RELLIK NISSASSA
Jr Member
SupermanExtreme1 said:I think you should have had the mold completed before you began taking orders for your helmets
Since it is your first mold.
I can tell, because you missed a lot of key aspects of mold making.
since you are making a "glove mold" you could have added some registration keys and a dividing wall with clay or foil so that both sides of the mother mold don't stick together when cured.
Which was the problem.
It also appears that you didn't add a neck. When you cast from that mold the plastic around the opening will be thinner due to no run off point from the mold.
When Casting, the Resin should go past the actual helmet line and onto the run off point which is the neck and it could have been made out of a cardboard or card stock paper. This will ensure that the helmet is strong and the run off point is thin and that run off (neck) area can easily be trimmed off.
I hope I don't sound like a jerk.
It's just my opinion.
I want this to go well because people have already given you money.
so once again Good luck
Well, I hope that I don't sound like a jerk, but you DO sound like a jerk.
I understand what you are saying about the orders, but oh well.
Second, the mold is very thick and lines inside of the bottom portion of the helmet, so the castings will be thick in that area without any wasted neck flash.
Third, you don't need any keys to lock the mold jacket to the mold, as I am doing a box mold. The mold is inside the box, the jacket poured around it. It perfectly conforms to the mold, and the mold and box both help keep the shape, so there is no need for any built in locking devices.
Fourth, the mold split is side to side over the top of the helmet, and yes there I did cut grooves, displace materials, and make some very good locking, which is now unnecessary with the box.
What's that rule with criticism on this forum.........If you are going to criticize someone's work it had better be your own?
Does that sound familiar?
Anyway, thanks for the feedback. Just try not to rip apart everything so much nex time.
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