Smooth Talkin

2003 - Volume 1

WHATS NEW IN RUBBER AND PLASTIC

www.smooth-on.com

Simply Smashing!

SMASH! Plastic breakaway glass smashes its way

The Worlds Largest Resin Casting? Possibly.
Cr ystal Clear R esin?
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the latest James Bond Movie . . . Page 3

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DragonSkin
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What Else Is Inside?

Tripping The Light FOAM - tastic . . . . . . Page 4
Seeing Where Youre Going: SORTA Clear . . . 6

PoYo Putty

Lower Prices On Mold Max Silicones . . . 8

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Mix & Apply By Hand

Stretching The Platinum Silicone Line . . . . . . 8

Casting Options with Flame Rated Matrix NEO . . . 9
Crystal Clear Resins: Where Do You Want To Go? 12
TASK Plastics Enhance Sight & Sound . . . 13
New Additions: TASK 12 & Feather Lite . . . 14
New Flame Resistant Plastic & Foam . . . . . 15
Mix It Up: Protect Your Rubber Investment . . . 16
Model Most Dead: Seminar Fun Facts . . . 17

Goes To
Ground Zero
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The Pros: Mold Makers & Casters Do It for You . . . 18

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rubbers for casting plaster,
concrete, wax, etc. Available
in wet or dry consistencies,
ReoFlex tm rubbers are easy to
mix & pour. Hardness options:

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is used around the world to
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are great for production casting of Matrix, gypsum, concrete,etc.
Used by restoration pros around the world!

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Above: Reproducing 300+ year old frame with soft Mold Max 10.
Casting made from Matrix NEO. Perfect Detail Reproduction!

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record-breaker; for details, visit www.guinnessrecords.com
material technologies
Die Another Day 2002 Damjaq, United Artists Corporation. All rights reserved.

This being a James Bond film however, meant that elements would be smashed to pieces on a grand scale in
the 007 tradition. Using conventional breakaway plastic products for such scenes could have posed a
problem because they are difficult to work with. Needing to be heated to 350F/176C in order to use them,
the working time on these products is short and unpredictable. In addition, the odor is horrific and handling
cured pieces results in a high breakage / waste factor.
Enter SMASH!
SMASH! Plastic It was about that time that
SMASH! Plastic breakaway
glass made its way onto the
special effects scene, and Bond
effects artisans put it to
immediate use. SMASH! is
easy to use and cures at room
temperature. It has no odor,
offers a good working time and No Hassle SMASH! Plastic Effects cured elements are easier to
Easy to mix and pour, cures to a water
clear plastic that smashes like glass.
handle.
Cured
material
looks
A SMASH! Plastic window pane shatters as it
and breaks just like glass and is
should, and the subject remains unharmed.
Great for making bottles, panes, vases, etc.
used to make window panes,
Follow directions carefully before using.
bottles & other glass/ice effects.
It is easily color tinted or pigmented with SO-Strong tints.
In total, over six tons of SMASH! were used to create the smashing
ice effects for this Bond film, including a record-breaking scene where 007
drives his Aston-Martin Vanquish through the huge ice palace doors.
Whats Next? SMASH! was used (or is being used) for such films as
Tomorrow Is Another Day (Canada), X-Men II and Harry Potter III
Rubber Glass is easy to use and
(U.K.), Terminator III (Hollywood) and Barkari Bakash (India).
crumbles to look like broken glass or ice.
Broadway shows using SMASH! for each performance include Stomp Use to finish the effect of an actor going
through a window - they land on the
and The Goat.
ground and roll in Rubber Glass
Finishing The Ef fect W ith Rubber Glass - Over 1.5 tons of
Rubber Glass were used in Die Another Day. Any time you see an actor in proximity to glass, it is in fact
Rubber Glass that is being used to create the effect. Rubber Glass was first used in the Star Trek: The Next
Generation series and has been used in films like Godzilla, The Matrix, Spider Man and in commercials
for Coke and Budweiser Beer. Mix two liquids in equal amounts and let cure to a soft, water clear rubber. It is
then easy to crumble and use for any glass or ice effect.

