Here is a link to a downloadable PDF file with a list of the rubber, resins and waxes I use in my videos: www.dropbox.com/s/kz6mhmf7v5vpy7l/Material%20and%20Suppliers.pdf?dl=0

@yapandasoftware

3 жыл бұрын

Wonhung Tiki

@isabellrc

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 4 the PDF

@Rexen1995

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@TheDreamSyndicateArts

3 жыл бұрын

Just grabbed this list- thanks! I've been using Smooth-On products, but they're so pricey that I think I need to find alternatives.

@tylerbarr7205

3 жыл бұрын

You. Sir, you are a gentleman and a scholar. I for one can say this molder to be greatly appreciates you!

Been 3D printing since 1998. I love it. Back in those days the machines were very expensive so you sent the files out to be printed.

@dyscea

3 жыл бұрын

It was a thing? I thought it was impressive that this “new tech” was so affordable to the casual, home artist.

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

@@dyscea Home printing is relatively new. In the late 90’s there were service bureaus that would print your files. But they were very expensive prints. I first used them for making toy prototypes for Star Wars kid’s meal toys. The characters we hand sculpted but the machines, robots, speeders etc. we modeled in CAD and printed on 3D machines. I’m a character sculptor, mold making is integral to my business but not the main focus of my studio.

@sw8398

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobertTolone Very Cool, I did my Uni Thesis on the LOM RP system back in 1995, the Hypothesis , (just a Uni thing, doesnt matter if it fails or not, its the idea that counts) was using hemp paper to make stronger models, i made a system that could layer the material, the hemp paper, like a laminate...so my claim to fame, if the F1 cars use, carbon fibre 3d prints, i was the first !!! ...how do you like the Fordom wax pen?, does it last a while, good value?

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

@@sw8398 I’ve had my Foredom Wax pen for at least 10 years; it has done a good job for me.

@SAMZIRRA

3 жыл бұрын

I believe 3d and 4d printing will be among the most important inventions in human history. Especially now that scientists can print food. Imagine a ship lands on Mars. It sends out a rover which builds a structure, like a robot garage. It then mines its building materials from the planet. Now it can build a base. However, it could use some assistamce. It prints another rover, who prints another rover. They build bases for the human to reside in. and so on...

The CrafsMan Steady Craftin recommended your channel. I am amazed at your craftmanship, Robert. You're the high school shop teacher I never had. ^_^

@TherealSam561

3 ай бұрын

🤯🤩

I just found your Chanel, you made me feel like I was 8years old again working with my pop in his shed. Subscribed

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Carly. Thanks for watching.

@batman2925

3 жыл бұрын

pop?

@carlyfox9043

3 жыл бұрын

@@batman2925 grandfather, in Australia we call them pop

@batman2925

3 жыл бұрын

@@carlyfox9043 ty

@MarcyMckeefer

3 жыл бұрын

Probably the number one thing I would chose to do if I could go back in time.

It’s interesting that I was in my shop this morning having trouble with a lighter because of the cold. I started designing a “hotbox” in my head to keep things warm that need to be kept warm, then I came back to the house for breakfast. I’m watching your video and you put your mold in your fridge which you called a hotbox and instantly I realized I overcomplicate things lol. I have a bunch of gutter heaters in my work truck that we use to keep enclosures from freezing in the winter, it has an automatic thermostat set at about 50 I think. Otherwise an old fridge would be a perfect solution and save me many hours and dollars. Thank you sir

I’ve watched a ton of videos on moldmaking, and this was by far one of the easiest to follow and practical in the steps taken! Thank you so much for making the time to share your experience. Also, LOVED the hot box. What an awesome idea!

New to your channel. Love what you do and how thorough your commentary is while you share your skill set with the world. You’re inspiring me to get creative on a different level

I respect you for resisting the temptation to show the cutting of the sprue, you are a true gentleman

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

That sprue has provoked a LOT of commentary. 😀

Thank you for a wonderful demo!

