Easily turn a solid model into a thin-walled one

By Emiel – The Practical Engineer8:19 min

About this video

Do you need to make several copies of a model? Then it can certainly be worth making it hollow. Casting a thin-walled object simply uses a lot less material than a solid one. And it is very simple.

In this video

  1. 0:00 – Introduction
  2. 0:45 – How do you make a casting mould?
  3. 1:37 – How do you make a mould box?
  4. 2:38 – Choose the right silicone
  5. 3:06 – Trimming the silicone mould
  6. 4:07 – Make a thin-walled silicone mould
  7. 6:00 – Double-walled silicone mould
  8. 7:45 – Final result of the models

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