7 Day, One on One, Advanced Training Course

Course Overview

 

The one week training course will leave you with the ability to complete complex silicone molds, cast and assemble urethane resin copies and leave you will fundamental knowledge of the bronze casting industry.  

We recommend you bring one complex quarter life and a life size bust or fragment.  Other sculpture sizes will be considered although additional charges may apply if extra material or time will be needed.  If you do not have sculpture available for molding, sculpture can be provided for training purposes.

During the seven day course you will complete a detailed silicon mold on each clay that you provide. From that mold you will cast the piece in Urathane Resin.  This will not only create a resin copy of your sculpture, but also give you working knowledge of the casting process.

This is a high intensity course, be prepared to work hard.

Price- $3800  (for those of you who have worked in this industry you know that one mold can cost this amount and with creating your own molds you can save a lot of money)

Subjects Covered

 

Course Subjects Will Include

  1. An Overview to Mold Making (What Makes a Good Mold?)
  2. Deciding Where and If to Cut Clay Original
  3. Why Registration Marks are so Important
  4. Imagining Wax Flow
  5. Adjusting Plan when Considering Armature
  6. Planning for Undercuts, Wax Flow and Gating Issues
  7. Planning the Seams
  8. Inserting Shim Stock
  9. Uses for Various Rubber Types
  10. Direct Pressure Keys
  11. Rubber Retaining Keys
  12. Mother Mold and Plugs
  13. Plaster Shell Creation, Clay Walls and Plaster Keys
  14. Release Agents
  15. Sealing the Molds
  16. Necessary Labeling for Organization and Security
  17. Casting a Successful Wax/Resin Copy
  18. Assembling Foundry Proofs (Resin Hard Copies)
  19. What to Expect from Foundries and Long Term Storage
  20. Foundry Psychology (How to get what you want)
  21. Free Advice via Email or phone for Any Future Mold Questions
  22. Reference Guide to Materials Suppliers

 

Materials Included

 

Material included in the course:*

  1. Mold Makers Handbook (A Step by step guide- ‘Mold Maker’s Guide to the Universe)
  2. 5 Gallon Silicone Rubber Kit with Thixotropic Additive
  3. Plaster
  4. Blades Kit (for cutting rubber keys)
  5. Hard Reusable Key Molds
  6. Continuous Strand Fiberglass
  7. Mixing Tools
  8. Mold Makers Tape
  9.  Urethane Resin
  10.  Release Agents
  11.  Chip Brushes
  12.  Nuts and Bolts
  13.  Plaster Working Kidney Tools
  14.  Shim Stock & Sealers
  15.  Additional Miscellaneous Tools, Chemicals and Disposables

*If you choose to mold a larger than recommended sculpture additional charges will apply for the extra materials used. 

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