sjksjksjk Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I want to create soft plastics with super sculpy, cast them in poly resin, and then pour plastic into the poly resin mold. Should I bake the sculpy before pouring resin over them? I ask because I just ruined 4 lures as they are trapped in the resin and chipping them out with a fork is a pain in the a$%. My question is how do I start with sculpy and end up with a pourable mold? Am I wrong using resin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHK Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 should be using silicone mold material when using a hard master. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjksjksjk Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Like RTV silicone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHK Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 yes, do some searches on the forum, many people have been down this road and you could save yourself a ton of time and money by doing a bit of reading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjksjksjk Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Thanks. Will do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Basic rule of thumb............... Hard master= soft mold............Soft master = hard mold. Stick to that and you'll be fine. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjksjksjk Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Wanted to thank you guys again for the responses. I took some time and searched around these forums and I don't know of a better resource on the entire Internet for making your own tackle. Unfortunately you guys will be hearing more dumb questions from me cause I'm gonna be hear awhile. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boy Baits Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Heres my method on clay and hard mold making. I use a natural clay, it air dries in about 2 hours. I have a full detailed sketch of my idea on my bench, then I make the clay master of it. Since I have 2 hours until dry, I perfect the master, shape it, smooth it, and glue it down to my mold pan in about 1 hour usually. Mix my POP, Coat the master in vegatable oil, then pour my POP into the mold. Let it cure for however long it needs to, then demold from the pan. Since there is no air in the mold when it is curing, the clay stops the drying process, and it comes out soft and easy to pull out because of the oil coating. I have made around 30 12" X 6" molds this way, never had a problem at all. Timing is the key though. Justs my thoughts and process. Hope it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel2345 Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 This is the first question I planned on asking after joining just now. Good to know that resin won't work with a hard master. Ill have to read up on making a silicone mold now. One question I still have, is should I still seal my clay master? I read a couple articles about using Mod Podge to seal my master after it has hardened. Is this still necessary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjksjksjk Posted December 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 Rebel, I've had luck NOT baking my sculpy and using a method by a guy named Husky. If you use the search function and type in 'caulk molds' it will bring up a few threads. In one of those there is a link to the thread by Husky. It is a long read but worth it. You are shown how to make molds using common household silicone caulk. I got two good molds with this method yesterday. (But three that were a mess.lol) and you can re -use the sculpey!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel2345 Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 This is just self hardening clay, after I got my master the way I wanted it, I just left it to harden. But my girlfriend works at a hobby store, and I seen that sculpy stuff. I might have to get some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsbaits Posted January 9, 2012 Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 I might be a little late but here is a video I made awhile back on how to make molds =] Hope you enjoy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
