Mould Making Tech Tips Articles

Table of Contents (Click on the topic to view all related articles)
Money Making Ideas	Plastic Resin
Life Casting	Metals and Cold casting
Jewellery	Metals and Patinas
Latex moulds/molds	Clear Casting Resin
Silicone moulds/molds
Plaster	Garden Moulds
Miscellaneous	Pigments and Oxides (Colour Charts)

Read Me First: - Getting Started

Money Making Ideas

Learn how Mould Making and Casting can help you make MONEY, have fun and develop your Creativity

How to make 1000% profit selling plaster painting paint.

LifeCasting

How to start Life Casting In this article we give you the basics of creating a life cast mould of a human hand and creating a casting from the mould.

Metals and Patinas

How to patina Faux Metals An introduction to patinas and their applications

How to patina Faux Metals Part 2 In this article we look at the use of patinas on non metallic surfaces.

Latex Moulds/Molds

Sealers & Release Agents required when making latex moulds

Latex - How does it work? This article explains the different grades of latex that can be used and how to use them.

How to Use Latex Moulds An introduction to the use of latex moulds.

How to Use Latex Moulds for Concrete This article gives you all the information you need to use latex moulds with concrete.

How to Use Latex Moulds for Plaster This article gives you all the information you need to use latex moulds with plaster.

How to Use Latex Moulds for Resins This article gives you all the information you need to use latex moulds with Resin.

How to Use Latex Moulds for Stone Plasters This article gives you all the information you need to use latex moulds with Stone Plasters.

How to Use Latex Moulds for Wax This article gives you all the information you need to use latex moulds with Wax.

How to Use Latex Moulds to Make $$ MONEY $$ This article gives you all the information you need to make money with latex moulds.

Silicone Moulds/Molds

How to make a Silicone Mould This article takes you step by step through the process of making a silicone mould. [PDF File may a few minutes to load]

How to use Silicones This article gets you started making moulds using one of the best mould making materials around.

How to make a silicone mould without air bubbles This article helps you create silicone moulds without air bubbles ruining the surface of your mould.

How to make a silicone Jewellery mould I am often asked for simple straightforward instructions on how to go about making a mould of a simple flat backed object such as a jewellery pendant or a badge or even perhaps of a wall plaque. The techniques for making any of these objects is basically the same.

How to make a 2 part Silicone Mould This article gives you all the information you need to make a 2 part silicone mould.

ALDAX SILICONE PUTTY This article introduces our rapid setting kneadable mould making putty (includes an instructional video).

Metals and Cold Casting

Cold casting with metal and resins Produce items which look as though they have been cast in solid metal.

Plastic Resin

The new easy mixing CraftCast The new equal volume casting resin which sets hard in 3 minutes.

What are fillers and how are they used with resin? This article outlines the main types of fillers and what they are used for.

Clear Casting Resin

Embedding with clear casting resin In this article we talk about clear casting resin for a variety of applications.

Miscellaneous

Which Mould to Use Are you thinking of using a material and don't know which mould to use? This article may help you to decide.
How to make backup moulds An article describing several ways to make a backup mould.
What rubbers can I use for mould making? An overview of the different types of rubbers that can be used for mouldmaking and how to buy them.
Aristocrat Liquid Glass? [PDF File may a few minutes to load] Now available from Aldax is Aristocrat High Gloss Coating. 1 coat equals 50 coats of varnish!!
How to Use Flocking? [PDF File may a few minutes to load] Flocking is commonly used for the bases of chess pieces. Flocking is now available in many new colours and there are many decorative uses for this product. Learn how to use flocking in this article!!

How to Use Fibreglass & Polyester Resin? [PDF File may a few minutes to load] An introduction into the process of fibreglassing.!

Jewellery

Making Jewellery with the New Resins Resin jewellery is very much the current item of interest in the jewellery marketplace. Check out the latest developments in this exciting area in our new article.

Finishing Resin Jewellery and Embedments An article detailing the many finishing techniques that can be applied to Resin Jewellery.
How to make a silicone Jewellery mould I am often asked for simple straightforward instructions on how to go about making a mould of a simple flat backed object such as a jewellery pendant or a badge or even perhaps of a wall plaque. The techniques for making any of these objects is basically the same.
How to polish up your resin jewellery pieces We've put this article together to show you how you can achieve a perfect glassy surface on all your resin pieces.

Plaster

NEW! Aldax Moulds Level Caster A new innovation developed by Aldax Moulds to give you a perfect level back to your plaster castings.

How to Mix and cast Aldax Plastic Plaster Moulds This is a very useful article on how to correctly mix Casting plaster giving you perfect bubble free castings and pouring into our wide range of plastic plaster moulds. This article can also be used with latex rubber moulds.

How to Create a Marble Effect with Plaster By adding colour to plaster and pouring into moulds or onto a glass surface it is possible to obtain natural
marble effects. Read this article to see how.

Garden Moulds

How to care for and use your Aldax Garden Moulds With all the interest in our increasing range of concrete moulds I have got together a list of the most commonly asked questions and added them to our Tech Tips under the title of "How to Care For and Use Concrete Garden Moulds"

Pigments and Oxides (Colour Charts)

Pig ment and Oxide Colour Charts Here is the complete range of pigments and oxides available from Aldax Moulds compiled into a neat and tidy Colour Chart Booklet.

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