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Craftdiggity

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Hey, Gang. I'm looking at the Mold Max products for mold casting. What is the correct product? They have 10, 20, 25, 30, 40. What is the difference betwixt them? I have been using the US Composites 74-30 urethane rubber. I need something comparable in terms of strechability. Any thoughts?
 
The difference is the hardness of the silicone, and thus the harder it is the less flexible, but the longer it will last supposedly. I recently tried some of the 60 and that sucks..it's got some flex, but it's also brittle. I tore one mold right in half simply pulling it from the master. The one I like the best so far is the clear 27T. I also bought one of the sample pints of the rubber mold, not silicone, but rubber, I think it's a shore 30 if I recall right. It was super easy to mix up and it looks and feels really nice, but I haven't put it into use yet. I'm thinking with rubber, you will need to wax the mold, but I am finding with silicone you need to wax it too or it just doesn't last long with Alumilite...long being I can get a 100 pours with no release from the 27T and then it starts deteriorating, and I don't consider a 100 pours to be a long time. I am now counting and waxing with the 27 T clear and am now up to 40 pours and the mold is like brand new still.
 
I just wiping a light coat of Johnsons paste wax. $5 for that big yellow can that seems to last forever, especially if you keep using the same piece of cloth in the can over and over again.

Oh, and since your rubber you were using is a 30, a silicone that is a 30 would be basically the same thing as far as stretch goes. I like stretch, but I also like thick walls because I don't like if the sides bow in some while under pressure.
 
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