"Obviously, purple is the best color." My favorite Shrimp quote, and I agree completely. I have replicated missing drawer pulls with polymer clay, but this is a far better process. Thank you, Mr. Mike.
I think that came out quite well, but I can think of three suggestions re leakage: 1) A hot glue gun. 2) A couple of washers and or some plumber's tape 3) Employing a small Dutch boy to stick his finger in it.
“Utterly futile ventures” describes plenty of the day to day things we do as humans. This was great fun, I’m so glad you let us see the reality of all your experiments and projects.
Here's my suggestion: just fix your mould! Silicone sticks to silicone almost indistinguishably. If you mix up a small amount and use it to "glue" the mould back together, you could then make a new cut that intersects with where you want the screw.
Thanks for the note about camera angle & fingers looking in danger of the knife-- that's absolutely the kind of thing that could give me anxiety, I appreciate not needing to fret 😂👍
Wow, I really love the faux verdigris on the copper seashell. It's so beautiful! I really enjoy collecting miniature statues of angels and mythological creatures done in cold cast resin that have a faux patina on them, so that little seashells finish is something I really adore ❤
A couple of ideas to help seal the mould. Could you use one if those disposable gloves to help uniformly compress the mould? Maybe sticking the mould into the glove, narrow end first then cutting off the fingers to reveal the top end of the mould. Maybe some cling-film wrapped around it?
PVC electrical tape is the best all purpose tape for sealing things in my experience, it sticks to everything without being impossible to remove, easy to mould to any shape, cheap and of course, waterproof. Works really well as a masking tape for jobs like applying silicone sealer to plastic fittings/tiles as well
That was absolutely fascinating. Watching mistakes, and purposefully learning from them is a lifetime quest for the human race. I always think we learn more from finding a solution to a problem, than by the slick delivery of perfection! At times, I became aware that I was making the same face as one of my grandchildren when they watch a science lecture or something! And I was nodding when you suggested a reason why something is happening. It was so satisfying all round. Obviously purple is the best colour - you’ll be making one for her majesty in purple I expect, because it’s the Jubilee colour! I loved the fake copper one, and all the effort that went into it, and on the door of the little white cupboard, it showed it’s true character. A fine little fellow and to be honest, you really must make him another one so there is a matching pair. Thanks for all your videos, but this one was especially brilliant.
as you discover difficulties it is so cool to watch as it helps with myself knowing how and what to watch out for as this is something i have wanted to do. TY
I'll fret if I want to ! I'm fretting a lot right now ! THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP ME ! (Also nice save on that leakage, and great video as always, cheers !)
They are all lovely! I adore copper, and the resin looks pretty good. I once had a project with copper and I needed to fake a few smaller copper pieces. I found some paint that was colored with actual copper suspended in it. It looked surprisingly great and it aged like the other real copper parts. I bet if you hit that resin piece with touches of real copper paint before your green (or mottled) paint, it would look super pretty. I've also done the mottled look on stuff with a bit lighter, more of a turquoisey color on top of the green, and it came out good too. But anyway, thank you! They're all beautiful, and you have given me ideas!!!😃
Just finished some of my competitive exams, this video is a pure delight ! Edit : finished watching the video, the result is astounding, you did great on this one !
Seeing as you made the mould out of a plastic cup, making a holder for the mould with another dissected plastic cup might have held the mould shut better and also contained any leak to a smaller area/volume.
You could effectively roto-cast with UV cure resin, get the resin covering the inner mould, then quickly light up the inside of the mold with a UV torch before it has chance to seep out, then later fill with a more standard resin.
The copper shell, in my opinion, looks the most appealing. Beautiful patina effect on the copper shell. Maybe give it a spray with some gloss, though that might be a bit risky venture on the outcome.
If you mould the screw in, you can maybe use the same plastic cup you use for creating the mold later on. This extra layer might help to prevent resin from leaking down. It will just fill the small voids of the cup but can't go further. But I would use a slightly smaller rod and not a screw to seal around the threads. You can free it up on the outer part but I would try to have a 1...2mm of a seal surface. Injection molding tools are made often similar. Tight near the cavity but with a bit of gap further away of the cavity.
