like a paper cup. Keep away from anything with Sulphur in it and that one made me think what has Sulphur in it because I am allergic. Never mix with a wooden spoon or stick but you did. I was waiting to see what would happen and nothing did. Now I wonder what happens, they said to use a plastic knife or long plastic spoon. Does it make the mold wear out faster? I need them to tell me why. Thank you.🌷
With mixing resin, wooden stir sticks create bubbles bc they’re porous, possibly the same reason? Prob why no paper cup, also. And it shouldn’t *really* have to be said, and you prob know, but for others reading this, don’t use silicone cups or stir sticks to mix silicone.
Good instructional, thank you for sharing. A tip, be aware of where your camera is, you had lots important parts off camera. Otherwise, awesome!
What about finger prints on the blanks. I have purchased molds that had finger prints in them and I was not happy.
I made a plaster model of my moms hand before she passed away in March. How do I replicate it? with a silicone mold ? I don't want to destroy my original cast of my moms hand. Please advise me. 🙏 please 🙏
Use more flexible silicone and make ur first mold on smaller items, don’t make the mold too thick for easier demolding when you finally work on your precious hand cast.
Hello! Thank you for watching 😊 our condolences to you and your family. In regards to the mold I would start by replicating the plaster mold with a molding putty or polymer clay just make sure the product you use is sulfur free. Once you have replicated the mold then use that to make your mold. The reason for my advise to replicate is because I don’t want you plaster mold to get ruined, Plaster is sensitive to water and I’m not sure how it would react to the wet silicone.
How do make the inlay shapes plz I am new to all of thiis😊
Hi can you make irregular shape tea coasters and tray molds pls.
Can this be covered with something like a sheet of paper or paper towel to keep dust and hair out of the silicone while it cures?
Hello, thank you for watching! Yes you can use a poster board or card board to cover them I wouldn’t recommend paper towels.
Could you just leave the cover to the containers on and just cut the bottom out?
Hello, thank you for watching! You could leave the top of the container but if your container lid has any type of indentation it would show on your mold as well as might make your mold not be even.
Where do you get your inserts to actually make mold of ?
Thank you for watching! We design and cut our own pieces.
good information, however could you position the camera at a better angle. I could not see how you un-molded them.
You are a complete studd Mrs. Cobb 😍
What is the thickness of the bottom of your mold? In other words, how much silicone do you pour above the object you are using to make your mold?
Also, how deep does your mold need to be so the resin doesn’t bend?
I make my molds at least 1.5 inches thick. If you are using 1/4 or 1/8 acrylics blanks to make your molds the 1.5 it’s a good thickness for your molds. The mold will be pretty solid and heavy.
Where do you find the acrylic blanks? That's what I'm stuck on
Thank you for watching! We cut our own blanks with a laser cutter. We have the Glowforge.
Where did you bought clear acrylic shapes of shirt 👕 ?
Hello, they are designed by us and cut in our shop with our laser cutter.
Is there a way to make the molds pink or purple? I seen people make rainbow molds on Instagram & have no idea how that works
Yes there is away to do that with any type of clear silicone. I have tried twice to color the smooth on silicone and have failed 🤪 meaning yes it gets colored but the silicone kind of gets clumpy 🤷🏻♀️ I’ll keep trying new thins and as soon as I get it I will post a video 😃
@@sweetcfmermaids1790 can’t wait! But yeah it’s weird cause I have bought a galaxy mold & it feels like a regular mold not a single thing is wrong with it so it’s definitely possible lol
Where did you get the initial shapes from to make the mold.? You show the scrub shirt... where/how did you get that from? What if I want to create a mold of things I love
ka white hello, the initial piece is a cut out acrylic piece. We cut our own pieces with a laser. Yes the possibility are so great into creating your own molds , you can use anything to replicate as a mold as long as it’s has a hard surface.
@@sweetcfmermaids1790 Hello what machine do I need to cut the acrylic piece?
Cecilia Covington it needs to be a laser cutter mine is a Glowforge plus
Search Etsy and Instagram for acrylic blanks
How much waist would you have of the mixture, as it’s not cheap.
Thank you for watching ☺️ you shouldn’t have any waisted material. To avoid that I would suggest to measure your container with some uncooked rice or water. then pour into a measuring cup and that would give you the amount of silicone you would need.
