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The
Castcraft Moldmaking and Casting Guides
Learn
how to use all types of Mold Making and Casting Materials
The Castcraft
Guides cover every type of mold making and casting material you can
use without needing industrial type equipment or machines. The Guides
have chapters on how to use Latex Rubber, Silicone Rubber, Polyurethane
Rubber, Plaster, Flexible Molding Wax, Gelatin Molding Compound, Polyester
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Polyurethane Resin, Latex Foam Rubber, Hot Melt Vinyl,
Wax, Ceramic Clay, Cement, and Low Melting Temperature Metals.
- Mold
making techniques shown include latex molds, blanket molds, block
molds, split molds, shell molds, backup molds, and life masks.
- Casting
techniques shown include solid casting, slush casting, dip casting,
laminating, and press casting.
Find
Sources of Supply for hard-to-find and unusual materials
- The
Guides include sources for all materials mentioned above, plus related
equipment, supplies, and ready-made molds. Sources are given for 219
moldmaking and casting related materials and supplies.
- 279 companies
are listed, with address, phone, and fax numbers. Unlike
many how-to books, the sources are companies you can actually do business
with, not just listings of large manufacturers.
- Sources
are updated with each printing, so you get the most accurate information
available.
- Plus,
you get access to the Castcraft customer web page, with Internet
links to over 220 source companies.
You
also get an additional Bonus Guide with the following information:
- Tips on
how to sell products, if you want to make items to sell.
- A compatibility
guide showing what casting materials can be used with what types of
molds.
Special
Techniques showing:
- How to
"shrink" an object by using a mold.
- How to
make imitation sandstone.
- How to
make hollow plaster and plastic products such as piggy banks or lightweight
hollow sculpture reproductions.
- An easy
way to decorate realistically with "dry brushing".
- How to
embed computer printed images in plastic.
- How to
make lightweight, hollow, artificial rocks.
- A complete,
step-by-step photo demonstration of how to make a two-part rubber mold.
Make
Products for Income, to enhance your hobbies, reproduce your artwork,
or use as gifts
- The materials
and techniques you will learn to use are how many types of products
are made. For example - ornamental concrete statuary, stepping stones,
plaster plaques and figurines, "pecan shell" or "cultured
marble" figurines.
- You can
make parts and decorations for hobbies such as model railroading , model
building, gardening, and landscaping.
- You can
reproduce most any kind of 3-dimensional artwork such as wood carvings
and sculpture, in natural-looking materials or entirely different materials.
Get
help when you need it
- The author
of the Castcraft Guides is Roger Beebe, the owner of Castcraft. You
can email with questions or to get help and Roger can either answer
your questions or direct you to someone who can. Email is roger@castcraft.com
By
Roger Beebe. 236 pages. 8 1/2 x 11.
The Castcraft
Moldmaking and Casting Guides $36.00
+S&H
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