Range of Silicone Mold Rubbers


By EnvironMolds
The leading art supplier, EnvironMolds provides a variety of silicone mold rubbers to suit any kind of mold making activity. This two-part RTV material has emerged as the best choice for various mold types. And there are different varieties to suit different applications, such as:

  • MoldRite 25 – This is a very popular variety as it is suitable for most general silicone mold making. It will create traditional silicone molds for figurines, giftware prototype tooling and stereolithography. It has a good shelf life, pot life of 2 hours, 40 minute working time and requires about 6 hours curing before it can be demolded. 

  • 5-Minute Mold Putty – This is your choice of silicone rubber for making molds very quickly and easily. You can make good impressions within just 5 minutes even without a mold box. The silicone mold can be cast immediately. It is suitable for food grade applications too.

  • SkinRite 10 – This is a soft and translucent silicone rubber that can be used for special effects or to simulate real skin surfaces. All it requires is a little tinting. It is apt for making realistic masks and doll reborning

  • LifeRite – If you are looking for a skin safe silicone rubber for making life casts and duplicating body parts, LifeRite is the perfect answer. The body molds will be reusable too. 

  •  BakeSil – This food safe silicone is FDA approved and can be easily used to make food molds and baking containers.

Perfect the art of making one part and two part molds to enjoy making silicone molds of almost anything!
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Of One-Part, Two-Part Molds and More


By EnvironMolds

As an art teacher, I am often faced with confused students who just don’t know when to make single part molds and when two or more part molds are required.
Let me clarify this uncertainty for everyone out there as well.
A one-part mold is basically a simple mold. It is used for making molds of figurines, small statues and other uncomplicated objects. Needless to say, this kind of mold is easy to make. All you have to do is fix the model to a mold box and pour or apply the mold making material all over and around it.
As the model has to be glued down in the mold box, it goes without saying that it should have at least one flat surface. It should be entirely level without any undercuts or any kind.
It follows that a shapely model with uneven surfaces and deep undercuts needs to be reproduced in parts. What it needs is a two-part or even a multi-part mold to capture all the details on all the sides. This is a complex technique that requires a lot of care and practice to master the various requirements. Parting lines, mold keys and spues also come into play here.
In sum, two part molds become requisite when a model has to be reproduced in its entirety on all sides on account of the undercuts and other details everywhere.
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