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BIG elastic bands we would cut from old tire inner tubes they would gettem FREE! Big, Strechy and Durable.

I love the impatience. Just speed it up. Or no, because then I can't.

Good thing my videos suck don’t want to be on here lol😂

What is the link to your mold making education platform?

The quality of his molds, and the finished slipcast mugs, are impeccable. However i agree with you that he is just too fussy, but that is not for the cameras, that's just him and how he works. It's very interesting to see but i find him hard to watch. A friend who can't watch him either summed it up perfectly. He's just too animated and over the top. And like you said, he's not teaching anybody anything wrong in his videos but he's making it look a lot harder than it needs to be. And just FYI, those keys you mentioned on the bottom piece of the mold near the straps, he uses those to pop some pliers in there to help help separate the mold pieces after he's poured a cast.

This was great to wake up to this morning 🤙

I work in a fossil preparator shop, and that plaster mother mold is thicker (and a lot sloppier) than some of the field jackets we make out on digs. layers of burlap with plaster have the benefit of reducing weight and reinforcing the brittle plaster for transport. We also make molds in our shop, but the mother molds are almost never anywhere near this dense. a few layers of Fiberglass and resin are perfectly fine for something this size. With rubber that thick, he loses the flexibility afforded to him by casting from a silicone mold in the first place, since the point of a mother mold is to provide structural support and minimize distortion in the cast. It seems like this guy is continuously working against himself throughout the entire process.

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Great video

I'm a mechanical design engineer, only recently started with ceramics and mold making. i really love RTA fabrications, he's great! the love for design is awesome and exactly the same affinity i have as well - but i don't have the experience in it. i have a lot to learn. my experience lies in how to make something in an economically feasible way, and it BAFFLES me how so many design-orientated people lack in understanding this. Design & technical realization always go hand in hand. good designer know manufacturing. I'm happy i've found your channel, so much to learn! keep it up Micheal!

LOL! Practice makes perfect!

love the talk about eye safety, I've dealt with industrial resins before where the modifiers (not sure which because it's been so long) measured in singular weight percent of the bulk resin are so dangerous they can cause permanent eye damage in less than a minute of direct eye exposure. it doesn't hurt to buy and learn how to operate emergency eye washers when blindfolded, simulating such a situation.

You can add a chamfer at the outside tips of a twist drill. This way it will drill smoothly and don’t grab the material at the end.

KISS - Keep it simple stupid. I always sleep over a design and ask me, do I need this feature, can I make it simpler?

not even diy...

His name is Henrik, not Heinrich, and yes he is a perfectionist. He's also definitely one of the best mug makers in the game. And the reason why he knows his stuff is because his background, if i remember correctly, is in prop making or something like that for either Hollywood or Disney.

Three days ago, before the algorithm introduced us, I had no idea I would be making molds as my next career. Yet here we are.

you crack me up! The Flintstones reference and at 10:08 "This is alot of ....thinking". haha great comic timing!

enjoying this a lot. i know the channel and admire the guys work, your commintating ties things together better i guess.. thanks and please keep em comin,.

I really LOVE Vantiki videos i have watched them over and over again, your perspective on what is necessary and what can be "off the cuff" is very much appreciated, It is hard sometimes to see past perfection and just Do, if it works this time great if not better next time approach...thankyou!

I learned just the other day about the temperature issue. My silicone didnt fully cure after a few days and I was so frustrated and started over three times before someone told me that at the lower temperature it's going to take way longer to cure. Great video from both parties. I also like the editor asking questions that might help people trying to learn.

Commenting on another pro mold maker with your level of knowledge and background makes this so valuable. Optimizing finding efficiency while balancing time and money is key! Thank you very much!

He reminds me of Phil Hartman's character "The Anal Retentive Chef": th-cam.com/video/wVRrYw9mqEA/w-d-xo.html

This was another great react video. VanTiki has been one of the TH-cam channels I've really gained mold making knowledge from and your take on his process adds more learning value for sure. Keep up the awesome work!!

I’m glad you were kind to VanTiki!😊 You mentioned an alternative plaster ratio for strength; where can I find that? Also, can you explain what ‘soaking out your mold’ means exactly? Thank you!

“My good enough was better than someone else’s best” It took a long time for me to realize this, and I still fight myself all the time to stop striving for perfection! I catch myself a lot more now when I’m falling into this trap, then at least I’m aware of it and can decide whether “good enough” is enough, or if I want to engage in seeking “perfection” to work at a more intentional level.

I really thought it said beer box lol

No bidy cares about bees.

Extremely useful information, hard to find honest clear information on these topics especially in the mold making field.

9:40 fire hazard alert!

Aside from not needing the release, petroleum based releases hold air bubbles against the form. Almost none of these DIY videos talk about the dangers of microcrystalline silica exposure to your eyes. I know a fella that's been doing precast for decades and now has to have his eyes "scraped" due to the scar tissue that develops.

