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| I bought 2 moulds - officer/marching soldier and 2 different firing. |
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| Moulds are neat but I was originally concerned at the lack of air channels. |
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| It didn't prove a problem. In fact, I needed a clamp to hold the moulds together - elastic bands just weren't enough. To spread the load on the rubber there are rigid 2mm mdf boards on the outside of the mould. |
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| After just a couple of trials it worked - one thing, I found that metal temperatures had to be lower than for spin casting. |
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| Initial trial batch - by the end of the holidays I hope I will have cast quite a few of these. |
I too find it takes a cast or two to warm the moulds up.
ReplyDeleteIn this case it was more a matter of getting the metal temperature and pressure from the clamp right - first couple of attempts were basically flash with a figure hidden inside!
DeleteI've managed to cast a fair number of these over the last 15 years.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed! Very nice they are too.
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