One Week Away!
4 years ago
So after much trial and error, much experimentation, and much crafting...I'm finally ready to make my first master mold. This mold will consist of 6 different style floor tiles. The plan is to cast them as I need them, one at atime, with a single mold, accomadating all 6 tile styles...
so first up, rough layout...lego retaining wall built, and a mock up using some prior casts, and some first run tile creations (with the black edges) built on a foam core base....this is about 5.5" X 7.5" and about an inch deep
then we need to seal the bottom of the mold...here I used modeling clay (otherwise known as plasticene?) just roll it out, and smush it into the outside edge all the way around.
then we need to seal the bottom of the mold...here I used modeling clay (otherwise known as plasticene?) just roll it out, and smush it into the outside edge all the way around.
now I missed a photo for a step but it was just hot gluing my 6 tiles down, after making sure my table was level. Then I pour out and mix up the two part silicone....equal parts, when mixed together produces a blueish silicone.
after mixing up the silicone, I poured in to the cavity I'd made, pouring slowly, direct in the middle, and let the silicone find it's own level over and enclosing the parts....now to wait the 6 hours or so, for it to setup solid...
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