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Tastic!
Long regarded as the premier supplier of props to Broadway shows in New
York City, Prism Production Services (Rahway, New Jersey) is developing
a reputation beyond Broadway as a can-do fabricator that can deliver an array
of creative mold making and casting services for feature films, displays and
themed environments. Example: Prism
artisans have perfected a technique
for making incredibly detailed food items for
such Broadway productions as Oklahoma,
Into The Woods and Flower Drum Song
using Flex-Foam-iT! V flexible foam.
Cast in Mold Max 30 silicone rubber,
Believe It Or Not - everything you see
in these photos is Flex-Foam-iT! V foam. Prisms foam-casting methods generate
SO Strong pieces that are so true-to-life that you
absolutely can not tell the difference
tints used
to pigment
between finished castings and their
foam to
real-food counterparts.
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Bon-Apetit - FlexFoam-iT! V
perfectly pigmented & textured to
look like bread. Used in the picnic
scene in Oklahoma. Below:
FlexFoam-iT! Plate of Lo Mein
used in Flower Drum Song.
www.prismprops.com

make ribs www.prismprops.com

for Flower
Drum
Song.

Expanding The Line - Fant astic!

Prisms material talents only
begin with foams. They are
masters at creating magic with
Smooth-On silicones, urethane
rubbers and plastics.
Smashing On Broadway - Sally
rampage in each performance of
items (including the above vase)
SMASH! Plastic cast with color,

Fields goes on the

The Goat, smashing
that are all made of
fillers or clear.

Above: SMASH! is rotationally cast into MoldMax 30 vase mold.

The Wrath Of Sally - SMASH!

Plastic vase smashes on impact
for each and every performance.

Casting Rigid Or Flexible Foams? Use A

Release Agent Made Especially For Foams.
If youve ever worked with castable foams (FlexFoam-iT!tm flexible foams or
Foam-iT!tm rigid foams), you probably know that they are adhesive in the extreme,
meaning that they will stick to just about anything including some silicone rubbers.
~Use nothing to release the foam from your form or mold, and you risk adhesion.
~Use a silicone-based release agent and your foam will collapse.

What Are Your Options? Mann Release Agents offers two products made
specifically for releasing foams from most surfaces. Ease Release 1700 is a
convenient aerosol that is easy to apply. Make sure you spray onto your mold surface, brush
the release agent over all surfaces that will contact the foam and follow with
another spray application. Ease Release 2831 comes in liquid form and can be applied
with a brush. Both will release your foam castings with out collapsing the foam or affecting
surface detail. Get More Life From Your Molds - Production casting of foams will also
burn out silicone or urethane molds relatively quickly. Using ER 1700 or ER 2831 will
significantly extend the production life of your molds. For your nearest Mann Release Agents
distributor, visit www.moldreleases.com
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The Many Faces

of

Guy Louis XVI

If you were to encounter a Guy Louis XVI original

mannequin and tried to strike up a conversation
unaware that the figure was not human, you would
not be alone. It is simply impossible to readily
discern that Guys figures are not alive. Even after
tweaking the nose, touching the skin or looking deeply
into the eyes. His creations are so unnervingly perfect
Material know-how - Hedy Lamarr
that they will give you chills as you touch the soft silicone
model made of Dragon Skintm over a
skin and silky hair or marvel at the delicate veins in the plastic eyes. In the
Flexfoam-iT!tm V foundation.
arena of 3-D figure modeling, few can rival the Guy Louis XVI SFX located
Guy has developed his own process
in Ottawa, Canada. The extreme realism of his creations has gained him
for making eyes from Crystal Cleartm
202 that are so real, they are impossi- international notoriety. Guy is self-taught and developing his technique over
ble to distinguish from real eyes.
a number of years has taken a great deal of patience, being accomplished
mostly through trial and error. Guy s quest for detailed perfection is
reflected in each creation, and the state of his craft has reached such heights th at
his mannequins are highly sought after by private collectors and museums from
around the world including The Canadian National Museum, Canadian War
Museum (which has more than 20 of Guys mannequins), Civil War Museum in
Fort Jackson, South Carolina and many more. In addition, Guy has created
special effects pieces for movies and does prop assignments for corporations.
Maintaining A Material Edge - You cant get this far
without an intimate working knowledge of the materials
that you depend on to make perfect, true-to-life
creations.

The Oarsman full-size

figure on display at
Founders Hall in
Charlotte Town, Prince
Edward Island is painted
Matrixtm NEO. Eyes are
Crystal Clear 202. Hands
are Smooth-Cast 327.

I am constantly
approached by material
suppliers to try their latest,
greatest me-too product
and always end up using
Smooth-On. I cant afford to
take chances and need the
best materials that I can get
my hands on. They must
work the same every time
with no surprises.
-Guy Louis XVI

The internet has brought

Guys creations to the
world & his backlog is
currently months out.
Guys website is an
eye-opening experience.