The green really improved the look.For other stuff maybe acorns or other wild nuts.Luckily for failed experiments in cooking I have the perfect solution-chickens.lol.
To keep the mould closed/constrained, you can put it back into the cup the mould was cast from; cut a hole in the bottom of the cup to pour through, and the entire wall of the mould will be held in place by the sides of the upside down cup. With the post you have installed in the side, you could cut the cup in half at the height of the post, cutting a little semi circle in each half for the post to fit through, then you can reuse the cup rather than having to cut it open each time you need to remove the mould with the post in place. Hopefully this made some sort of sense!
Really watchable film. Nice one. Those latex gloves though 🤨 I’m glad you’re a weird IT guy hobbyist with an obsession with tinned food and not a proctologist.
I think this latest casting is the most beautiful yet. I have an aesthetic preference for the more muted luster on the coppery one and on the pewter before polishing. Also, T-Rex tape is great stuff, but if you wrap it entirely around the mold so that it sticks to itself instead of (not sticking) the silicone, I think regular gaffer tape would probably be adequate.
A silicone mould of the outside of the original container you used to make the shell mould with would hold the mould together. (you'd probably still need to drill for the screw/bolt)
Probably not the best for if you wanted handles for things, but you could cast a magnet inside so it sticks to metal. It'd be a neat way of making fridge magnets and whatnot. I suppose if it was a strong enough magnet you could use it as a handle for a relatively light door/drawer/whatever. Just my first thought for avoiding the screw problem.
I just had a really funny mental picture of people trying to open stuff, just to consistendly end up with the handle in their hands 😄 Neodymium magnets are wicked strong though, so this could actually work. Ones suitable for this task would be expensive enough though, to only make sense for specific purposes.
as copper weathers, it turns first into black copper oxide and then into the green copper carbonate we all know and love. it might add more dimension to first apply then wipe off black paint and then repeat it with green paint as you did in the video. I do like your result though
Personally Orange is a better colour. I do think you should try casting or freezing a sea shell lollypop using liquid nitrogen or something similar to achieve a fast freeze and aliviate any leakage problems. Great video as always best wishes keep em coming
You can also get metal powders to use as resin fillers, which will tarnish like the real metal. That means you can artificially age them by using a mixture of vinegar and salt. As for the screw, the resin will also leak along the thread, so even widening the hole won't stop it from leaking. Hot glue might work, otherwise you could try RTV silicone.
I kind of want to see a set of sea shell chess pieces now… I know you made that as a possibly throwaway comment the first time you used this mould, but I’d like to see what kind of chess set you’d make.
I am half inspired to do this my self but no big sea shells in my area and I don’t play chess a lot ( I know basic rules and tatics) but would like to make a set for a streamer I follow that plays chess
Perception is a strange thing. When you sprayed the shell, I could smell the paint. I don't even know why, I barely ever use spray paint, the last time has been years ago.
i did a little googling and lower viscosity resin is the way to go for detailed molds like that but u really need to seal up the cuts u made in the mold which i couldn't find any information on, i would normally suggest hot glue but that doesn't stick to silicone so i would just say cover it in tape b4 putting the wire rings around the mold and that should be enough to properly seal it up.
I love this series of casting the shells. Now I have no excuse for not making something similar for my front door which everyone struggles to pull shut and I've lived there 12 years haha Maybe give the copper one a spray of varnish just to give it a tiny bit more shine? Could be satin finish not full on gloss maybe 🤔
better surface on the sealing edges. try cut with an extremly sharp knife with a guide and gear clamps (hose clamp with screw) or a wide enough section of velcro to wrap the entire or more surface area being held. And I gatta mention the gaunlet glove for painting lol, thats safety of the highest degree
When I work sometimes with chocolate molds and there is a crack, a solution is to paint a thin layer of chocolate over the crack and wait for it to set, increasing the layers slightly. This prevents the initial seepage when I pour to full. You could do the same by painting a thin layer of resin along the cracks and wait for it to set, then pour to full. ? The piece looks cool, but yes definitely not copper as one would invisage rather than the weathered copper look.
