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lost? all roads lead to Plaster Master Plaster Master guide to home business Work at Home pg 12 Starting your own statuary business Making Production Molds Let's review what we've discussed so far
1 Make
an original sculpture out of plastiline
2 Make a latex rubber mold on the plastiline model. Heat the rubber to cure it.
3 Make a
backup shell on the original latex mold
4 Cast several plaster
models in your new mold. Sharpen, patch, and rework the detail on the
duplicate plaster models.
5 Brush
rubber on the multiple plaster models for your production molds.
6 Make
backup shells on the production molds. With the mold making skills you have learned, the wheels should already be turning. Opportunities are open to you to go into mold making as a career or to make molds of your own three dimensional creations and sell them. The information is not widely publicized and few people practice the trade. Latex molds can be used to pour plaster castings and concrete lawn ornaments. Original items will sell well at local shops or from your own yard. Part 3 (not out yet ) will cover pouring and painting. |