Above: Full-size Johnny Carson

figure for Johnny Carson Exhibit at
Elk Horn Museum in Norfolk,
Nebraska. Skin is made of painted
Dragon Skintm silicone rubber over
a foundation of Flexfoam-iTtm V.
Eyes: Crystal Cleartm 202 plastic.

Below: Dragon Skintm silicone

plays a major role in many of Guys
projects. Heart training aid is finwww.louisxvimannequins.com ished for medical device company
& kidney scar was made for an
upcoming
movie.
Dragon
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in 100
different
directions. It
is a workhorse.

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Dragon Skin

Set . . .

Dragon Skin is a very soft, incredibly strong silicone rubber that is used to make skins for animatronic
movie & theme park creatures. It will stretch many times its original size and rebound to its original shape great for repetitive motion applications. Dragon Skin & Dragon Skin Q (faster cure version) - with a 1A:1B
by volume mix ratio, they are easy to use and cure quickly to a water-translucent rubber. Dragon Skin
really resists wear and tear, and is also used for orthotic and orthopedic applications. And, of course, you
can make soft, long-lasting molds with Dragon Skin - poured or brushed on.
Limitless Color Possibilities . . . Add Silc-Pig color pigments to
Dragon Skin to make a paint that will adhere to cured Dragon Skin . Your
colored Dragon Skin creation will bend & flex with no sign of peeling or
cracking. Great for repetitive motion animatronics, colormatch orthotics, etc.
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Soft, Stretchy &

Bounce-back
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Seeing Where Youre Going Can Make All The Difference.

SORTA Clear Helps You Find Your Way.
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With a combined mold making and casting experience of

over 35 years, fossil hunters Nelson Maniscalco and Marty
Shemella are highly skilled in reproducing detailed fossils
and skeletons. They continue to make molds and castings
for museums around the world and more than a few of their
bronze dinosaur skeleton castings reside in the collections
of such notable celebrities as movie mogul Steven Speilberg
and horror author Steven King.
Both Maniscaclo and Shemella are currently part of the teaching
staff at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, which
boasts a well appointed and growing foundry where a variety of
metals are cast including bronze, copper, iron, gold, silver and
platinum. Students fortunate enough to have one or both of
these learned men as instructors learn the finer points of mold
making and casting. Maniscalco and Shemella recently
evaluated Smooth-Ons new SORTA Clear translucent platinum
silicone and both came to the same conclusion that it is unlike
anything currently on the market.
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SORTA Clear is mixed 10A:1B by weight and should be

vacuumed before pouring over a model. It cures overnight to a
Shore 40A and offers very high tear strength and surprising
physical properties. SORTA Clear silicone is good for prototype mold making, making jewelry molds (lost wax process)
and other applications where extracting an original from the mold is done using a razor knife and clarity is required to
see where you are cutting. Whats So Special About SORTA Clear ?
According to Mr. Shemella, Ive tried a variety of clear-cut silicones including Rhodia and the Shin Etsu KE1310. The
SORTA Clear is incredibly strong, but cuts like butter - easier than anything Ive tried. It is also very precise, with
absolutely no shrinkage and no distortion. I have virtually no seam lines, which means no post-casting clean up, which
saves time. SORTA Clear trial kits are available from your Smooth-On distributor or on-line at www.smooth-on.com.
Marty Shemella uses tool to
manipulate the model in the
liquid SORTA Clear rubber.

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Mold Putty Goes To Ground Zero

To Rescue Architectural Ornaments.

Constructed in 1924, The Verizon Building proudly

stood in the shadows of The World Trade Center until
September 11. When the Twin Towers collapsed, the
Verizon Building sustained heavy damage including
intricate hand-carved ornaments that adorned the
buildings exterior. Restoring these ornaments was a
priority and designer/restoration pro, Bob Carpenter,
was given the go-ahead with the expectation that the
job would be done quickly.
Work-in-progress: views of the Verizon
Less Than Favorable Conditions: It was
Building restoration from a distance
(left) and close-up (above).
mid-October by the time support structures were in
place and work could proceed safely. However, anyone who makes molds knows
that cold weather will prevent most mold rubbers from curing. The outside temperature at ground zero in
October was about 50F/10C during the day - colder at night. The temperature of the stone elements to
which mold rubber would be applied was no more than 40F / 4C. Mr. Carpenter tried a few mold products
that did not cure in the cold. He then called Smooth-On and was turned onto PoYo Mold Putty, a mix-andapply-by-hand silicone. With PoYo , there is NO MESS, weight measuring, containers, mixing sticks, etc.
Carpenter brought only the PoYo kit to the Verizon site with hopes that it would work - time was now short.
He applied PoYo and within minutes
had an exact mold negative of the
positive ornament. The rubber was
fully cured and strong. And the
rubber released without any surface
preparation. His next call was to
Smooth-On to get enough PoYo to
finish the job. In the end, 35 molds &
We were working in a war zone support shells were completed in a
needed to get in, make molds and get
Above: Others mixed PoYo while Carpenter short period of time - sizes ranged
out. PoYo Putty did the job for us
from 2X3 to 6X6.
applied it to sections of ornament (left).
where others failed and I am happy to
Demold (right) was in a matter of minutes.
-Finished Castings Were Perfect. endorse it. -Bob Carpenter, Designer
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Be T he P oYo - H ow T o M ix & A pply - People who have discovered PoYo Putty love its no-mess
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convenience and on-the-spot usability. But PoYo can be tricky to mix and apply until you get used to it.
Here are a few tips to help you make your own PoYo molds.
Quick - Go Mold A Tree!
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1. Roll a golf-ball size