Please show me what kind of silicone you use
Thank you for watching 😊 I use mold Star 15 slow and I purchase it from www.smooth-on.com
Awesome work! How can I do this for my wood molds? I want to make silicone molds for my wood molds that I line with freezer paper. What would you recommend
Hi! Thank you for watching! Would you please join the Facebook group. You can upload a picture and I can see what your referring. It would be much easier to answer.
Www.Facebook.com/group/SweetCFMermaids
I would really like to make my own... I do a lot of jewelry and would really like to be able to make something I see in my head rather than using a mold I find :) may I ask what kind of silicone rubber you recommend? Is there a good place to buy it in bulk?
Hello thank you for watching! I would recommend smooth on Dragons skin 20 it a soft silicone perfect for jewelry.
@@sweetcfmermaids1790 thank you so much!! 💜😊
Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for.
You are welcome
What are you using to create the actual mold shapes
Can you not leave the kids on the bowls so you don’t have leakage?
I mean lids lmao
Thank you for watching! The reason to remove the lids and bottom off the container is so the contact paper can be used that’s paper makes sure your acrylic piece doesn’t float back to the top and it also creates a smooth mold surface.
Ohh this was a great video. A couple of questions. The box of mix, the 15 slow, how many molds can be made with that one box. Only what you made here, double that? Im trying to figure out how big a box i should order.
And, that glue gun has a nice narrow tip...is it a special glue gun, or a tip i can buy somewhere? Thank you. 😍
Hello thank you so much for watching!! You can make double of what I made. Just make sure your not over filling your mold containers.
@@sweetcfmermaids1790 thank you for the reply...what about the glue gun tip?
@Laura I’m sorry I didn’t answer your question regarding the glue gun. The glue gun I’m using it’s an Aleene’s glue gun that I purchased at Michaels it comes with different tips.
Thank you for the video. I tried doing the molds from an acrylic blank and they worked by then when I poured epoxy into the molds and demolded it the piece looked scratched or like it had hairs on it. I did the scrubs like you had, even wiped them down before pouring silicone on them but I noticed your pieces had smudges on them so what did I do wrong. You didn't mention anything about cleaning the pieces before pouring the silicone over them so that couldn't have been the problem. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Yes best thing to do is wipe your acrylic piece with a microfiber towel I get mines at dollar tree. Put your piece toward the light to see if there are any pieces of hairs and re-wipe. Definitely do not use paper towels on acrylic since that would scratch them.
Do you hire yourself out to make molds for people? I need one made which would be about 5×5," emblem?
Hello, yes I do please send me a message on my Etsy shop.
Do you know how to make shaker molds? If so can you please make a video on it(if you have time). Also, how much of the liquid silicone did you buy to make all those including the Buddha?
Hello! Thank you for watching 😊 I haven’t gotten into the shaker mold 🤔 as I should lol!, I had purchase the quarts container as shown in the video and was able to make all the molds that you see in the video including the Buddha.
I'm needing a mould made of aluminium business cards which are only 0.45mm thick. Is this possible?
Hello! Thank you for watching. Yes you can definitely make a mold out of the business card. I would suggest to use a release agent just to be sure it won’t get attached to the silicone.
@@sweetcfmermaids1790 thanks for your reply. What's a release agent and does it go in the silicone?
No worries 😉 the release agent is a spray that you will spray your molding piece with very lightly it would prevent you piece to stick to the silicone.
How did you make the actual stuff you are pouring
Thank you for watching 😊 the pouring liquid is the mold star 15 slow silicone you purchase the mixture and pour equal parts of the A and B content.
What tools do I definitely need when going into making moulds? Is this something you can leave to set on its own or do you need equipment to make it set?
Hello thank you fir watching. You would need everything that you see in this video. The only item I would add that made my mold much better is a vacuum chamber.
What a great tutorial….thank you so much! Does the mold material get air bubbles in it? Thank you!🌸🌸🌸
Hello, Thank you for watching! I use to get lots of air bubbles even in the one I made in the video. But I got a vacuum chamber and it’s been a game changer.
@@sweetcfmermaids1790 can you still put them in thr vacuum chamber when making you're own casing for thr mould like this? Will it all stay together in the chamber? X
@jeanette Barr Hello, and thank you for watching 🤗 your silicone cannot be in the already poured mold. You need to do the degassing in side of a larger container as the silicone rises up when it’s being degaussing.
What process to make silicone mold , can you give formulation