You print, put together and inject both halves (or more) of the silicone at the same time, saving countless of hours and headaches. Pretty cool right?
Imagine having to do this with traditional clay and fiberglas methods... Honestly just thinking about it makes me not want to type it, but let's give it a try.
”First prepare your bed of clay, add a clay wall, smooth, make the seam as clean as you can, as perpendicular as you can. Make key holes, registration marks. Protect the print with clear film, cover it in clay to make the volume for the silicone, add keys, strips, pouring spout...then you can start with your fiberglass and resin. Make sure you don't stab yourself with those little fuckers. Toxic af. Once you've created your fiberglass jacket, remove the clay, place the jacket, pour your silicone for the first half. Then wait for about 4-5 hours to cure. Then flip the mold, clean up the clay, make sure the print doesn't lift from the silicone, add your release agent (or you're fugged). Create, again, your volume for the silicone of the second half, protecting the print with the film, add the strips, keys, etc. Then another batch of fiberglass and resin. Wait for it to cure. Then take the jacket off, remove the clay, clean up, then place it again and pour the silicone. Wait for another 5 hours. And congratulations, you've successfully wasted at least a couple of days, learned to curse in french and earned a few migraines...”
That was a mouthfull eh? Why not just print a resin file anyway and a couple of easy to model files, and inject both silicone halves at the same time...
For a bit over 3 hours, you will join me on an adventure and I will teach you:
What an Instant Mold is, and all its advantages over conventional multiple part molds.
How to approach it for flexible casts urethane rubber or rigid resin.
How to use Zbrush to create two-part rigid molds.
How to use ZBrush to create two-part hybrid (one half silicone, the other half rigid resin) molds.
How to use Zbrush to create instant molds.
How to think outside of the box. The sky is the limit!
That’s right! I am not teaching you one, but three different kinds of molds. This time around, we are going deep into detail on how to 3D model in Zbrush, so you can master your ZBrush skills. I will even have prompts on the screen as I press buttons on the keyboard, as well as a complete list of things we have to keep in mind at all times. This course will also help you so much with Silicone Sorcery III, were I couldn’t be as precise as here when it came to using Zbrush.
If you are new to mold making and have watched Silicone Sorcery I and II, this is great for you.
If you are highly experienced in mold making but want to start using technology to save you hours and hours of work, this course is great for you.
If you want to think outside of the box, this course is perfect for you.
Let’s do this!!
This course is sponsored by Elegoo:
Get the Elegoo Saturn 4 resin printer: elegoo.sjv.io/K0ykxN (affiliate link)
Also check out https://feroca.com/ for the best molding and casting products. Use code HENRYCREATIONS to get 5% off!
PT-Flex 85 urethane rubber: https://feroca.com/es/cauchos-de-poliuretano/697-1654-pt-flex-85-caucho-de-poliuretano-ultra-resistente-.html#/265-capacidad_kits-kit_de_900_gr
Silastic 3481 silicone for molding: https://feroca.com/es/siliconas-de-estano-condensacion/598-1307-silastic-3481-base-ag-de-curado.html#/216-capacidad_kits-kit_de_1_kg/575-catalizador-s81_24_horas