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Post by teazia on May 7, 2014 2:00:55 GMT
I just got my black hot glue and my Aliens Pod silicone ice cube tray...
hehe
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Post by DMNate on May 7, 2014 2:38:19 GMT
I just got my black hot glue and my Aliens Pod silicone ice cube tray... hehe Post ALL the pictures! This is a signature. It's my signature, to be exact.
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Post by teazia on Jul 19, 2014 23:36:28 GMT
My 50cm silicone square molds came in and it was time for some fun! Behold mostly on spec dwarven forge game tiles! Note the greyish tint of one, black hit glue tends to take some time to clear out of the glue fun!
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Post by teazia on Jul 13, 2015 6:49:11 GMT
Bump to remind myself to post pics of black hotglue, molds and eggs
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Post by DnDPaladin on Jul 13, 2015 21:17:23 GMT
you guys say it cost nothing... but in reality hot glue sticks aren't cheap. they are probably the biggest cash heavy material... i mean compared to other stuff i found... hot glue cost me a lot. with resin the bucket you buy for 15$ or so... can cast about more then hot glue will.
looking at price versus quantity i can already tell that resin cost less. but to be honest i dont wanna cast with resin, take s afuck ton of time and im too lazy to go the distance. so for lazy and hasty people, i think hot glue is still the better choice.
though i wouldn'T cast in low temp... it has faults in it way too fast and you have to let the hot glue gun sit to heat back up after a few squirts. high temp is definitely looking better and big glue gun with high temps seems definitely much better to do casting.
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Post by teazia on Jul 14, 2015 0:02:34 GMT
There is also the issue of some people not having access to resin. In this part of the world it is quite rare or not to be found.
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Post by sgtslag on Jul 16, 2015 20:07:22 GMT
For what it's worth, the lowest price I've found thus far, for the longer Hot Glue Sticks, in 24-packs, has been Wal-Mart. The pack sells for roughly $5.50, for a package of 24 long sticks, multi-temp. The only problem I've had is that Wal-Mart is very slow to re-stock these particular packs, though they always have large quantities of the shorter sticks, along with the smaller packs of the longer sticks. I've compared prices with Michael's Craft Store, and Wal-Mart is more than $1 less, closer to $2 less, even though they're different brands. I've not had any issues with Wal-Mart's brand of Hot Glue, and I have used a lot of them (close to 100)... YMMV. Cheers!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2015 21:08:12 GMT
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is what Coke bottles are made from, that plastic has a melting point of 260 °C (500 °F) which is achievable easily in a domestic oven.. it is a relatively simple process to set up a tray over a mould that allows the plastic to melt and just pour into it. PET plastic tends to favour rapid cooling to retain it's resilience, so some trial and error will be in order.
DO NOT walk away from the oven and go watch some crafting vids, and keep the entire area well ventilated (though it will be pretty safe as long as the plastic is not combusted). This plastic type is ideal for thermoforming, just stick to regular, clear, soda/pop/soft drink bottles.
MUCH cheaper than glue sticks.
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Post by lordmorbius on Jul 17, 2015 1:45:47 GMT
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is what Coke bottles are made from, that plastic has a melting point of 260 °C (500 °F) which is achievable easily in a domestic oven.. it is a relatively simple process to set up a tray over a mould that allows the plastic to melt and just pour into it. PET plastic tends to favour rapid cooling to retain it's resilience, so some trial and error will be in order. DO NOT walk away from the oven and go watch some crafting vids, and keep the entire area well ventilated (though it will be pretty safe as long as the plastic is not combusted). This plastic type is ideal for thermoforming, just stick to regular, clear, soda/pop/soft drink bottles. MUCH cheaper than glue sticks. This sounds interesting. Have you had much success with this? Any pics to show how it works?
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Post by DnDPaladin on Jul 17, 2015 2:17:37 GMT
i've not done this, but its actually how we create RC cars dressings. i've been told about it, but i have never thought of using that.
you thinking making molds with that techniques or actually having mold filling material ?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2015 2:01:17 GMT
Personally, I have no reason to use PET plastics (aside from curiosity and my natural mad scientist nature), as I have plenty of resin materials I can use and at such a small scale, price is not an issue for me (I even plan on doing experimental room temperature casting using pure Gallium).
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Post by teazia on Jul 21, 2015 13:55:56 GMT
Wow, melting PET! That is a crazy idea. Someone with a nice setup should shoot a video. This is a whole new level of awesome. Hot glue and resin are cool and all, but they ain't billion dollar industries. Salute to the mighty glue stick for his down under insights. I'm curious about the fumes at 260 C. As I live in an urban apartment with three others, this could be a big deal.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2015 1:24:01 GMT
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Post by DnDPaladin on Jul 22, 2015 3:31:11 GMT
basically, take a fan, plug a big tube (dryer tube) and plug that tube to your window. when needed, just put the stuff near that and it will take the fumes and push them outsides. thats what i do when i paint inside. have to clean the fan once in a while though.
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