Moldmaking With Clear Silicone Rubber 

When a project requires a complex parting line, it is often easier to pour the entire mold in one process with clear rubber, then cut your parting line. This process also saves at least a day in creating the mold.
00:00 - Introduction to Clear Silicone Rubber Moldmaking
01:02 - Constructing The Mold
01:23 - Preparing The Model
02:37 - Mixing & Pouing Elkem V-3040 Clear Silicone
03:58 - Demolding The Clear Silicone Mold
04:50 - Cutting The Parting Line
06:03 - Casting Our Part
07:30 - Demolding Our Part
This is an updated version of an earlier the video also entitled Moldmaking With Clear Silicone Rubber. We’ve gone back to increase the resolution, correct the color; plus update the graphics and add some clarifying content.
Freeman Mfg & Supply is a materials supplier. The thousands of hours dedicated to producing this series was done in service to our industry. If you are looking for any of the materials shown, please visit us at freemansupply.com (our primary website for professionals) or miapoxy.com (curated for the DIY market).
Finally, this video was originally part of a compilation DVD entitled Making Parts, Patterns, Tools, & Molds. You can see all of those videos (in sequence and in context) on our dedicated video website at www.FreemanVideos.com. Or check out our RU-vid Playlists. Or find your next video of interest here:
Moldmaking & Casting Videos:
1 - Using Rigid Fast-Cast Urethanes for Casting Both Molds & Parts
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2 - Making Flexible Molds with Urethane Rubber
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3 - Simple Silicone Rubber Molds (Without a Parting Line)
• Simple Silicone Rubber...
4 - Two-Part Silicone Rubber Molds (Forming a Straight Parting Line)
• Two-Part Silicone Rubb...
5 - Moldmaking With Clear Silicone Rubber
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6 - Making Molds & Casting Thin Walled Parts (& Using Color Tints)
• Making Molds & Casting...
7 - Making Two-Part Silicone Rubber Molds with Complex Parting Lines
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8 - Tips & Tricks for Moldmaking & Casting Parts with Intricate Detail
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9 - Making Simple Multi-Cavity Molds
• Making Simple Multi-Ca...
10 - Surface Casting Method #1 (featuring Gap Wax)
• Surface Casting Method...
11 - Surface Casting Method #2 (With Brushable Urethane Casting Resin)
• Surface Casting Method...
12 - Using Fillers & Pourable Foam to Lighten a Casting (& More)
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Laminate Toolmaking & Composite Parts Videos:
1 - Laminating with Fiberglass & Epoxy - The Basics
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2 - Building a Fiberglass & Epoxy Laminate Mold
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3 - Vacuum Bagging a Carbon Fiber/Composite Part
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4 - Building a Laminate Tool with Epoxy Paste
• Building a Laminate To...
5 - Rapid Tool Making with the Repro Laminating System
• Rapid Tool Making with...
6 - Making a Simple Glove Mold
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Preparing Models, Molds, & Materials Videos:
1 - Prevent Your Castings & Models From Sticking to Your Molds
• Prevent Your Castings ...
2 - Weighing & Mixing Resins & Silicone Rubber The Right Way
• Weighing & Mixing Resi...
3 - Eliminate Entrapped Air in Molds & Castings
• Eliminate Entrapped Ai...
4 - How NOT to Ruin Silicone Rubber When Making Molds
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