First video of yours I've watched, and hot damn this info is exactly what I've been needing. From the technique this video was showing, but also your pressure chambers and the hot box, all of it. Great stuff man.

This just popped up in my KZread Homepage. I don't know why but 1 minute in and it looks interesting as hell, let's go!

Very interesting! I’m surprised how simply the silicone mold is cut in half. I always figured it would be much more complicated and would need to somehow catch the exact outer most edges. I guess that’s a big advantage of using a mold that is bendable and can stretch some.

I love the dad energy, very comforting

One of the informative episodes of "The Red Green Show" I have ever seen.

@stevesharkey6426

3 жыл бұрын

If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy.

@thejkyle

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevesharkey6426 words to live by. Keep yer stick on the ice!

@ericmoody3944

2 жыл бұрын

I knew his voice sounded familiar....

@desktorp

2 жыл бұрын

didn't dawn on me until I read this comment and now I can't unhear it

With restaurant exhaust duct we can't have pin holes. A good test is use your pen light through that center hole with lights off. :)

You can just hear the experience in the video. So much useful and on point information. Thank you for making this!

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Also, I meant to thank you for pointing out how expensive mold making materials are! Great tips for measuring the mold mixture and the resin. When I see a video where they mix a whole container of mold compound for a small mold, I don’t trust them!

Thank you for this video ~ Thank you for your hardwork and showcasing your abilities and teaching us !

@RobertTolone

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! I appreciate it very much.

This was so much fun to watch man! I've made just a couple of simple molds in my time and I'm really impressed by all this! Thanks for sharing your hard earned wisdom!

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

I've spent DAYS looking for good content for casting molds. THIS is amazing, thanks my guy!

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you found my channel. Thanks for watching!

I love a balance used outside a school lab setting. Feels vintage but authentic

Had me tickled with the unfortunate spot 🤣 And then 😲ripped the feet off! I guess you win some and you lose some 🤣

Just found your channel and I’m so glad I did. This was so interesting. I’m not sure what this profession is called, but it looks like a lot of fun!

Fantastic lesson! Thank you

Enjoyed watching your process and I've mostly stuck with square and rectangular two-part molds. Never thought about the even distribution with a cylinder mold. Thank you for the tip.

Love the idea of using cardboard and beeswax for a mold box! I've been using corrugated plastic stuck together with hot glue, but it feels so wasteful (both of the plastic and of the rubber, since it's hard to make round boxes that way!)

I’ve been studying trying to find out how to create a mold and you helped me with everything thank you so much !

@RobertTolone

2 жыл бұрын

Glad my video helped you Amber. Thanks for watching!

Very informative, thank you!

Thanks for the very informative and chill video. Learned a lot!

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and for your nice comment!

beautiful, man i wish i could hire you to mold and cast my projects!

can't wait to find out what i'm here for

Enjoyed it. Thanks.

Wow! The quality of this video makes it seem, like you have a million more subscribers. You are awesome!

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Christian. Yes please, I’ll take a million more subscribers!

Fantastic video - you ooze experience. Looking to get into casting and I'm feeling more excited than ever while watching this.

That was an awesome thing to learn. Thank you!

Priceless tutorial! Thank you!

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Angela!

Great video thanks so much! I'd done some experiments with two part and a cut block mold and also found the cut block molds to be better. Nice to see I'm not the only one!

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

No doubt Kaity. Cut molds are better in so many situations!

I really enjoyed this video and learned a lot! You have a wonderful teaching style making each step of each process very understandable. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience! You've earned a new sub & like from me 👍🏼🙂

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

Thanks a lot for your advice! i'm just starting, so your experience is very helpul!

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video useful Luciano!

Thank you so much for the tutorial. This was perfect. 🥰

Hello again Robert, when you put he resin filled mould in the tank, was that another de gassing tank ?

@darksunrise957

3 жыл бұрын

Considering the lid is positioned to push out from the inside, it's a pressure vessel, which is generally used to reduce bubbles in casting because it crushes the air bubbles so small so that you can't even see them any more. Or so I remember hearing.

