by blacksmithn » Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:24 pm
Greetings. I'm a complete novice at mold making and casting and I have managed to make a bunch of mistakes in my initial try. It's been rather a comedy of errors, in fact, including the burning of not one, not two, but three fingers with hot glue while putting the form together. I made a two part mold with RTV silicone. The bottom part went great. The top, however, not so good. Suffering from the excruciating pain of my aforesaid fingers (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it) I managed to mix and pour the top portion of the RTV and only realized afterwards that I'd forgotten to treat the bottom with any mold release! Is there any way to get these two halves apart, short of major surgery? Or am I stuck (no pun intended) with a silicone brick as a reward for my bungled first effort? Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!