Materials for making Toy Soldiers

Question:

Hi, just wondering if you sell moulds for casting lead alloy soldiers or more specifically the kits, ingredients to make these moulds. Any help would be much appreciated.

Answer:

Hi Rob,We stock the silicone suitable for casting low temperature metals suitable for toy soldiers and have plans for making a kit in the new year. All the best Stan Alderson

Colouring Plaster and Concrete

Question:
Hi there, I've got a question. A guy up at bellingen uses some sort of color to color plaster like a sandy color. He says he dips it in. I can get you a pic of an item if you want to see one just curious if u have any ideas and other colors as they look pretty good and i got a lot of wall plaques i wouldnt mind doing.

Answer:
Hi, You get the colours in concrete and plaster by adding metallic oxides. We just put the colours up on our web store where you can see them. Click here to see the range. All the best for Christmas Joseph

What latex do I need? #70, #72 or #74?

Question:
Dear aldaxmoulds, I'm not sure which latex I need, what I want to do is make moulds of timber mouldings (like you see on old singer sewing machine drawers) and recreate them in plaster.

Answer:
Hi, You could use #72 Latex for the whole job. Where we wish to pick up fine detail we use #70 for the first 5 coats and then finish with #72. #74 can be used when there are large vertical surfaces on your model. All the best Stan

What Materials to use casting chocolate?

Question:

Dear aldaxmoulds,Can you tell me what product would be best/safe to use for making chocolate moulds? Thanks

Answer:

Hi, Our plastic moulds are all made with food safe plastic however there is a difficulty with rubbers. We only know of one rubber that is food safe. A silicone Number M4642. Do not hesitate to contact us if I can be of further assistance.Stan

Making a mould of a timber railing.

Question:
I am wanting to make molds of timber railings and posts to make concrete versions. Can you suggest what items are best to use? Please include items required for sealing timber if required.

Answer:
We recommend that you use Latex #72 rubber for your particular item as the detail isn't very intricate. If your item was intricately detailed we'd suggest using Latex #70. We recommend that you seal the original wooden item with Craft Seal. You will find both items on our web site but do not hesitate to contact us again if you need further information. All the best Joseph

Question:

Hi are these Paver moulds easy to re-use with concrete Thanks

Answer:

Yes thay are designed to be re-used with concrete. All the best Stan

What materials to use to make Model plane parts?

Question:
I'm interested in turning out small quantities of model plane parts ( missiles, bombs, nose spinners, wheels, pilots etc..) that will be using a sample machined/finished in pine wood ( or similar).... These items will range from very small to about 5 cm x 2 cm.
Can you advise me on what product would be best for me to have a go at it? The moulded items might be precoloured and/or hand painted afterwards.
Thank you

Answer:
Use CraftSil silicone for the mould and CraftCast polyurethane resin for casting into the mould for the finished part and you will get perfect parts that can bne painted, sanded drilled etc. We have some information in our web site Tech Tips on this subject and will be releasing a kit later this year.
Craftsil Can be found in our store by clicking here
CraftCast can be found by clicking here
All the best

My Crystal Cast Epoxy Resin Doesn't Set.

Question:

Hi,I purchased some Crystal Cast Epoxy Resin last year, Tuesday 10th April 2007 and it has worked great on two occasions.I have just opened the bottles and used the formula as always but the resin has not set?I used 50/50 mix and stirred for 2 minutes but it has stayed tacky after 2 days?Can you advise, is the product out of date?Can you supply something I can spray on the surface to harden the liquid on the surface?

Kindest regards, waiting in anticipation.

Answer:
Although the shelf life after opening is 6 months sometimes we get good results for much longer periods it all depends on how it is stored. Cool dark places are best. There is nothing you can spray on to assist hardening but you might try gentle heat. We use an oil heater and place items on top that we are having difficulty with., No guarantees but you might save it. All the best.

Release agents for use with Polypropylene Moulds.

Question:
Hello,Do you sell the mould release/condioner for use with clear casting epoxy and polypropelene moulds please? Thanks


Answer:
Silicone moulds usually do not require a release agent with epoxy resin but polypropylene moulds do. We would use a wax first then PVA release. We use J Wax aerosol but this cannot be posted only sent by courier but you can use Johnsons Paste Wax available from some hardware stores. The PVA is listed in our shopping cart. Click here for PVA Release.

Do you make chocolate moulds?

Question:
Do you make chocolate moulds?

Answer:
Yes we do. See our website for more information.