How to GROW or SHRINK Silicone Molds! | Make Larger or Smaller Copies of Resin Casts 

@TheCraftsMan ...how long did you have to wait for your silicon to shrink down after that initial demold? I cast and demolded about 2 days ago...getting some funky looking pieces right now. Used 50/50 silicon to mineral spirits. Wanting to see if I can scale down 1/12 scale heads to 1/18 scale 🤔 Wondering if a dehydrator would help?

I have 2 questions for you if you don't mind me asking the first is how did you get started as a toy designer and also how much $ do you make?

@@David-ch7yb As a kid and teenager I made puppets, built spaceships, and was generally always making, drawing, or building something. I went to school and got an Industrial Design degree then reached out to a couple toy companies. My first job was at Mattel / Fisher-Price in New York. As for salary, it depends. A freelance designer can charge anywhere between $60 - $300/hour depending on experience, the client, and the service provided. 20 years ago, as an employee at Mattel, salaries started around 40K but included a pension, benefits, and stock in the company. I'm sure it's higher now. Most designers I know make between $300 - $500 per day.

Thanks for the information I was think of getting an industrial design degree but my math skills aren't great

How have you done it until now?

@@heavy_pixel If we are talking about rubber molds and casting, I've adjusted the master model. These days I 3D print or laser-cut my prototypes.

That's actually his evil doppelgänger from the next universe over.

Ra Lu for me it just says "my name is your host the crab"

@@jjustj9994 For me it says, "your host the crab in"

Holy cow. Have any of you watched the whole video with captions on?

@@j74s98 i watch every crafsman video with the auto captions on. It really enhances the experience.

yeah huh

Welcome to the party 🎉

Southwest Mississippi*

He does sound like he's from my town for sure. Gonzales LA FTW.

Same

I was about to write the same thing

Same

Wouldn't it be hilarious if he has an amazing afro like bob ross?

@@teekotrain6845 that would be amazing.

lunabear me too

timestamp?

Honestly I subbed for the way he talks but as a crafter he has given me invaluable information, always makes my day better, and his videos are amazing quality!!!! You made the right choice

I not only subbed, I am going to binge watch. Most definitely better than folding five loads of clothes!

L O L ! ! ! ! ! This cracked me UP!

No biggy, just suggest some parts she can enlarge.

Hahahaha

At least she didn't tell you to "largify" your little head....

@@Dosbomber I have attempted that many times, no matter what I try it keeps shrinking after the Largify process is completed.

Thank you, but I'm just as surprised. I was looking at it like "Well, if I mess up, then at least I can say 'Use a funnel when you do this.'" But then it straight went back in the can right, so I just rolled with it. LOL!

SteadyCraftin takes steady hands :)

That's how wes does ittttt

Now THAT'S an interesting use right there! Wow.

this made me chuckle

Oh wow, that's cool! I bet the Bigfoots are super happy we are buying this malarkey. Now they can go back to all that barefoot stomping with wild abandon, secure in the knowledge that we are still disinclined to believe in them. 🙃 Oh snap.... wait, I just realized...Calum is probably a Bigfoot too! Sneaky-sneaky, dude, but I'm onto you.

Using both techniques you could create Hobbits feet that look like your own. What do you think CraftMan?

Probably bigfoot doesn't have feet that look like they've been crammed in pointed shoes his whole life... I don't think that would fool too many people.

Yup, I am probably never gonna do anything in this video-watched the entire thing-and enjoyed every minute of it....luv this channel

It's so encouraging to read this. SO glad to be able to help. Thank you for your kind words!

@@TheCrafsMan mine turned out misshapen. Any idea what might of happened?

I am currently "trying to make" some molds of some figurines I got on temu, I want to make concrete figures. Do you think using this technique would make the silicone mold to weak for cement?

Hear hear. Simple and funny!

Well said! 🤍

That would make a great T-shirt.

Love it! ❤️ Do not drink the chemicals!!! 😂 Great sense of humor! Really crafty too. 👍🏽

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Tim Weston happy belated, Tim!

