Hello everyone!! Lots of great ideas to help me out down here!! I think the first thing I’m going to try is to just not use the pressure pot.. and see what happens. I will have a shop update after the next project and I can tell you then what worked the best.
I've had success with a two-step process - instead of casting resin directly in the alginate, I use hydrocal plaster. Then, I make a silicone mold from the plaster and cast resin into that mold. Solves the moisture issue while still allowing for the alginate (important if you're looking for non-toxic - e.g. in my case because I'm dealing with babies)
I don't have a pressure pot, but I did put the mold in the sun for awhile, then I carefully took the mol out of the cup and dried it a bit and dumped out the water that was already forming in the mold, then put it back in the cup and used my heat gun on the inside to bring up the temperature of the alginate mold for when the resin got poured in it, it wouldn't be such a drastic temperature difference ...and filled my hand with cut up golf tees and then put a ball in the wrist...did it clear..and it came out pretty damn cool!!! Only thing was it looked like my hand was wet (which I kind of liked!), had like water or sweat beads on the outside of the fingers. The tees and the ball mostly floated up to the palm and wrist, there was a few in the thumb...but also thought if I filled the spam with as much as I could, it wouldn't be as much of a deep pour as it would have been just pouring it all in the empty space. I just used counter top platinum, but I think I AM GOING TO TRY And find some of that smooth on rubber silicon to make the mold out of and put some glow in dark and flouresant tint i it...I am trying to make a hand for a golfer that wants to use it for his glove to put on it to dry. It is a bit more challenging to arrange your fingers to where I can fit the glove on it when it comes out, then I thought it was going to be. I would love to send you a picture but I dont know how to attach one for you to see, if you can tell me how to do it, I will. In the final one I do, I am going to put a steel ring into the wrist (top of the mold), SO THAT HE CAN HANG IT FROM HIS GOLF BAG. If you have any tips or ideas for me, please let me know. I have casted a ton of hands, feet and so on for people, just out of a casting powder, I have had the problem that you had with the space on the bottom of the fingers...you can solve that by pouring in just a little resin and rolling it around, I have also poured a little in, then poured it out, pouring it back in and then rolling it around to make sure you have it all in the bottom of the mold where your fingers are curved, then I always tap mine on the counter and put it at an angle and tap it around to make sure I have all the crevices full. But I am super interested in your pressure pot!!! What can I do to create this on a budget??? Your videos are awesome and I have been stalking you on you tube!!! Thanks so much!!!
Stalker huh lol all good … I ended up using plaster in the alginate and then making a silicone mold out of that.. for a budget pressure pot.. look up the harbor freight pots.. Instagram is the best place to message me
@@JakeThompson Good to know, really love all your information in your videos!! I did go and buy some smooth on pourable silicone rubber...hoping that this might work with what I need. Again, thanks so much, huge new fan!!!
I didn’t go through the comments so I’m not sure if anyone has suggested this and I’ve never worked with it before but maybe the mold needs mor time to dry out before you put in the resin. I’ve seen Nick Zammeti use molds with resin and they came out clear but I don’t know what he was using. Just some suggestions from a novice and I know this was 4 years ago but I hope everything worked out. I really like your work.😊❤
Thank you Deborah.. I’m glad you like my videos.. I’ve learned to just cast with plaster and then make a silicone mold, they turn out awesome after that.. the moisture in the alginate is just too much.. I’m sure Nick was using different materials than me.. We have made lots of hands since this video.. They all turn out fantastic. 😊😊
I think this is a fantastic idea. I have seen some type of dental grade molding media but I'm not quite sure of the name. That might give you exactly what you want while trying to do your whole arm. A casting in this media comes out crystal clear. Just my two bits for you for whatever it's worth. I can't wait to see the final decision on what to use.
you could use bodydouble straight onto your skin (instead of alginate) as it's not water based, or make initial cast with hydrocal and make a silicone mold that you'll pour the resin into.