amount of Part A Putty
in your hand.

3. Fold Part A around

2. Flatten putty and add
Part B until putty is a
marble-size amount of
uniform pink color.
purple Part B paste.
5. Add PoYotm
as needed care is taken to
marry new
material to old.
The goal is to
minimize layer
seams.

4. Press rubber into

detail.

6. A PlastiPastetm support shell is

applied.
7. NEOtm is
pigmented
and cast.

An Exact
Reproduction!

PoYotm
was mixed
& applied
to capture
tree bark
detail without any
surface
prep.
Mold was
removed in
30 minutes.
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resin with
black pigment gave
a perfect
bark copy.

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tin cure
silicones, they have been selling as fast as
we can make them.
Available in Shore 10A, 20A, 30A and 40A, Mold Max offers users a silicone value; good physical properties, good chemical resistance and high-tear strength at a good price. Weve also been told that, unlike other
silicones, they are also consistent from batch to batch - you know what you are going to get every time you
use them. Mold Max silicones are used around the world for casting waxes (low and high temperature)
low melt temperature metal alloys, resins (polyester, urethane & epoxy), plasters, concrete, soap, etc.
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Performance At An Even Lower Price - We recently lowered

the price of the Mold Max line, making them the lowest cost high-tear
silicones available anywhere. You also have the option of:
Brushing-On To Vertical Surfaces - Add Thi-vex Thickener
Accelerating The Cure Time - Use Fast-Cat Accelerator
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(reduce cure time to as little as 30 minutes, if you like).

Lowering The Viscosity For Faster Vacuuming & Easier Pouring Mold Max 30 with Thi-Vex thickener
-Add Our Silicone Thinner used to make a brush-on silicone mold
Pouring Over Sulfur-Clay - Mold Max 30 With Safire Catalyst
of this complicated model.
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St retching The Platinum Silicone Line

Platinum silicones are premium rubbers that give the longest production and library mold life (30+ years).
For some applications, there simply is no substitute for a platinum silicone rubber. For example, platinum
silicones are the best for production casting of low-temperature-melt metal alloys (such as tin).
High tear strength, chemical and abrasion resistance, highest heat resistance . . . you name it and platinum
silicones have it. But, as you know, platinum silicones are expensive and you must be very careful during
processing, as they are susceptible to cure inhibition.
Smooth-Sil platinum silicones have been well received by prototype designers, spincasters and large
companies casting concrete and polyester resins. Candle makers casting parafin waxes also use platinum
silicones to stand up to high production temperatures. The Smooth-Sil platinum silicone line now
features Shore 10A, 20A, 30A and 45A durometers and cost less than other platinum silicones.
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Need To Add Some Color? Turn To The Pig . . .

With the introduction of our Dragon Skin soft & stretchy silicone
(see page 6), we have had requests for a way to color silicone rubber
and are pleased to introduce SILC PIG PIGMENTS.
Silc Pig color pigments will color any
Smooth-On on silicone rubber, tin or
platinum based. They disperse
uniformly and are cost effective because
a little goes a very long way.
Silc Pig is available in:
1. Red
2. Yellow
3. Green
One drop of Silc Pig Skin Tone
4. Blue
5. Black
6. Brown
color was all that was necessary to
7. Flesh Tone (Beige) 8. White
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A Wise Investment - Davis Collectables

changed from tin-cured silicones to
Smooth-Siltm 945 and now gets over 200
polyester castings out of their molds vs. 50
from tin silicones. The Smooth-On
platinums have really paid for themselves.

