Your biggest problem you are going to have with the gelatin is the heat from the curing process of the resin. Unless you are doing something to keep the resin cool (putting it in the freezer), or using some of the really slow set stuff, that resin is going to heat up past the melting point of the gelatin and deform your mold as it cures.
I knew I would forget something, thanks for bringing that up. I think I did put it in the fridge last time. The downside is not being able to put the pressure pot in the fridge, so either deformed (without resin that doesn't heat too much) in a pressure pot or microbubbles if in the fridge/freezer. I will add that like before, the molds themselves do deform over time on their own (shrinking, separating, etc.), so I would heat it up and create a new mold each time I want to do a cast.
Thanks for trying this. I will be increasing my gelatin. I wonder how you store this, and how long before you see bacterial growth? Sometimes on other video comments. people say it has happened. I wonder if the way its stored, the brand/source of the gelatin makes the difference in mold growing.
Try using less resin at any one time. Instead of pouring all resin at once you may try adding Jr little. Y little rhR way minimising heat concentration a d allowing ot to disperse. Also take into account the volume of resin against rne volume of gelatine/glucerine used fir mold.Rhe dice you're casting is a huge blob of resin right ast the centre of a rather thin walled old by comparison. You need to make tbe. Mold much wider on rbe sides. Ot needs to stand a d retain its shape without difficulty or persuasion.
I'm not sure of the nethod You are using, but are you m of the impression that I saw you in it an earlier video? And maybe it is the case of revealing v. Message employed. Is what I am going to suggest now?Is the same method you are adopting then my apologies. When it comes to adding the ingredients together , it is important that the gelatin is not directly to the glycerin .Ideally first add cold water to the glycerin in a 2:1 ratio, that is tbe amount of water being half the amount of glycerin. Mix well unyil the glycerin has become more fluid.Thatvis it has become less thick tjan itcwas prior mixcing eirh water. You will then add gelatin, thecampubt bring equl too thst kf glycerin but add little by ittle, asmd mske sure itchas been dikuted amd you can't see jt anymore before proceeding to add more. Ot is ery important that when it cimrs to heating. Thisxdhpuld be dome graduskly a d making sure it never reaches bailing paint .Ideally, don't put it directly to heat source but place the contsiner inside another contaner filled with hot water a d let it dissolve gradually. Bear in mind that when the revipe is usex fir tbe purpose of manufacturing suppositories the temperature never exceeds 90 c.
Your biggest problem you are going to have with the gelatin is the heat from the curing process of the resin. Unless you are doing something to keep the resin cool (putting it in the freezer), or using some of the really slow set stuff, that resin is going to heat up past the melting point of the gelatin and deform your mold as it cures.
I knew I would forget something, thanks for bringing that up. I think I did put it in the fridge last time. The downside is not being able to put the pressure pot in the fridge, so either deformed (without resin that doesn't heat too much) in a pressure pot or microbubbles if in the fridge/freezer. I will add that like before, the molds themselves do deform over time on their own (shrinking, separating, etc.), so I would heat it up and create a new mold each time I want to do a cast.
Thanks for trying this. I will be increasing my gelatin.
I wonder how you store this, and how long before you see bacterial growth?
Sometimes on other video comments. people say it has happened. I wonder if the way its stored, the brand/source of the gelatin makes the difference in mold growing.
Try using less resin at any one time. Instead of pouring all resin at once you may try adding Jr little. Y little rhR way minimising heat concentration a d allowing ot to disperse. Also take into account the volume of resin against rne volume of gelatine/glucerine used fir mold.Rhe dice you're casting is a huge blob of resin right ast the centre of a rather thin walled old by comparison. You need to make tbe. Mold much wider on rbe sides. Ot needs to stand a d retain its shape without difficulty or persuasion.
I'm not sure of the nethod You are using, but are you m of the impression that I saw you in it an earlier video? And maybe it is the case of revealing v. Message employed. Is what I am going to suggest now?Is the same method you are adopting then my apologies.
When it comes to adding the ingredients together , it is important that the gelatin is not directly to the glycerin .Ideally first add cold water to the glycerin in a 2:1 ratio, that is tbe amount of water being half the amount of glycerin. Mix well unyil the glycerin has become more fluid.Thatvis it has become less thick tjan itcwas prior mixcing eirh water. You will then add gelatin, thecampubt bring equl too thst kf glycerin but add little by ittle, asmd mske sure itchas been dikuted amd you can't see jt anymore before proceeding to add more.
Ot is ery important that when it cimrs to heating. Thisxdhpuld be dome graduskly a d making sure it never reaches bailing paint .Ideally, don't put it directly to heat source but place the contsiner inside another contaner filled with hot water a d let it dissolve gradually. Bear in mind that when the revipe is usex fir tbe purpose of manufacturing suppositories the temperature never exceeds 90 c.