Sheena Ben-David Thanks for watching and the advise.. I will have to look into that bodydouble stuff.. I ended up doing a silicone mold here’s the video. ruclips.net/video/Z62s30k3FlQ/видео.html
If the water is pushed out of the Alginate by the pressure, try putting it in the pressure pot before you put resin in, then cast the resin in a separate cycle.
@@JakeThompson ahhhhhh damn I'm starting to experiment I have found a kit using a polyurethane resin it comes out crystal clear but the down side it contains styrene which is really not good for you. But it does work crystal clear and can add colours
Could you take the cast alginate out of the bucket and allow it to dry more over a few days and then cast the hand? I don't know anything about alginate and very little about epoxy, but I'd think that if the mould could be allowed to dry you could get the clarity you're after!!😁👍
When you have an alginate mol, it is made to cast right away. I did keep dumping out the water and took the mold out of the bucket very carefully and dried it off in the sun, but used the heat gun on the inside very lightly before pouring, but all this was done in a matter of 20 minutes, because you dont want the mold to shrink up due to it drying out, you lose alot of the detail that way.
Why not run the alginate through the pressure pot after it cures and remove the water. Allow it to dry over night and then do the total boat epoxy. Could get rid of the water.
Hello, i am a beginner. And i have a question. On the Fingers of the first resin hans were inside holes, i think from air bubbles. It is possible, to put the alginate mas into the vakuumbox for only a few seconds? So the air bubbles get up like to use resin?
Vero Fluegel The way I had my hand positioned in the alginate created a space that was hard to fill with resin.. after that hand I positioned my hand better in the alginate so that wouldn’t happen again.
Seems to me you need to take the Alginate out of the pail and let it dry before you use the resin and pressure. I am pretty positive you would want to air dry it instead of oven, just a simple fan would do, let it dry over night in this fashion before doing resin.
Tenma_FN The alginate molds are only good for a few hours.. I did some more testing after this video to try to make it better.. I rinsed the mold out with a mix of acetone and denatured alcohol and then heated it up with a heat gun.. it made a pretty big difference, but the colors still weren’t bright.
i don't know anything about anything but if you put the mold in the pressure pot before pouring the resin would it take some of the excess moisture out of the mold? :/
Can you make the alginate mold and then take it out of the bucket, leave it overnight or a couple of days to get the moisture out, and then pour the resin?
Great video. I compete in arm wrestling and I was thinking of making a cast of my hand and modifying it to make it usable as an exercise tool. How strong is that apoxy? Do you think it can handle roughly 100lb of force? Like, if I were to lay my fingers out in an L shape, and then put force into those fingers kind of thing?
This is a pretty unique question.. I’m not sure of the arm wrestling strength of resin but I’m sure it would be ok, although I have no way of knowing that for sure.. the resin is pretty tough though
@@JakeThompson Yea, i want to try it out, but seems like all the stuff I would need adds up and gets a bit pricy. At that price point seems like I can just buy something. Thanks for the video and the response.
Hi. If you pour when the resin is too cold. The colors will blend together and make one ugly color.. if you wait until a certain temperature.. the colors will stay separated.
Debbie Ebbiebobebbie I think that thin layer of resin will be cloudy at least.. I came up with using silicone to pour into. Here is the result in this video : ruclips.net/video/Z62s30k3FlQ/видео.html
Hello everyone!! Lots of great ideas to help me out down here!! I think the first thing I’m going to try is to just not use the pressure pot.. and see what happens. I will have a shop update after the next project and I can tell you then what worked the best.
is this safe for babies
@@れきし which part.. making a hand mold in alginate?
@@JakeThompson yea well because im trying to find a mold material to make my baby's foot in resin
@@れきし This stuff should be safe.. there is a link to it under the video.. check it out
I've had success with a two-step process - instead of casting resin directly in the alginate, I use hydrocal plaster. Then, I make a silicone mold from the plaster and cast resin into that mold. Solves the moisture issue while still allowing for the alginate (important if you're looking for non-toxic - e.g. in my case because I'm dealing with babies)
Awesome... I’m glad you enjoyed the video.. 👍👍
Do you have Video of the process posted on RUclips?