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color Dragon Skintm silicone rubber.

A New & Versatile Casting Medium . . .

Easy-To-Use, Non-Toxic and Flame Rated
Matrix NEOtm is an easy-to-use gypsum-based casting system that is much stronger,
dimensionally stable and far more weather resistant than ordinary gypsum plasters good for interior or exterior applications.
NEOtm can be cast solid into a mold or you can add Matrix Glasstm chopped fiber for
hand-lay-up to create thin, lightweight elements that you can literally hit with a hammer.
NEOtm is a two component system that is mixed 2 parts powder (Part A) to 1 part liquid
(Part B) by volume (no weighing scale necessary). Mix by hand or drill mix(with squirrelcage mixer). NEOtm has no odor and is used for some applications as a non-toxic,
less expensive alternative to polyester, urethane or epoxy resins.

Where Do You Want To Go W ith NEO ?

NEOtm is so versatile, that it would be

easier to list things that you cant do with this material. NEOtm can be color
pigmented with powder or liquid pigments. Castings can also be painted with
acrylic paints. You can mix any filler with NEOtm to create a variety of casting
effects including faux marble, granite, limestone, etc. effects. Realistic cold cast
bronze (or brass, copper, etc.) effects are achieved by adding metal powders.
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Applications -

Casting solid into a rubber mold, NEOtm is used to reproduce

sculpture and other creations. Architectural restoration pros have discovered the versatility of this product for
creating elements that are hand-layed up using Matrix Glasstm - lightweight and strong.
Brush-On Mold Reinforcement? Adding Matrix Glasstm chopped fiber to NEOtm - make, mother molds that
are easy-to-handle (lightweight) inexpensive and virtually indestructible.

Use The UL Flame Rating To Your Advantage -

NEOtm is officially recognized by

Underwriters Laboratories as a flame rated product. The UL certification is the highest flame rating
certification obtainable in the US and Canada. Thanks to the UL Cert., NEOtm satisfies New York Citys tough
fire building code requirements and has been used to make public architectural ornaments and on Broadway
for stage and set construction. To view the Underwriters Lab Certification, go to: www.ul.com

Attention Concrete Casters:

Matrix-C Added To Your Concrete Mix
Can Make All The Difference.
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Matrix-Ctm is a polymer additive for concrete that greatly

enhances freeze/thaw, chemical and UV resistance. It eliminates
the need for a 7-day post cure and reduces
water/salt absorption, thereby eliminating
microcracks in concrete castings. Adding
Matrix-Ctm greatly improves surface finish, and
makes castings much stronger.
Perfect for GFRC - add Matrixtm Glass to make
concrete elements & building facades that are
lightweight and structurally very strong.
See The Difference . . .
Restoration pro, Dave
Flaherty, brushes a
gel coat of NEO into
a mold cavity. Backed
up with NEO soaked
Matrix Glass, the castings are thin, incredibly strong, lightweight
and fireproof.

Without
Matrix-Ctm

With
Matrix-Ctm

Adding Matrix-C tm to concrete makes

dramatic difference in surface finish.
Casting on the left is regular concrete.
Matrix-C tm casting is on the right.
Our investment in Matrix-C tm is
returned 20-fold. Our castings (concrete
architectural elements) look much better
and breakage-in-transit is down to 0.
-Percio Torraca, Torraca Construction

1. The fourth
plinth
pedestal
featured
The Tree Of
Knowledge
sculpture
prior to Ms.
Whitereads
creation
being
installed.
Her vision:
an inverted
plinth cast in
clear resin.

At Over 12 Tons, The Worlds

Largest Resin Casting? Possibly.
Rachel Whiteread is considered by many to be Britains greatest creator
of public sculptures, with museums and collectors always competing to
buy her work. Past projects have been described as incredibly ambitious and are almost always controversial. Her decision to contribute
a creation to Trafalgar Squares vacant Fourth Plinth was very exciting
and yet posed an array of logistical, material and engineering challenges. Part of Ms. Whitereads motivation for doing this project is
to do what, quite simply, has never been done before.
Backgound - Trafalgar Square is one of Londons top tourist
destinations known for its open spaces, crowds and pigeon
population. The Square is bracketed by four plinths, or pedestals.
Three of the plinths support individual sculpture pieces significant to
Britains past. The Fourth Plinth has remained vacant for over 150
years due to an inability to agree on what, if anything, should reside
there. The Royal Society of Arts recently opened the space for a limited time to support the works of three British artists.

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2. Artist, Rachel Whiteread, stands near the
maquette mold used to make test castings prior
to the big pour.

