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Tasty, Tasty Skull Truffles

Tasty, Tasty Skull Truffles

Artist Marc Brownlow won first place in the food category of our Halloween contest last year for his gorgeously gourmet Skull Truffles.

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How-To: Manual Rotocasting

How-To: Manual Rotocasting

I was under the impression, before seeing this video from intrepid propcaster James Bruton of Xrobots.co.uk, that rotocasting was only practical if you had a machine to automatically spin the mold on multiple axes, simultaneously, for several hours while the casting material sets up. Turns out that’s not the case.

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How-To: Glow-in-the-Dark Knife Handles

How-To: Glow-in-the-Dark Knife Handles

Michael Gavac is a knife- and sheath-maker in Brooklyn. In this 13-minute video, he demonstrates his dirt-simple process for casting handy GITD epoxy-composite handles on full-tang skeletonized blades.

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Bellfounding Using the Lost Wax Casting Method

Bellfounding Using the Lost Wax Casting Method

An ancient method of lost wax casting is still used today in making carillon bells. Today, carillons have become so well tuned and sophisticated that entire melodies can be played on them.

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How-To: Kitchen Floor Vacuum Former

How-To: Kitchen Floor Vacuum Former

Want to make custom plastic 3D parts without a fancy 3D printer? Using your oven to melt the plastic and a household vacuum cleaner to supply the suction, Bob’s homemade vacuum former is the way to go. All you have to build is a simple wooden frame and a hollow box.

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Casting Sugru in 3D Printed Molds

Casting Sugru in 3D Printed Molds

3D printed, two-part mold designed from original part specifications allows “factory-new” repair.

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Mold-Making for Edible Creations

Mold-Making for Edible Creations

Not all casting media are food-safe, which is why you need to take extra care in choosing your mold-making resin if the treats you make are intended to be gobbled up by others.

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