This is EXACTLY what I was thinking. Glad to know someone else tried it. That's how I will be doing it.
Was about to write the exact same thing, it works well
I don't have a pressure pot, but I did put the mold in the sun for awhile, then I carefully took the mol out of the cup and dried it a bit and dumped out the water that was already forming in the mold, then put it back in the cup and used my heat gun on the inside to bring up the temperature of the alginate mold for when the resin got poured in it, it wouldn't be such a drastic temperature difference ...and filled my hand with cut up golf tees and then put a ball in the wrist...did it clear..and it came out pretty damn cool!!! Only thing was it looked like my hand was wet (which I kind of liked!), had like water or sweat beads on the outside of the fingers. The tees and the ball mostly floated up to the palm and wrist, there was a few in the thumb...but also thought if I filled the spam with as much as I could, it wouldn't be as much of a deep pour as it would have been just pouring it all in the empty space. I just used counter top platinum, but I think I AM GOING TO TRY And find some of that smooth on rubber silicon to make the mold out of and put some glow in dark and flouresant tint i it...I am trying to make a hand for a golfer that wants to use it for his glove to put on it to dry. It is a bit more challenging to arrange your fingers to where I can fit the glove on it when it comes out, then I thought it was going to be. I would love to send you a picture but I dont know how to attach one for you to see, if you can tell me how to do it, I will. In the final one I do, I am going to put a steel ring into the wrist (top of the mold), SO THAT HE CAN HANG IT FROM HIS GOLF BAG. If you have any tips or ideas for me, please let me know. I have casted a ton of hands, feet and so on for people, just out of a casting powder, I have had the problem that you had with the space on the bottom of the fingers...you can solve that by pouring in just a little resin and rolling it around, I have also poured a little in, then poured it out, pouring it back in and then rolling it around to make sure you have it all in the bottom of the mold where your fingers are curved, then I always tap mine on the counter and put it at an angle and tap it around to make sure I have all the crevices full. But I am super interested in your pressure pot!!! What can I do to create this on a budget??? Your videos are awesome and I have been stalking you on you tube!!! Thanks so much!!!
Stalker huh lol all good … I ended up using plaster in the alginate and then making a silicone mold out of that.. for a budget pressure pot.. look up the harbor freight pots.. Instagram is the best place to message me
@@JakeThompson Good to know, really love all your information in your videos!! I did go and buy some smooth on pourable silicone rubber...hoping that this might work with what I need. Again, thanks so much, huge new fan!!!
This video should be pretty handy for others learning. I know it made an impression on me.
55chevy327 I hope so.. I hope lots of folks learn right along with me!!
I didn’t go through the comments so I’m not sure if anyone has suggested this and I’ve never worked with it before but maybe the mold needs mor time to dry out before you put in the resin. I’ve seen Nick Zammeti use molds with resin and they came out clear but I don’t know what he was using. Just some suggestions from a novice and I know this was 4 years ago but I hope everything worked out. I really like your work.😊❤
Thank you Deborah.. I’m glad you like my videos.. I’ve learned to just cast with plaster and then make a silicone mold, they turn out awesome after that.. the moisture in the alginate is just too much.. I’m sure Nick was using different materials than me.. We have made lots of hands since this video.. They all turn out fantastic. 😊😊
So cool, looking forward to the big one next week.
Carl Jacobson Me too Buddy!! 👍👊
I think this is a fantastic idea. I have seen some type of dental grade molding media but I'm not quite sure of the name. That might give you exactly what you want while trying to do your whole arm. A casting in this media comes out crystal clear. Just my two bits for you for whatever it's worth. I can't wait to see the final decision on what to use.
Mama Bear's She Shed Tracy Keaton Awesome.. I’m going to look into that!!
Pretty cool. Working with resin looks like fun.