Ms. Whitereads vision for the Fourth Plinth was to offer a pause - a
quiet moment in the bustle of central London by creating an inverse
representation of the plinth itself, cast in a water clear see-through
plastic.
Largest Resin Object Ever Made - with Ms. Whiteread aiming for an
entry in the Guinness Book Of Records, the final casting was to be
over 12 tons of resin. This posed a considerable problem in that
existing resin formulations of this type gave off a tremendous amount
of heat during the curing process, which meant that there was a risk
of such a large casting cracking and/or distorting.

Smooth-On chemists formulated a special mass cast version of its

Crystal Clear water clear resin that would not crack or distort, just
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for this project. After creating several small scale maquettes (each
3. Michael Smith Studios (London) is where all of maquette was several hundred pounds of material) to test the nature
the action took place. Two molds made of
of the final resin formulation, it was time to scale up to the large
aluminium and steelwere fabricated, each with an pour.
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inner core and outer wall.

The Crystal Cleartm resin was cast

into the space between the core
and the wall (cavity) of each mold
resulting in two hollow castings.

Dimensions Of Final
Assembled Casting:
16 L x 8W x 16H
(4.8m x 2.43m x 4.8m)
Weight: 24,680 lbs.
11,195 kgs.

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Crystal Clear Resin?

Most Definitely.
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Uncharted Casting Waters: A Lot At Risk: There could be only one

attempt at making this massive pour which was why planning was so
important and took over 1 year. Mold engineering and casting were
done by Michael Smith Studios (Britains top art fabricator). Peter
Turnock of Bentley Chemicals (Smooth-Ons representatives in The
U.K. tel. 156 251 5121), kept material aspects on track by coordinating
communications between parties. In addition to providing the new resin
product, Smooth-On also provided equipment used to process the
material, as well as on-site technicians to assist with the pour.
Once the actual mixing and pouring began, everyone was on high alert
looking for signs of trouble. The only glich: It was soon evident that
volume estimates were short and more material was needed, which
could have meant disaster for the project. And how did it turn out?
We will close this chronology with a quotation from Ms. Whiteread in an
article from The Independent, a British newspaper:

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4. One of Smooth-Ons vessels (10,000 lb.
capacity or 4,536 kgs.) made the trip across the
Atlantic for just this pour. Crystal Clear resin
(Parts A & B) was pumped from drums into the
mixing vessel where it was mixed and vacuumed
prior to being dispensed into the mold cavities.

Doing What Has Never Been Done Before - The Reality Sets In
Ms. Whiteread states that, I think it is remarkable that we have done it,
got this far. Im totally amazed we have achieved the engineering possible to make this volume of material work. And we ran out of material
and had to have it shipped from America. They (Smooth-On) manufactured it and got it to us very quickly. I couldnt ask for more.
5. Revealing Moment - Rachel Whitereads face
Quotes take from an article published in The Independent, May 2001

Very Clearly,
A Pause . . . A
Quite Moment in
the bustle of
Central London .
Monument is
an inverse
representation of
the plinth pedastal
upon which it
rests.

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cured following demolding.

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6. Peter Turnock of Bentley Chemical gives
thumbs up next to newly demolded castings.
7. The unveiling of Monument in Trafalgar
Square drew the curious, the critical, celebrities
and sculpture admirers from all over the world.

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Th e Industrial Side Of The Cryst al Clear Series

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Crystal Clear Resins (CC200, 202, 204, 206) have been used for years to create water-clear sculpture
castings (see The Plinth, previous page). But these resins are also used to make prototypes and industrial
design / display castings all over the world.
A recent Crystal Clear industrial application
involved Ford Motor Companys restoration of The
Red Buses Of Glacier Park in Montana. The fleet
of 33 buses, originally built in 1930 to transport
tourists through Glacier Park, fell into a state of
disrepair and was retired in
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1999. Ford contracted TDM
training aid. Middle:
Encapsulated key for
Company (Livonia, MI) to do
New
York City store window display made by
the work and they used
Rocca & Noto (New York) Right: Kartel Spa
Crystal Clear plastic to make (Italy) makes Crystal Clear tables.
replacement lenses and
corner lights for the buses.
Allen Millisor of TDM used
Crystal Clear resin and
Mold Maxtm silicone rubber to
Allen Millisor shows off cast the pieces stating that,
these materials helped us
his Crystal Clear
lenses cast from Mold avoid expensive tooling on the
Max 30 molds.
project.
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We have recently had requests for a harder version vs. our existing clear products that also offered a higher
heat distortion temperature for prototyping and other applications. Crystal Clear 220 is a harder addition to
the Crystal Clear line (Shore 85D vs. 80D) and heat curing / post curing is recommended.
Like our other Crystal Clear products, CC 220 is UV resistant. Because this is a
heat cure product, the heat resistance of finished castings is higher (heat distortion
temperature of (212F / 100C).
Because it is harder, it is easier to precisely machine and polish (remove scratches).
You also get less suck back and shrinkage with this product vs. other clear
products. Casting thickness maximum is about 4 cubic inches (65 cm3). The mix
ratio is 100A:75B by weight. Vacuum degassing or pressure casting to eliminate
bubbles is recommended. As with our other Crystal Clear products, silicone molds
(Mold Max silicones work well) must
be thoroughly cured before casting
Crystal Clear to avoid cure inhibition.
Like all aliphatic resins, proper ventilaOliveras Lighting Co. in
tion and a NIOSH approved respirator
Chihuahua, Mexico,
is recommended when using.
supplies hotels and
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casinos with custom lighting. For this chandelier,