@sowellfan

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I was wondering the same thing. Weird how vacuum and pressure are both used to reduce bubbles, but in different contexts.

Would it be useful, after filling the mold form to once again do the vaccuum chamber. To remove any introduced air by the dripping?

@mrc8308

3 жыл бұрын

Yes this is what I do. Actually I skip the inital degass and just degass the rubber in the mould. You do have to make the mould box/tube much taller though, as the rubber rises in the vaccum chamber. If Robert had degassed this mould quite some rubber would have been lost over the sides.

you are a national treasure! I can't wait to use the skills I've learned from you to make my own molds.

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Taryn!

Great video, thank you. The way you used a jagged cut to split the mould was inspired. and makes perfect sense.

I learnt one thing: wax is everything !

Could you use zip ties or velcro straps rather than rubber bands to hold the mould? would they be more accurate for pressure?

@Gundalow

2 жыл бұрын

Hello you! Fancy meeting you here! The only reason as to why I personally wouldn't use those two would be having to cut the velcro to size, making it useless for larger molds, and zip ties are 1 time use, as opposed to rubber bands being a little more reusable and versatile, but other than that I see no reason as to why they wouldn't work.

@foxtopuscreations6046

2 жыл бұрын

Larry I swear I randomly run into you somewhere online everyday, you're becoming a comment section staple. Anyway you could use a perfectly sized hard container if you really wanted it perfectly pressurised. I noticed when using zip ties it's easy to either under or over tighten the mold compared to rubber bands, but everyone has different methods. Try and see what works for you!

@Ghryst

2 жыл бұрын

you really need a solid mold clamp, preferably the one that the mold was created in... but this amateur destroyed it. recommend you stay away from this bad advice. 2 part molds produce far superior casts, which is why the extra step was invented in the first place. it wasnt just done to make the job harder

@foxtopuscreations6046

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ghryst there are benefits to both one and two part molds, it's unfair to say one is better for everything compared to the other. Also this guy's definitely not an amateur.

@Ghryst

2 жыл бұрын

@@foxtopuscreations6046 there are no benefits to hacking up a perfectly good mold in such an unprofessional manner, hence then "amateur". protip: "old" and /or "experienced" does not equate to "not amateur" Amateur: noun: 2. a person who is incompetent or inept at a particular activity. adj, 2. done in an incompetent or inept way.

Absolutely learned a lot! Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Thank you !!!

Hi Robert, what is the last chamber ? pressure or vacuum ? thank you. very informative

@airriflemaniac

2 жыл бұрын

Has to be pressure based on the way the lid is.

Charismatic old man that does awesome arts and crafts. Totally subscribed

Great content! Thanks for the tips!

@RobertTolone

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Fernando!

Thank you, many interesting techniques I dont see any other mold makers on KZread using.

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Edward. Thanks for watching!

Nobody: Robert (pointing at his junk): THAT part of the anatomy

@solensovida

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahah I thought the same. Thats why I liked the video

Loved seeing you do this, but one question: What is the "tank" for that you put it into after pouring the resin?

@mattstokes9624

3 жыл бұрын

It is a pressure tank. Any remaining air bubbles are compressed so that they are eliminated. If you did it in the vacuum chamber it could bubble over.

@LaZieGoblin

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattstokes9624 Doesn't that cause issues later? Since they could still be trapped inside the model.

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Once the resins is cured it locks the bubble in the resin and they don’t cause problems.

@MrStickykey

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobertTolone what psi is needed to eliminate the bubbles?

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrStickykey I run my tanks at around 50 psi but I have never really tested what the minimum psi requirement is.

Ok, you convinced me. I'm going to make a cut mold! I appreciated this video. Thank you!

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Give it a try, it works!

Interesting work. Thanks for sharing!

"Sneak up on the old B."

I watched that WHOLE VIDEO... and you didn’t even show the thing up close at the end.

