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Re: Casting your own bricks?
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lugnet.build
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Wed, 16 Oct 2002 15:47:25 GMT
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ABS won't just flow into a mold in the oven, you need lots of pressure.
I recommend using cheese instead. Cheddar is better for sculpting but
Velveeta has superior flow (Sharp and Jack develop rubbery skin and
Mozarella and especially string cheese are pseudoplastic.) It melts in the
microwave too. If you're insane enough, you can make your form from aluminum
foil and flow the cheese into that.
In lugnet.build, Gary Thomas writes:
> Hi all,
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> I've been toying with the idea of melting down unwanted sand-green dino parts
> and casting some parts with the ABS. Not looking for a perfect reproduction,
> just something close.
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> The mold needs to be flexible to be able to remove the original and cast
> pieces. Some sort of high-heat silicon, maybe?
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> I've seen the posts about the heat experiments, but I can't find any prior
> posts on this subject. I'd be interested in hearing if anyone's tried this
> before.
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> Thanks,
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> Gary
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> p.s. I know this is a sin to some people, but I really hate dino parts.
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| Hi all, I've been toying with the idea of melting down unwanted sand-green dino parts and casting some parts with the ABS. Not looking for a perfect reproduction, just something close. The mold needs to be flexible to be able to remove the original (...) (22 years ago, 16-Oct-02, to lugnet.build)
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