"All work and no play makes a man boring and tired."
Whoever said these could not have spoken truer words.
And so, I stepped away from my workstation and moved to my workdesk for some much anticipated alone time in my man-cave.
This time, I tried to cast manipulators from a Fusion Works Asshimar. Here's what I have so far:
Creating the mould. As y'all can see, I'm merely using a makeshift frame/box.
Here, I made a mistake while creating the second half: I forgot to check the mould after I stepped away. Only noticed the other manipulator [was] dislodged after pouring the gel.
My son fiddled with it after I stepped away. *sigh
Casting: I used masking tape to hold the two blocks together.
Results, straight from the mould. Note the middle finger and the thumb were not successfully casted. I will need to make adjustments there.
After a little *light* sanding and priming. The middle finger broke during sanding; the thumb broke after I dropped the part.
A little more practice and this should be good to go. :)
Conclusion:
- Reprogel will be an excellent alternative to RTV and resin casting.
- I will most likely not use the gypsum-like material as it is too fragile for thinner parts like fingers, even after it had dried. I will be using epoxy instead; locally available epoxy clays should be an excellent alternative.
- This will definitely be ideal for items/parts that do not require much detail, e.g. manipulators.