This is a fantastic video! Thank you so much for making it!

nice, thanks for making this

Hi Mr. Robert, thanks for such good content! You're a master at what you do!!

I've been making molds for a few years and I've learned a lot from this video. Thank you

Great info!....Thanks for teaching. Love the arms on the fridge. Ha ha ha

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

A friend gave me a bunch of those arms. They stick on with really powerful magnets. I put them on several tools!

Thank you sir. I'm just getting into casting myself, and you are a blessing. Liked and subscribed. Cheers!

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Loved your video SO much!! Thank you!!❤

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know.

I really enjoyed this video. Thank you so much for the time you took to make things easily understandable for all levels of casting. Your channel is awesome, have a great day.

@RobertTolone

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jayden!

You've helped me so much with mold making I'm putting my own figures on my website now because of you. I can't thank you enough!

Thanks for this!

cheers! learned so much!!!

This is so helpful, thank you so much! I'm so glad I found your channel! You have a new subscriber :)

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jessa, welcome to the channel!

So much good info,thank you so much!

@RobertTolone

4 жыл бұрын

Hope it helps out, thanks for watching!

I have no idea why this video came up in my recommended vids but I'm so glad it did. I have never seen such a well thought out tutorial as this with absolutely everything explained. Thanks!

so helpful, thank you!

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Moonbeam!

I got everything I needed from this. Time to manufacture 😎

I've seen so many videos on this subject and this channel is by far the most informative. it prevents you from so many mistakes. thank you!

Great video Robert! Subbed!

One thing I learned from another KZreadr- if you can get your hands on some lego blocks, you can use them to build your mould case. You can make them the exact size you need, the disassembly is easy, and instead of using rubber bands which might squash the mould, you can just build the lego case around it again when you do your casting.

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, many like people using legos. I don’t have any so I don’t use them for making molds. It would be fun to try it out.

Thank you so much for being such an amazing teacher and sharing your knowledge with the world

@RobertTolone

2 жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure Jacque, thanks for watching!

I just got a resin printer and have been scouring KZread for tips, I stumbled across your channel and even tho it’s not exactly what I was looking for I’m glad I found it cause it’s very enjoyable, entertaining and informative. I can’t wait to enjoy the rest of your content.

Thank you for sharing this.

Awesome!

Great info. Thanks.

New to your channel - what a joy to watch!

@RobertTolone

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Lisa, welcome!

Thank you!

I love the crude work setup. This is a true working man’s workshop

This was great, thank you so much for sharing!

Thank you for sharing 🤘

@RobertTolone

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

One of the best tutorial videos on any subject I've ever watched on KZread. Nice work sir.

Fantastic work, sir! I cannot wait to get back to casting again

Thank you for this video! I love your style :)

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kristi!

very good help, thank you

@RobertTolone

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching!

Well I stumbled upon your channel and I was riveted to seeing what would happen. Now I have to see what you made.

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Here’s the playlist for that character: kzread.info/head/PLIy8UDigJ_ymNiL_17BzoVZu1jJcvYRrD

Just found your channel...this is an awesome video. Educational, thorough explanations, each step presented in detail. I thought I knew a little bit about how to cast and I was right. I knew a very little bit. Looking forward to viewing more of your work.

I do not know why this came up in my recommendations, but I did struggle with moldcasting in my youth until I had to give up on them. As I saw your video-title it gave me some hope! And the video did not dissapoint! Thank you!

I loved this! It was so informative, very helpful! Thank you

@RobertTolone

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Katie!

Great video!

Wow, opened up my eyes to what's possible, thanks!

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it useful!

Thank you for your knowledge, the cutting the mold jagged tip is one of those things that you would never think of doing until you realized it. Can’t wait to binge watch every last one of your videos till my brain explodes

@RobertTolone

Жыл бұрын

😀😀👍🏼

You are so wonderful!!! Thank you, this helped so much!!!!

@RobertTolone

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Thanks for your nice comment!

I did like the video and learned a lot, thanks.