Snap, FaceBook didn't let me know! Belated Happy Birthday, crafty friend!

Ive still got my collection somewhere, anyone remember the mini series that came out later with the hexagon housing thingys?

I used to have a small collection of those back when I was in 5th grade. I got most of them at Christmas and some I just bought.I even had some of the classic ones and a collectors guide with them, but as time went on I slowly lost them and I had to throw them away. I'm still thinking about getting some more online later. But at least I have the memories.

this was totally me!

Very welcome! Thanks for watching, and thank y'all for making some excellent products.

Give the man a lifetime supply hahaha he's a national treasure

@@Daniellevoices _Planetary_ treasure

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Smooth-on tutorials are cool but this guy takes stuff to another level, send him some love so he can produce more amazing videos

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I can't tell you how special it is to hear things like this. I never like when someone is down or going through rough patches, so knowing my little videos help - that is a really big deal to me. Thank you, and I hope you stay UP, above the dark, low points. :)

That part laid me to rest🤣⚰️

They’re Gogos Crazy Bones, and the one in the thumbnail is Nasako from Series 1.

It always makes me wonder who dislikes and why? If they don’t like the presentation/presenter, just leave n not come back, this channel is not for you. They found an “error” in the subject presentation, then you leave a note saying “I disagree, you need to do **** instead/as well. Or are they just trolls who vote down anything n everything. It must be a rather sad life if all you have is the love of the dislike button. Personally I have only ever down ticked a video is if the content is unwatchable quality or the presenter is sharing some pretty vile views or actions. But those are channels I won’t sub to, or view other videos by them. I don’t waste my life looking to be offended enough to dislike something. Hope you’re having a great day Kos Stat...

The dislike button is there as a quick way to the creator to say that you disliked the video but cared enough to let them know. Dislikes rank the video higher for interaction and ultimately help the video reach more viewers than no interaction at all. It's not a personal attack on the channel or the fans of the channel. Think of it this way, if someone dislikes your video or a video made by a favorite channel of yours, they are still helping the creator.

People tend to misunderstand. The thumbs down counter is just people who enjoyed the video and live in Australia.

@@CaptainFutureman * mind blown *

@@KS-yg9jr Glad to have been of help.

lol... i don't know if this was a compliment or the opposite. 🤣👍

Thanks so much for giving my videos a chance!

im so glad someone else remembers!!

I had a lot of them back in my child days too!!

I noticed too, I even have one of the ones he used in the video.

I remember playing with one when I was 7 and an older kid pushed me and stole it D:

Oh my goodness dude yes! I had every color of the ninja boxer guy he’s using. I don’t remember his name but I know it’s some kind of Japanese sounding name. But I had over 200 gogos.

Ricketron, let me know! As far as I can tell, it works with pretty much any silicone. Making a shrink mold typically means your silicone will cure slower (so like the Mold Star 16 Fast will take longer than the normal 30 minutes). But you should be able to also make a regular Oomoo 30 mold and let the final cured mold soak in mineral spirits if you want. Either way. Hope it works!

@@TheCrafsMan Will definitely share my results (likely over on the Patreon community page) when I get to experimenting! :-)

@@ricketron Thank you, sir! :D

@@ricketron idk what the Patreon page is but i hope you update the results here too! I just asked this cos i didn't scroll down far enough to see this question already posted.

my kids use them for building blocks .. or dominoes

Oh hey im here for D&D things too

I still have my dads old star wars vhs tapes

yeah that's what he says towards the end of the video

@@calinguga I know, I just love the concept of it, even if it looses quality, I just wanna make a GIANT figurine

@@iamapie13 make one big enough to get in.

Glad you appreciate that! And thanks so much! I may indeed include some bits like that, because those are good things! :D

Really?!? :D Mannn, Eric, I'm glad to hear this! Thank you so much!

Thanks so much for giving my channel a chance, and checking out the rest of my videos! :D This comment is super encouraging.

Great place to use this! :D

Daniel, this makes me really glad! :D

keycattie EX Coincidende? Welcome to the Twilight Zone