buying supplies on 7/6

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So I plan on going out tomorrow(7/6) to start to cast. I don't have a michaels near me but I do have an A.C. Moore and they sell the same kind of resin as Michaels. I want to know if there is also a place I could pickup my molds at ocally rather than having to order offline? I do plan to get a pressure pot very soon but until then where can I get color and molds at? I was going to put an order in for some powder coat powder but was not sure if that was the popular choice anymore or if there is a better option?
 
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Powder coat is always a good option, as well as the Alumilite dyes which can be gotten at Hobby Lobby
As for Molds do you want to create your own or buy premade? If you want to creat your own Hobby Lobby also started selling Alumilite's quick mold. It's good enough to get you started but the rubber won't last that long.
If you want to buy premade molds check out the business section here on the IAP, I sell them as well as Gadget.
 
I have two from Kris and love them.

For now you could just make something or even use Tupperware. Eventually though, you will want to invest in some good molds.
 
I was actually going to make my own out of the plastic cutting boards. What would be the best size to make them? Until I have time to do that, I can just use tupperware? Does A.C.Moore sell any dye's I can use until I get mine from wherever I order from? I am thinking I will just start buying by the gallon as it seems likes Michaels is a little more expensive than buying buy the gallon.

Kris, thanks for the email, I will check out your site.
 
I made my molds out of cutting boards from wallyworld. As far as size goes, it depends on what kind of kits you will make. One mold I made is 4-1/2" X somewhere around 6" (I think). This was figured based on I kit I sell a lot of. I attepted to lengthen the mold size based on how many matching kits I wanted and the diameter I figured they would need to be(depth of mold), plus the saw kerf. I forgot to allow for the 1/8" shrinkage that occurs in a mold of that size. It takes a bit of experimenting to come up with what you need.

I am thinking about switching to round tubular molds in an attempt to minimize waste from off-turned material.
 
I think I would rather go with round molds as well but for now I will stick with what I can get quickly. The round ones make turning go a little quicker too. I checked online at ac moore and they sell pr for 27.99 [:0] but I found a 40% coupon on their website so I am going today to pick some up as well as the molds and see if I can get some dyes for now. Has anybody used rit dye in PR? Either the powder or liquid form?
 
Ok I got back from A.C.Moore and picked up 32oz of resin for $18.00 after 40% off. I picked up 4 colors of pearlex. I also got 2 bags of pop sticks for mixing. I did get 2 small containers of dyes there. They are for fabric so not really sure they will work. I am going to put an order in now for powder coat powder and get that on it's way to me. I still need to stop at Walmart to get cups, cutting boards to make molds and some tupperware for temp molds until I have time to make the molds. Man I wish I had somebody closer to me that sold powder so I could get started tonight.
 
Molds? You can stop by a hardware shop and buy a few feet of PVC pipe. Whole lot cheaper than cutting up a cutting board.

You can also hit WalMart and buy the tubular icecube trays people use.
 
Spitfire, most fabric dyes are waterbased. Are they RIT dye? If so, don't mix up a LOT of your resin with them because they may either NOT mix right, may not make a good color, or may cause the resin to harden super-fast or not at all.

I tried mixing RIT into lacquer thinner once, I dunno why I did, but I remember that the color was supposed to be bright green, and what I got was olive-puke looking instead. Later when I mixed it with water, the green was bright like it's supposed to be--- apparently not all of the colorants they mix together in RIT will all dissolve in non-water solutions.
 
No it's not rit dye is it some other brand. Didn't think they would work but they wear cheap. I am order powder coat now.

Skye, I am going to using a pressure pot and want to start doing worthless wodd cast and things along those lines. That why I was going to make my own square molds as that would seem easier to use in that application. I think I am going to get the ice cube trays for now(forgot about those) and use them only when not using the pressure pot. I am on the right tack of thinking right? Are there other dye's I should look at instead of powder coat?
Thanks for all the info guy's
 
Ok, going to place my order for dyes. I just want to check one thing quick. Am I going to be better off using powder coat or dyes from artstuf?
 
Ive tried rit dye and it didnt mix up. Ive used oil based art paints (in the tubes) which work well. Just mix with a small amount first then add that to your large cup. The only thing about paint it its all solid color and not transparent, so you have to work a little harder for a good shine. Pearl X powders in the embossing and rubber stamp area of the craft stores work great too. Good luck!
 
Here is what I was going to order from eastwood.

10163 Hotcoat Powder Gold 8 oz
100 11875 Hot Coat Platinum Powder 8OZ
100 10098 Hotcoat Powder Orange 8 oz
100 10161 Hotcoat Powder Mirror Black 8 oz
100 10145 Hotcoat Powder Ford Light Blue 8 oz
100 10105 Hotcoat Powder Bright Red 8 oz
100 10096 Hotcoat Powder Bright Yellow 8 oz
100 10225 Hotcoat Powder Appliance White 8 oz

comes to 75 bucks total [:0]
 
John,
I picked up 2 of the pearlx powders.

I was thinking about order from artstuf.com, I wold want the powder pogments from there right? Seem's cheaper but they are all the way in san fran, would take a week to get it.
 
I have recently started casting myself... I was able to get started very quickly and easily with silicone baking molds. These are the mini loaf pans that come 4 for 10.00 at Joann's or anywhere they sell cake decorating supplies. Each mold is approx. 3" X 6" and does not require mold release. Since they're designed for baking they withstand temps to 500 degrees. Each brick (casting) can be cut into 3 normal size blanks.
 
td, thanks for the heads up. There is a Joann's right by work and I was going to check them out today but didn't have time.

I went ahead and put my order in from eastwood but I took off a couple colors.
 
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