they use Crystal Clear
220 to cast individual
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Being able to cast our own clear elements

has been very big for us. Weve developed an
entire chandelier line around the Clear 220.
Other resins we tried wilted in the heat or
shattered in transit. We havent found better.
-Jose Oliveras, President

Taken To Task - New Yorks Museum Of

Natural Historys Display Of DNA Code
David McCornacks average workday is filled with creative
challenges that would cause lesser moldmakers or casters to
simply throw up their hands and walk away. David is a
creative contributor to the Museum Of Natural Historys (NYC)
fabrication shop and, as such, considers such challenges part of
the job. He specializes in creating museum-quality marine inverterbrates, but is called
on to deliver a variety of casting creations to the exhibition floor. This poses not only
design challenges, but material challenges as well. The Genome exhibition called for
McCornack to design, mold and cast a floor-to-ceiling DNA chain (14 ft. - 4.25m) that
met museum standards for eye-catching appeal and safety. The finished casting had to
withstand impact, wear & tear and other variables associated with being exposed to
thousands of visitors daily. To make the casting, McCornack
chose TASK 10 liquid plastic for a few reasons. First, the
casting (ranging in thickness from 3/8 to 1) had to be
structurally strong enough to support its suspended weight.
Second, TASK 10 not only reproduces exact detail, but
Above - Host To Thousands . . .
allows exact color matching. TASK 10 is a neutral
clear amber and readily accepts color tints and fillers. A giant banner welcomes visitors to
the museums Genome exhibit.
McCornack got exactly the look he wanted with no
Mr. McCornacks DNA chain cast in
surprises, and Genome opened on time to the delight of thousands of
people-tough TASK 10 Resin was
museum patrons. TASK liquid plastics are Smooth-Ons performance line
an exhibition success.
of resins and feature superior physical properties, higher heat resistance, etc.
Visit www.smooth-on.com for
(vs. the Smooth-Cast line of general purpose casting resins).
more info. on TASK.
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TASK 4 Is Music (& Money) To The Ears Of Long-T ime

Antiques Collector - Shortime Moldmaker / Caster.
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Christov Curystanos has been collecting antiques for years. His passion, however, is collecting old 78 RPM records, not
only for the market value, but for the music. An avid fan of swing, big-band and other genres long past, Mr. Curystanos
has quite a collection and has always wanted to share some of his rare titles with friends. Problem: Many of these titles
are one-of-a-kind and very valuable - not easily loaned or shipped without risk. Answer: Mr. Curystanos attended a
Smooth-On moldmaking and casting seminar (see page 17), and was soon making his own molds and castings at home.
The process was actually quite simple. That expanded into Ecos Castings
2.
1.
78s are nothing more than detailed wax and a 3,000 sq. ft. facility - the rest is
pressings and the mold rubber copied it beautiful music. Switching from tin-siliperfectly. But when we made the casting
cones to Smooth-Sil 945 platinum
and played it on my Victrola, the sound
silicone to make his molds, Curystanos
shocked everyone in the room.
has improved his mold yield from 40
-Christov
Curystanos,
Ecos
Castings
2- Smooth-Sil 945 is
1- Original 78 record
castings to over 300 per
mixed, vacuumed and
is secured in a box.
poured over model.
mold. And TASK 4
5.
plastic is ideal because
4.
it is unbreakable and my
records last far longer
3.
than the
original 78s - you can
3- Next day, the
drop them on the floor a
rubber mold is
4 - TASK 4 is mixed
5- The TASK 4 casting is
removed from the
dozen times and they
with SO Strong black
6. Perfectly . . . Everytime.
model, reflecting
removed from the mold and
each groove and even tint, poured into the
dont
break. Mr.
placed on a Victrola turnstile
the imprint from the
mold and allowed to
.
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.
does
it
actually
play?
Curystanos began in 1999 and sales in 2002 were
label.
cure.
over $250,000. Curystanos declined
further notoriety in Smooth-Talkin stating, I dont need it - Im selling my records as fast as I can make them now.
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A Urethane Plastic That Floats?