Love this mini-series. You should try very liberal amount silicon grease if you're using an older mould, or one that doesn't seal very well. Just don't substitute Vaseline, it'll destroy your mould.
I'm sure others have already suggested this, but maybe try making the mold so that the screw is somehow held suspended at the top, like the shell is positioned such that the screw would stick out of the top fill hole. Maybe you fill the mold, then insert the screw down into the mold, and some mechanism holds it up so it doesn't sink past where you want it. Does that make sense?
I wonder if you'd be able to electroform the shell form rather than metallic resin? Then you could get a natural verdigris and the wear patterns of daily use (or artificial wearing/polish) or even stopping the oxidization with a resin coat? Interesting results so far!
There are verdigris paint treatments for plastic/resin models that might be worth a look. The Artis Opus channel has also covered creating verdigris paint effects, might be worth checking out. As always, love the videos.
Been wanting to say it for years, but I rarely comment on youtube... you are so similar to the actor that plays Kryton from Red Dwarf... perhaps you could buy a silicon Kryton mask and try making a mould to make a pewter cast of it as a display piece. WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT!
"Obviously, purple is the best color." My favorite Shrimp quote, and I agree completely. I have replicated missing drawer pulls with polymer clay, but this is a far better process. Thank you, Mr. Mike.
@Elly van den Brink - I'll bet you like yellow. I have found that people who dislike purple like yellow and yellow is my least favorite color.
@@mollynakamori yellow and purple together are nice
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I was thinking the same. Purple and yellow look awesome together.
If you don't mind standing out in a crowd 🤠
lol I agree. purple = royalty
Nonsense! Violet is clearly better.
The steady dependability of Mr.Shrimp’s tablecloth never changing is a comforting thing in an uncertain world.
“DO DO DO DO Resin time!” Well played - I was already singing it! 🤣
I think that came out quite well, but I can think of three suggestions re leakage:
1) A hot glue gun.
2) A couple of washers and or some plumber's tape
3) Employing a small Dutch boy to stick his finger in it.
Number three will most definitely work
By my experience dutch boys have rather large fingers. I would advice for an asian model.
Glue gun woudnt reallt work i feel like, as he intends to reuse the mold
“Utterly futile ventures” describes plenty of the day to day things we do as humans. This was great fun, I’m so glad you let us see the reality of all your experiments and projects.
There's something very amusing about watching a grown man slowly but continually scooping resin back into a leaking mold
If you'd used a creamy white or beige paint you could have a set of Guylian chocolate handles - yum!
The fact that we both watch Evan and Katelyn makes me so happy.
Try using a dry paint brush to dust the inside of the mold before pouring. Gives a much nicer, more metallic finish.
You've invented "continuous flow casting". Perfectly cromulent...
Here's my suggestion: just fix your mould! Silicone sticks to silicone almost indistinguishably. If you mix up a small amount and use it to "glue" the mould back together, you could then make a new cut that intersects with where you want the screw.
I love how the shell came out with the copper and paint, and also the little nod to Evan and Katelyn
just want you to know that the do do do do resin time, resin time sign in the background doesn't go unnoticed ;)
You certainly don't strike me as someone who will be bored out of his mind when you retire.
Very interesting project, thank you.
Thanks for the note about camera angle & fingers looking in danger of the knife-- that's absolutely the kind of thing that could give me anxiety, I appreciate not needing to fret 😂👍
Wow, I really love the faux verdigris on the copper seashell. It's so beautiful! I really enjoy collecting miniature statues of angels and mythological creatures done in cold cast resin that have a faux patina on them, so that little seashells finish is something I really adore ❤
Thank you for the shaded-overlay “foreshadowing” in the foreground. That made my day…ominously…I mean…obviously. ;)
By the way, cutting a line for the bolt could not have been a “gaff” as you called it.
