Bottle stoppers and kaleidoscopes

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Last week I poured my very first PR. Then had to make more colors so I have entered the dark realm of addiction.

I have been making bottle stoppers and kaleidoscopes only so far since they sell better in my area.

I have been using Pearl Ex and also Easy Cast PR dyes for my colors. I also have been using my HF paint pot with 60 psi of pressure. Haven't found any bubbles yet.

So far I have been using HDPE containers for my stopper molds. I use vaseline as a release agent. So far the HDPE has held up well for the molds in the three or four batches I have poured. I have noticed that the blocks are getting harder to remove and I think the mold is bowing some with the heat during the casting. I found them in Walmart's travel toiletry section. They would be used to dispense shampoo or soap in a small container for traveling. For fifty cents or a dollar (cant remember) each then make a good mold.

I am looking for other cheap mold alternatives that the same cylinder shape but in polypropylene. Any help in that area would be appreciated.

And now the pictures.
Since I have a bunch I opted to host the pictures from my personal website gallery.
http://www.massmans.org/gallery/PRCasting
 
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Try medicine bottles, I use 30 dram pill bottles, they are 1.6 diameter and 2.25 tall, they also have a depression in the center of th bottom to facilitate drilling on center, after the 2nd or 3rd use I have to drill a small # 40 or so size hole and use compressed air to get them to release, my pharmacist charged me 60.00 for 150 of them, I can reseal the hole with wax, or CA.
 
Do you have extras. I dont need to buy 60 of them. I only need 8 or 16 at the most. Willing to pay you with paypal if you have extras.

and thanks for the tip.

Steve


bitshird said:
Try medicine bottles, I use 30 dram pill bottles, they are 1.6 diameter and 2.25 tall, they also have a depression in the center of th bottom to facilitate drilling on center, after the 2nd or 3rd use I have to drill a small # 40 or so size hole and use compressed air to get them to release, my pharmacist charged me 60.00 for 150 of them, I can reseal the hole with wax, or CA.
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