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Post by thumb on Sept 18, 2009 14:30:12 GMT -5
Didn't know exactly where to put this and thought this might be the right place. I finally made my first cast. It is a Grumpy's '70 1/2 Camaro hood. I am pretty well pleased with the outcome since it's got all the detail and it came out nice and straight. The only thing I don't care for is the color of the resin but I can get white if I really want to. Here's a few pics of the original(which was used) and the one I made and the mold itself.    |
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Post by geezerman35 on Sept 19, 2009 5:59:16 GMT -5
Not bad.
Casting is fun.
If the humidity wasn't so bad here in Florida, I'd do more myself.
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Post by dragnut on Oct 13, 2009 22:27:12 GMT -5
Gonna mold any more hoods.
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Post by thumb on Oct 14, 2009 7:34:23 GMT -5
Gonna mold any more hoods. I'll probably make a couple more different hood molds but don't know exactly which ones. The molding rubber is sort of expensive unless of course you're going to cast a lot of the same part. From a one pound container that cost about $25, you can make about 2 molds of regular sized hoods unless you really skimped and made the mold thin, maybe 3 molds. |
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Post by rodburner on Oct 14, 2009 11:49:50 GMT -5
looks good, I would like to try it out sometime too.
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Post by virgmeister on Oct 14, 2009 15:50:10 GMT -5
I think it came out purty dang good!!!! Maybe you could do a "How-To" on making the mold for a hood?? Thanks for sharing.
Virgil
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Post by thumb on Oct 14, 2009 18:00:24 GMT -5
I'll see what I can do about a video that I got from someone else on how to make one. That's the one I followed and it worked out great. If he gives me permission to post it, I'll do it.
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Post by thumb on Oct 14, 2009 22:31:18 GMT -5
Here is a video of how to make a mold and resin cast of a hood. It's in SWF format and about 25MB in size. This video was made by Bandit and he has given his permission for me to post it. Oh, there is no sound in this video. www.thumbweb.com/models/castingvideo.swfIf people are having problems viewing this format, let me know and I'll see if I can convert it over to a different format. |
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Post by virgmeister on Oct 29, 2009 13:32:53 GMT -5
I have a newer computer system, and all it done was sit there searching for about 8 minutes. It would be better if it was in a windows movie maker format IMHO. I am sure there are other formats that would work also. Thank you for trying.
Virgil
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Post by scaledetail on Dec 27, 2009 15:31:58 GMT -5
Not bad. Casting is fun. If the humidity wasn't so bad here in Florida, I'd do more myself. Although I've been doing more casting than I care to mention, I am still a back yard rookie. So please tell me what the humidity does to casting? Thanks! Bill |
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Post by geezerman35 on Dec 28, 2009 6:22:11 GMT -5
Ed Fluck of Drag City Casting told me that humidity was probably the cause for me having major pinhole problems. He says he casts in a room tht he keeps at almost 0% humidity. I'm doing a little better now that I have a humidifier and a little more experience. If it wasn't so enjoyable, it would probably be more economical to buy from a commercial caster.  |
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Post by thumb on Dec 28, 2009 8:43:29 GMT -5
Hey Virgi, did you still want that video in another format? I have it in WMV if that will help but it's about 90 MB in size.
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Post by bob29579 on Dec 29, 2009 11:46:45 GMT -5
Great video. He makes it look so simple. Greg.
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Post by scaledetail on Dec 30, 2009 7:20:35 GMT -5
I would love to see this video... but cannot see in this format. I cast almost everyday but all I know, is self taught, (live & learn) I'd like to see how someone else does it. Thanks! Bill |
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Post by thumb on Dec 30, 2009 8:45:49 GMT -5
Does this one work for you? You may have to wait about 10 seconds for it to load.  |
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