Otherwise gaffers tape would have solved it. :p
I enjoyed the Evan and Kaitlyn reference, and I like the resin casting best so far! Cool project.
A couple of ideas to help seal the mould.
Could you use one if those disposable gloves to help uniformly compress the mould? Maybe sticking the mould into the glove, narrow end first then cutting off the fingers to reveal the top end of the mould.
Maybe some cling-film wrapped around it?
I was trying out some resin recently and had the same problem with leaks using tape. Thank you for videoing the mess, it gave me some comfort!
PVC electrical tape is the best all purpose tape for sealing things in my experience, it sticks to everything without being impossible to remove, easy to mould to any shape, cheap and of course, waterproof. Works really well as a masking tape for jobs like applying silicone sealer to plastic fittings/tiles as well
That was absolutely fascinating. Watching mistakes, and purposefully learning from them is a lifetime quest for the human race. I always think we learn more from finding a solution to a problem, than by the slick delivery of perfection!
At times, I became aware that I was making the same face as one of my grandchildren when they watch a science lecture or something! And I was nodding when you suggested a reason why something is happening. It was so satisfying all round.
Obviously purple is the best colour - you’ll be making one for her majesty in purple I expect, because it’s the Jubilee colour!
I loved the fake copper one, and all the effort that went into it, and on the door of the little white cupboard, it showed it’s true character. A fine little fellow and to be honest, you really must make him another one so there is a matching pair.
Thanks for all your videos, but this one was especially brilliant.
I love this creative process for making drawer pulls!
as you discover difficulties it is so cool to watch as it helps with myself knowing how and what to watch out for as this is something i have wanted to do. TY
Well done on the wipe away green. It works really well. Really brings out the copper colour.
Lovely job on the “tarnished copper” shell. Very lovely color.
It's amazing how chill you are facing failure, wish I could be like that
A lifetime of incompetent bumbling has acclimated me to it!
Yes. At the point the resin came out of the mould I would have had a few swear words and something would have been tossed across the room
There's something magical about mold casting.
I'll fret if I want to !
I'm fretting a lot right now !
THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO TO STOP ME !
(Also nice save on that leakage, and great video as always, cheers !)
They are all lovely! I adore copper, and the resin looks pretty good. I once had a project with copper and I needed to fake a few smaller copper pieces. I found some paint that was colored with actual copper suspended in it. It looked surprisingly great and it aged like the other real copper parts. I bet if you hit that resin piece with touches of real copper paint before your green (or mottled) paint, it would look super pretty. I've also done the mottled look on stuff with a bit lighter, more of a turquoisey color on top of the green, and it came out good too. But anyway, thank you! They're all beautiful, and you have given me ideas!!!😃
Doing a blackwash on the pewter one would be interesting. Sort of a visual match to the resin one.
I was just thinking that, the details are a bit lost at the moment.
Just finished some of my competitive exams, this video is a pure delight !
Edit : finished watching the video, the result is astounding, you did great on this one !
Love the detail on the resin one
Absolutely loved this little series. Thank you sir!!
Seeing as you made the mould out of a plastic cup, making a holder for the mould with another dissected plastic cup might have held the mould shut better and also contained any leak to a smaller area/volume.
I like the copper/green the best. Very nice.
I absolutely love that ‘copper’ one, well done!
Maybe use the same container the silicone mold was cast in the first place, so it would support it perfectly?
Oh my gosh this is so cool! I'm glad I found this today :) I love this idea!!
You can put me in the love it camp. That one is my favorite by far
You could effectively roto-cast with UV cure resin, get the resin covering the inner mould, then quickly light up the inside of the mold with a UV torch before it has chance to seep out, then later fill with a more standard resin.
Purple is a good color!
I’m currently wearing it.
Nice verdigris affect and chilled video 👍
Looks awesome! I think you're right about the hole and the two colours of green
1 drop of black model paint in a beer cap of thinner make a good wash on the cheap, that gives remarkable depth.