I've made so much art for myself and understood the time and energy it takes. It is exactly as you described it: Design Opium. After 15 years of designing/art... it's very obvious to know what is efficient and what is art. The test: Do I sigh when thinking about the 20 steps that need to be completed and then having someone try and replicate the quality over and over, or do I smile when I know it only takes 5 braindead steps. Sidestepping long process and potential mistakes and fallout is the name of the game now. Thank you for trying to make people aware of this distinction between true efficiency and relative efficiency. You are trying to save everyone a lot of time and pain and help people make more money, truly. THANK YOU.

Here are some insights: 1) this process is common practice here in Brasil among mold makers, I learned this in 2013 while in Design school, 2) Paulo here says in other videos that he is able to make upwards to 84m of plaster molds in 15 to 20 minutes, he is a beast for sure, 3) he was made aware of people from other countries reacting to his work, and he mentions being humbly happy for the recognition. I love your videos, thank you for reacting to a local brother. ❤

Great tips! I appreciate what you're doing and all the tips you shared! Keep it up.

Also I'm guessing pricing will be around $300... So, Is a phone stand worth 300+ dollars ? Probably not but, you are paying for the art of the process.

I can also understand not wanting to laser engrave his marks on his products... It can look less premium than other methods. Or I would say manufacturing pre-laser was sometimes of higher quality, now laser engraving can be seen as a mark of quality cutting. Examples include the roll markings on Colt receivers or the now laser engraved marks on Ray-Ban sunglasses. ...

It seems to me to he has adopted... a Japanese philosophy as it pertains to his process. What I mean by that is, the process itself is part of the art. I do agree that it seems like a mixed message that he states efficiency as a goal. I believe it is but, it must remain within the self imposed artistic restraints that he implemented. The yin and yang... He must first wax on before he can wax off, and everyone loves watching this dude wax off

Exciting, just getting started with silicone mold casting. Looking forward to the tutorials! Do you have an email list/newsletter we can join to get notified when they're launched?

I typically enjoy this guy's content, but this particular video fell short. You're spot on about the importance of using a table saw with the correct blade to ensure square and clean cuts. I was surprised to see him cutting and placing pieces freehand without any jigs or fixturing. In my shop that wouldn't make it out the door because i'd certainly end up with uneven weld lines and a subpar finished product. The glue everywhere ruins the finish on any show surface it touches as well.

why 3 water marks

Just a few weeks ago I sanded a forged carbon part without a mask. When I was finished, I seriously doubted my decision making abilities. But I certainly wouldn't have thought about uploading a video of me doing it. This is becoming one of my favorite channels on TH-cam! Especially now that you've started reacting to videos of TH-camrs whom I've been subscribed to for a long time. And who've probably had a bad influence on me.

Yea 100% take every precaution with saws, especially table. I also know a kid that lost most of his fingers.

When I see some one use so much silicon I always check if they have links to sell silicone. This looks like he is selling silicone like that is 1" thick wall.

Listening to your experience with resin printing really bums me out. It sounds like it was a while ago when you were trying them out, and things really have changed since the tech first came out. Just look at what Bambu can do on the FDM side in comparison to top of the line printers just 5 years ago! If you’re willing to give it another shot, I’d look at Formlabs. They have large format printers that might open up some possibilities, but even the Form2 that I have is an amazing machine. In comparison with my experience with current MSLA printers like the ELEGOO mars, Peopoly Phenom, and others, Formlabs was 10 years ahead of them 10 years ago. I barely knew what I was doing and had way fewer failures with Formlabs than I do now with MLSA printers. The cost is the only thing keeping me from using the Form2 more often.

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Ever watched any of the Power Signs acrylic videos? th-cam.com/video/zY0C5M9KPNc/w-d-xo.html

Yeah this video is indeed crap and dangerous! Thanks for pointing this out to the whole public!

You should see vantiki, he is amazing too

Love the recommendation on a stone benchtop, but I am curious as to why you wouldn't use stainless steel? Surely a commercial food preparation bench would be the most cost effective?

Eric has much better videos showcasing his work. He’s done a lot of clear car headlight lens reproductions where he’s making the molds and pressure casting to get an optically clear final product. I’ve worked extensively with acrylic and DCM solvent one thing to know is the solvent is carcinogenic and also a neurotoxin, it absorbs through your skin easily. So ventilation or a respirator are recommended. Nitrile or latex gloves don’t work as the DCM immediately seeps through. But if you have proper work holding you shouldn’t be getting your hands/fingers in contact with the solvent anyway. I ran a co2 laser and a CNC. I would take a CNC’d edge for solvent welding over a laser’s since the laser isn’t ever going to make completely vertical cuts. And some plastics tend to craze after being laser cut or flame polished and then solvent welded, so be aware of that.