Twisted Woodshop It’s lots of fun.., I love doing it!!
"I'm going to call this one second base." LOL 😂😂😂 Good work, Jake!
Cross Cut Creations I thought some people would get a kick outa that one!! 😂😂
You’re becoming the Epoxy King. Those look great even if they aren’t clear.
WB Fine Woodworking Thank you Brother!!! I’m pretty happy with the outcome and the discussion about it.
I’ve got to hand it to ya ... 👀😂. Need a hand with that .. 😳 That’s handy! Looks like it’s some fun stuff to experiment with.
Heath Knuckles I see what ya did there!! Thats handy!! 😄😄😄
you could use bodydouble straight onto your skin (instead of alginate) as it's not water based, or make initial cast with hydrocal and make a silicone mold that you'll pour the resin into.
Sheena Ben-David Thanks for watching and the advise.. I will have to look into that bodydouble stuff.. I ended up doing a silicone mold here’s the video. ruclips.net/video/Z62s30k3FlQ/видео.html
Awesome project Jake! Great to hear your thoughts on how the tests went, definitely save others from some problems. Can't wait to see the full arm!!
Zac Higgins I cant wait too!! Hopefully in the next few days.. 😄👍👊
good idea however the silicone is very expensive compared to Alginate.
That’s a good looking hand!!
Deadrise Wood Crafts #stronghand 😂
If the water is pushed out of the Alginate by the pressure, try putting it in the pressure pot before you put resin in, then cast the resin in a separate cycle.
Great idea, but it's just a huge mess. I ended up finding a solution, i used it in this video HERE ruclips.net/video/Z62s30k3FlQ/видео.html
Have you tried putting the cured alginate in the pressure pot to push out the water before you pour the resin in the mold?
Erik Olsen Awesome idea Erik! I will give it a try. 👍👍👊
Just change your channel name to “ Fun with Resin” 👍🏻 Another creative project from the Northside shop 🤜🏻
Dimensionswoodworks Thank you Brother!! Glad you enjoyed it!!
Love it Jake. Always learning
Harneal Media Thanks Steve!! I love this stuff!!
What is you used a hair dryer to dry the alginate and then used really fast setting epoxy or an accelent and or resin polish
I tried it.. it makes it better but not great.
@@JakeThompson ahhhhhh damn I'm starting to experiment I have found a kit using a polyurethane resin it comes out crystal clear but the down side it contains styrene which is really not good for you. But it does work crystal clear and can add colours
How much resin did you uswd for each hand?
I think my hand castings weigh about 600grams.
Could you take the cast alginate out of the bucket and allow it to dry more over a few days and then cast the hand? I don't know anything about alginate and very little about epoxy, but I'd think that if the mould could be allowed to dry you could get the clarity you're after!!😁👍
Huey Lionsheart Thank you.. I’m going to try something along those lines.. I will let everyone know what works. 👍👍👊
@@JakeThompson best of luck mate....looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
When you have an alginate mol, it is made to cast right away. I did keep dumping out the water and took the mold out of the bucket very carefully and dried it off in the sun, but used the heat gun on the inside very lightly before pouring, but all this was done in a matter of 20 minutes, because you dont want the mold to shrink up due to it drying out, you lose alot of the detail that way.
Why not run the alginate through the pressure pot after it cures and remove the water. Allow it to dry over night and then do the total boat epoxy. Could get rid of the water.
dale jones Great idea Dale.. I’m going to experiment some more with y’all’s ideas. Thank you!!
Hello, i am a beginner. And i have a question. On the Fingers of the first resin hans were inside holes, i think from air bubbles.
It is possible, to put the alginate mas into the vakuumbox for only a few seconds? So the air bubbles get up like to use resin?
Vero Fluegel The way I had my hand positioned in the alginate created a space that was hard to fill with resin.. after that hand I positioned my hand better in the alginate so that wouldn’t happen again.