I like the "copper" one. But they are both nice. 🧡
Love your videos! Thanks for sharing the random life you live!
Lovely video to watch in da morning.
The copper shell, in my opinion, looks the most appealing. Beautiful patina effect on the copper shell. Maybe give it a spray with some gloss, though that might be a bit risky venture on the outcome.
"Failure is an opportunity to learn." ~I love your positivity. : )
It turned out great, in my opinion.
If you mould the screw in, you can maybe use the same plastic cup you use for creating the mold later on. This extra layer might help to prevent resin from leaking down. It will just fill the small voids of the cup but can't go further.
But I would use a slightly smaller rod and not a screw to seal around the threads. You can free it up on the outer part but I would try to have a 1...2mm of a seal surface. Injection molding tools are made often similar. Tight near the cavity but with a bit of gap further away of the cavity.
I think it looks very nice!
Lovely results
These are great,this would keep kids occupied for few hrs keep them of games for sure
It turned out really well!!
You should start a shell company.
Nice Evan and Katlyn hint on the white board. if you could collaborate with them it would be the almighty crafting trio
For a moment there, I felt you screwed up... Then again, glorious save at the end :D
Turned out quite nice in the end!
The green really improved the look.For other stuff maybe acorns or other wild nuts.Luckily for failed experiments in cooking I have the perfect solution-chickens.lol.
Don't worry Shrimp.
Many have problems with resinal seepage at some stage in their lives. Happens to the best of us.
Loved this video
.as always I'm.building a new workshop and studio in my Forest huis in the Netherlands and I am so into crafts and foraging
Blackadder I have invented ... Pure green ! - I liked it great video
A nugget of purest green?
Absolutely! We learn more from failures, than our successes.
To keep the mould closed/constrained, you can put it back into the cup the mould was cast from; cut a hole in the bottom of the cup to pour through, and the entire wall of the mould will be held in place by the sides of the upside down cup. With the post you have installed in the side, you could cut the cup in half at the height of the post, cutting a little semi circle in each half for the post to fit through, then you can reuse the cup rather than having to cut it open each time you need to remove the mould with the post in place.
Hopefully this made some sort of sense!
Scooping the resin back into the mould is a tried and true method for all of us when we're learning, never fear x
Really watchable film. Nice one.
Those latex gloves though 🤨
I’m glad you’re a weird IT guy hobbyist with an obsession with tinned food and not a proctologist.
I think this latest casting is the most beautiful yet. I have an aesthetic preference for the more muted luster on the coppery one and on the pewter before polishing.
Also, T-Rex tape is great stuff, but if you wrap it entirely around the mold so that it sticks to itself instead of (not sticking) the silicone, I think regular gaffer tape would probably be adequate.
I LOVE the fake copper one 💚
Love them all
I love the Evan & Katelyn reference
The "Atomic Fleshlight". Brutal...
A silicone mould of the outside of the original container you used to make the shell mould with would hold the mould together. (you'd probably still need to drill for the screw/bolt)
resin time, resin time, do do do do resin time.
Probably not the best for if you wanted handles for things, but you could cast a magnet inside so it sticks to metal. It'd be a neat way of making fridge magnets and whatnot. I suppose if it was a strong enough magnet you could use it as a handle for a relatively light door/drawer/whatever. Just my first thought for avoiding the screw problem.
I just had a really funny mental picture of people trying to open stuff, just to consistendly end up with the handle in their hands 😄
Neodymium magnets are wicked strong though, so this could actually work.
Ones suitable for this task would be expensive enough though, to only make sense for specific purposes.
yay ... find a left handed shell :)
cling wrap or glad wrap . works well for holding the mold together😀
as copper weathers, it turns first into black copper oxide and then into the green copper carbonate we all know and love. it might add more dimension to first apply then wipe off black paint and then repeat it with green paint as you did in the video. I do like your result though
Hello! Nice work ! I have yet to make my own molds out of silicone for epoxy resin casting- It looks like fun!
