Make: Tips and Tales from the Workshop

13 Molding and Casting

Learning the ins and outs of molding and casting may not seem like a great benefit to the average maker. It may also seem like a strange kind of unapproachable alchemy, with all of the noxious chemicals, mixed in specially marked cups, at exacting quantities. And then there’s the apparent difficulty in proper mold making, casting inside vacuum chambers, and other molding and casting exotica.

The truth is that being able to create a mold and cast a part, for everything from a machine repair to Halloween costume creations, can be a huge benefit. Once you know the basic ins and outs of molding and casting, you’ll be looking around the house for objects you might want to duplicate.

Here is a collection of helpful molding ...