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[kalamas-forge-and-foundry]

I’ve finally after years of procrastinating dives into resin casting and I love it. I don’t have any 100% successes yet except for a D20 or two but I’m learning a lot and I’m really enjoying the process.

For now I’m trying cut molds after watching a ton of Robert Tolone videos. They’re very relaxing and I love his teaching method, and so far I think it’s a good technique. Eventually I’ll try a two part mold but this first experiment was…something.

My big problem was placing the mask facing down (which made it hard to access the front of the mask) and not treating the holes in the mask properly. I blocked them off with wax and pre-poured the inside of the mask to prevent bubbles, but I didn’t apply mold release to that silicone before pouring the rest. This haunted me when I realized I couldn’t actually cut the damn thing apart from the top and had to go in sideways. Not my best moment. A waste of silicone, but I figured I’d try it anyways and see if there were any problem areas.

The mask actually came out pretty great! The surface quality was amazing and there were fewer bubbles than expected, so I decided to try a second attempt and see if I could fix these problems.