Personally Orange is a better colour. I do think you should try casting or freezing a sea shell lollypop using liquid nitrogen or something similar to achieve a fast freeze and aliviate any leakage problems. Great video as always best wishes keep em coming
You can also get metal powders to use as resin fillers, which will tarnish like the real metal. That means you can artificially age them by using a mixture of vinegar and salt.
As for the screw, the resin will also leak along the thread, so even widening the hole won't stop it from leaking. Hot glue might work, otherwise you could try RTV silicone.
You could always paint the slits in the mould with melted wax. A few coats on the cuts could easily hold the resin inside.
Velly nice mate 🙂
Very nice!
I don't know of any suggestions other than maybe rounding up the corners. 😉😁
I kind of want to see a set of sea shell chess pieces now… I know you made that as a possibly throwaway comment the first time you used this mould, but I’d like to see what kind of chess set you’d make.
I am half inspired to do this my self but no big sea shells in my area and I don’t play chess a lot ( I know basic rules and tatics) but would like to make a set for a streamer I follow that plays chess
Perception is a strange thing. When you sprayed the shell, I could smell the paint. I don't even know why, I barely ever use spray paint, the last time has been years ago.
i did a little googling and lower viscosity resin is the way to go for detailed molds like that but u really need to seal up the cuts u made in the mold which i couldn't find any information on, i would normally suggest hot glue but that doesn't stick to silicone so i would just say cover it in tape b4 putting the wire rings around the mold and that should be enough to properly seal it up.
I love this series of casting the shells. Now I have no excuse for not making something similar for my front door which everyone struggles to pull shut and I've lived there 12 years haha
Maybe give the copper one a spray of varnish just to give it a tiny bit more shine? Could be satin finish not full on gloss maybe 🤔
better surface on the sealing edges. try cut with an extremly sharp knife with a guide and gear clamps (hose clamp with screw) or a wide enough section of velcro to wrap the entire or more surface area being held. And I gatta mention the gaunlet glove for painting lol, thats safety of the highest degree
When I work sometimes with chocolate molds and there is a crack, a solution is to paint a thin layer of chocolate over the crack and wait for it to set, increasing the layers slightly. This prevents the initial seepage when I pour to full.
You could do the same by painting a thin layer of resin along the cracks and wait for it to set, then pour to full.
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The piece looks cool, but yes definitely not copper as one would invisage rather than the weathered copper look.
maybe it's just the camera failing to pick it up on the other, but I like the level of detail in the "copper" shell.
The pewter looks like a fancy wrapped chocolate in the comparison
Maybe drip wax from a candle to close the cuts (if that will bind on the silicone). Since the resin is cold, it won't melt the wax.
Love this mini-series.
You should try very liberal amount silicon grease if you're using an older mould, or one that doesn't seal very well. Just don't substitute Vaseline, it'll destroy your mould.
Very interesting
I've found that a mint green with OD green speckles makes a very convincing "heavily corroded copper"
You might want a vibrator for those bubbles. Like working concrete. I use an old junker hair trimmer to stratify materials in ore samples.
I'm sure others have already suggested this, but maybe try making the mold so that the screw is somehow held suspended at the top, like the shell is positioned such that the screw would stick out of the top fill hole. Maybe you fill the mold, then insert the screw down into the mold, and some mechanism holds it up so it doesn't sink past where you want it. Does that make sense?
I wonder if you'd be able to electroform the shell form rather than metallic resin? Then you could get a natural verdigris and the wear patterns of daily use (or artificial wearing/polish) or even stopping the oxidization with a resin coat? Interesting results so far!
There are verdigris paint treatments for plastic/resin models that might be worth a look. The Artis Opus channel has also covered creating verdigris paint effects, might be worth checking out. As always, love the videos.
Been wanting to say it for years, but I rarely comment on youtube... you are so similar to the actor that plays Kryton from Red Dwarf... perhaps you could buy a silicon Kryton mask and try making a mould to make a pewter cast of it as a display piece. WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT!
Love it!