Seems to me you need to take the Alginate out of the pail and let it dry before you use the resin and pressure. I am pretty positive you would want to air dry it instead of oven, just a simple fan would do, let it dry over night in this fashion before doing resin.
Tenma_FN The alginate molds are only good for a few hours.. I did some more testing after this video to try to make it better.. I rinsed the mold out with a mix of acetone and denatured alcohol and then heated it up with a heat gun.. it made a pretty big difference, but the colors still weren’t bright.
@@JakeThompson You could also try 'body double silk' which you can see in action ruclips.net/video/V3rxHJPOWHg/видео.html
i don't know anything about anything but if you put the mold in the pressure pot before pouring the resin would it take some of the excess moisture out of the mold? :/
batboy62's channel This I sea seems like the popular one for sure!! 👍👍👊
nice video! can i also use plaster mold for resin? :))
Definitely.. you can make a silicone mold of the plaster hand and then pour into the silicone
Can you make the alginate mold and then take it out of the bucket, leave it overnight or a couple of days to get the moisture out, and then pour the resin?
Z It says to use the mold within a few hours, but what do I have to lose.. Thanks Z!!
You have to keep alginate moist, I dunno really what happens if you don’t but you can’t really let it dry out xx
I waiting to see what comments you get about bodycasting.
Andy Pugh Should be fun.. I will have to stay on my toes!! Lol
Great video. I compete in arm wrestling and I was thinking of making a cast of my hand and modifying it to make it usable as an exercise tool. How strong is that apoxy? Do you think it can handle roughly 100lb of force? Like, if I were to lay my fingers out in an L shape, and then put force into those fingers kind of thing?
This is a pretty unique question.. I’m not sure of the arm wrestling strength of resin but I’m sure it would be ok, although I have no way of knowing that for sure.. the resin is pretty tough though
@@JakeThompson Yea, i want to try it out, but seems like all the stuff I would need adds up and gets a bit pricy. At that price point seems like I can just buy something. Thanks for the video and the response.
Jake SMASH....haha nice work man.
Frankie's CNC & Woodworking channel I’ve had a few people say they thought I was making a hulk fist!! Lol
Hi. What's with the thermometer?
Hi. If you pour when the resin is too cold. The colors will blend together and make one ugly color.. if you wait until a certain temperature.. the colors will stay separated.
Hi hello it is breakable or not
Everything is breakable but. They are very durable.
What if you coat everything in a super thin layer of resin?
Debbie Ebbiebobebbie I think that thin layer of resin will be cloudy at least.. I came up with using silicone to pour into. Here is the result in this video : ruclips.net/video/Z62s30k3FlQ/видео.html
Would alginate be good to make a body cast for a resin pour?
Martinae Silicone is the way to go.. here’s how I solved my problem.. ruclips.net/video/Z62s30k3FlQ/видео.html
"The strong hand" haha. Liked and subscribed just for that 🤣. Cant wait to watch some more videos later on tonight!
David Daniels Craftsman Thanks David!! Way more to come!! I try to have as much fun as I can. I just subbed back!! 👍👍
Thanks Jake! That really means a lot! 😊
Good job👍👍🇵🇾
Ben Tebrunsvelt Thank you Ben!! It’s lots of fun!!
Hope the guy your making it for likes it too!
Deadrise Wood Crafts Niice!!! 👍👊
Kill Bill !!!!!! Best series ever 😂😂😝😝
Al Schulze - WoodworX Absolutely!! 😂😂😂
The real challenge is going to how to balance and hold the stiffy for 5 minutes in that bucket...
solkatlol Depends on what you are used to I guess!!
Polyurethane resin works better with alginat then epoxy...
Anna B Workshop Thank you Anna Anna
@@JakeThompson your Welcome Jake Jake
Second base... . laughing audibly, dude
Andy Birkey Second base is almost my favorite base!! 😂😂
I have a solution to your problems. I ran into this family, Adams Family I think. They have a good solution to the hand issue.
Wayne Boyd Good one Wayne!!! 😂😂😂