Casting
With Plaster |
| Plaster is
an extremely versatile and inexpensive casting material
which can be used for many different casting projects.
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| Items
which can be made with plaster |
| Decorative Ornaments |
Christmas Tree Ornaments |
| Childrens plaster painting objects |
Frig Magnets |
| Aquarium ornaments |
Cake decorations |
| Picture Frames |
Wall Plaques |
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much more! |
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We recommend
the use of Casting
Plaster as opposed to the other commonly available
plasters such as Plaster of Paris as sold by hardware
stores, Pottery Plaster as sold by ceramic studios and
Dental Plaster.
Plaster
of Paris is more of a builders utility plaster, Pottery
Plaster is made to absorb the water in ceramic slip
and while Dental Plaster could be used it is unnecessarily
expensive.
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carry stocks of Casting Plaster in our factory
at all times in the large 20kg size as well
as re-packed smaller sizes and these can be
found on our web store under the name "Moulding
Plaster". Click
here for more information.
Casting
Plaster is designed to dry with a hard exterior
surface to prevent chipping and to make it easier
to decorate.
We
have a detailed instruction sheet available
on our website on how to mix and pour plaster
moulds with Casting plaster. Click
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Heavy
Duty Plasters
There are
times when a heavier duty plaster is needed such as
when casting objects which are handled often such as
Chess Pieces. It is advisable to use one of the harder
plasters or as they are correctly known gypsum cement.
We stock several types of heavy duty plaster such as
HydroCal
and Hydrostone.
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Plastic
Plaster Moulds |
Flat
backed plaque style plastic plaster moulds (Plaster
Molds) |
Aldax
Moulds manufactures one of the largest ranges of plastic
hobby moulds ready to cast over and over.
These
types of plaster molds are by far our most popular and
are by far our biggest range. We manufacture these plaster
moulds using 0.5mm PVC food safe plastic and as a result
they are often used to cast chocolate into. We have
a large range of chocolate shapes. We make all plaster
molds carefully to ensure the that the plaster whiteware
is easily released from the plaster molds, with designs
suitable for plaster painting and many other decorative
uses around the home.
The plaster moulds are made in 3 standard sizes as shown
below and may be used for casting plaster, papier mache,
chocolate or other food products.
More information and photographs of our plastic plaster
moulds on our online store can be viewed by Clicking
Here |
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Holding moulds straight and
level during casting has always been a problem.
Various methods have been devised over the
years from setting the mould in loose cloth
to holding it level in wet sand. None have
been particularly satisfactory.
After considerable experimenting we have developed
a mould holder which we call our "Level Caster".
We have several sizes available to fit each
of our standard plastic moulds.
Click
here for more information on the level Caster
We have put together a short movie taking
you through the process of casting one of
our Plastic Plaster moulds. Click on the play
button to start the movie.
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Latex
3D Plaster Moulds |
Plastic
moulds have always had the limitation of not allowing
the casting of figurines and objects with large undercuts.
They have been fairly limited to flat backed plaque
style items.
Latex
3D plaster moulds are flexible enough to allow
objects to be cast of high complexity and
containing undercuts.
Aldax
Moulds also manufactures their own range of
moulds which is one of the largest and we
have teamed up with SuperCast Moulds of England
to bring you the largest range of latex rubber
moulds in the world. Our range also includes
the worlds best chess set moulds imported
direct from England.
Click
Here for More Information
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We have put together
a short video showing the method we use to cast our
latex rubber moulds.
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How
to Paint Plaster Castings |
Plaster
is extremely versatile as a casting material and once
set it can be decorated in many ways including painting,
marble effects, guilding with gold leaf and even patinas
which can give an antique effect.
Once
the plaster casting has set completely it
can be easily painted with cheap and readily
available acrylic paints. This allows children
to paint their plaster castings with non-toxic
classroom paints with minimal supervision.
Customers
have always been asking us where to get their
hands on good quality and inexpensive classroom
acrylic paints and we have sourced large 2
litre bottles of the primary colours.
We
have these primary colours available
seperately or in packs at a discounted
price. Click
here for the packaged set of paints.
We
also have a range of paint pumps to allow
easy use of the paints and aprons.
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Make
Your Own Plaster Moulds |
In the
rare event that we don't have a latex or plastic mould
that suits your needs you can always ask us about getting
a custom mould made for you. We do however recommend
look into having a go at creating your own rubber mould
as it is far easier than most people think.
Our website
contains several articles on how to make your own moulds
and we have a kit which can get you started. More information
on the kits are shown below. |
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Getting
Started With a Kit |
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| Latex
Mould Making Kit |
To
make this kit as interesting and practical as
possible we took step by step colour photographs
of how we make wall plaque moulds almost daily
in our factory. We then wrote easy to follow
explanations of each step and produced the booklet
which is included in the kit.
Our
aim is to make it as easy and painless as possible
to start up a small plaster or concrete business
in your home or place of business. Making wall
plaques is a good place to start learning the
techniques necessary. New kits will cover additional
items you can manufacture with latex moulds
and will be appearing in the near future. Click
Here for More Information |
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Make
Money From Plaster Moulds |
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There are endless money making opportunities
with plaster casting. We see it every day
with our customers coming up with unique and
simple ways of creating a business out of
their newly developed plaster casting skills.
We assist many people with setting up plaster
casting studios or even short events at craft
markets and fairs. The cost of setting up
with plaster casting is very small and big
profit margins can be achieved.
Call or email us now with your business idea
and we can help you get started. |
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