Introducing Feather Litetm
Feather Litetm is a heavily filled, low-density
urethane casting resin. As the name implies, it is
lighter than other casting resins - so lightweight
that it actually floats in water.
Parts A and B are heavily filled and separate in
their containers. Both sides need to be pre-mixed
Rising To The Top - The Feather Lite casting
before use. It has a 1A:1B mix ratio, 8 minute
floats in water above other resin castings that
sink - a variety of application possibilities.
pot life and roughly a 2 hour demold (depending
on mass). Cured plastic is strong and can be carved, machined, drilled, sanded, etc.
Feather Litetm can be pigmented with SO Strong color tints and finished castings can be
painted. Uses: Feather Litetm is being used by fishing lure manufacturers to make castings that float. It is also being used to make lightweight model castings (i.e. model planes Seeing The Lite Cast in normal
and cars). Feather Litetm is also being used to make lightweight mother molds/support
urethane resin: 8.2
shells for rubber molds. Dont Try This At Home: Some students at the University Of
lbs.(3.7 kgs.) Cast in
Buffalo discovered Feather Litetm in time for the 2003 do-it-yourself collegiate canoe race Feather Lite: 5.1
lbs. (2.3 kgs.)
and cast a full size canoe - reinforced with Foam-iT IIItm Rigid Foam - worked great!
Compare The Yields - Feather Litetm Costs Less To Use: Feather Litetm yields 41 cubic inches per pound
vs. 25 or 26 cubic inches per pound for other plastics. This means that, in a cubic inch per pound
comparison, Feather Lite costs less and will lower your cost per casting.
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W ith TASK 5 & 6
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TASK 5 & 6 are urethane casting resins that deliver performance

at a lower price. For those of you
first tuning in, the TASK series of
casting resins has better performance properties than our
Smooth-Cast line of general
purpose casting resins.
Both cure to a Shore 80D and
have good physical properties. They are slightly
filled and have a higher viscosity vs. other TASK
products, but they are less susceptible to moisture
(humidity) contamination than unfilled resins.
The main difference between the two:
TASK 5: 3 minute pot life and 15 minute demold.
TASK 6: 7 minute pot life and 75 minute demold.
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Less expensive than other Shore 80D tooling

resins - TASK 5 & 6 are at least 20% less
expensive than other TASK resins and are used for
many fast prototyping and tooling applications.
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A High-Impact Addition To The TASK

Line Of Performance Resins
TASK 12 is the newest addition to our line of
performance tooling resins and is now our toughest
semi-rigid plastic - highly resistant to impact and
physical shock.
In the past, companies have resorted to adding
MOCA (which is known to cause cancer) to attain
superior physical properties in these types of resins.
TASK 12 achieves these properties without
MOCA and cures at room temperature (no heat
curing required). Mix ratio is 100A:44B by weight.
Pot life is 20 minutes and cure time is overnight.
Color is clear amber - great for color tinting.
Semi-rigid hardness: Shore 60D.
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Beat me, abuse me, throw me against the wall . . .

So far, TASK 12 has been used to make highimpact mechanical parts
for the military. Also used
to make prototype models
and for casting
designer furniture.
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PK Models (Wilmington, NC)

uses TASK 12 and Mold Max
30 silicone to make prototype
parts for military applications.

Putting Out The Fire With . . .

Flame-Resistant Plastic
Formula 79-206FR is a flame resistant urethane
resin that surpasses UL 94V-O flame rating. It
features a convenient 1A:1B by volume mix ratio,
has a pot life (working time) of 30 minutes and cures
at room temperature - ready to be demolded in 4 - 6
hours (depending on mass). This product has a low
viscosity (400 cps) that ensures easy mixing and
minimal bubble entrapment.
79-206FR cures to
a strong rigid plastic with
very low shrinkage, and can
be machined, drilled, etc.

Flame-Resistant Foam
Flame-Out 7 TM Rigid Foam is, as it sounds, a
7 lbs/ft. density rigid foam that is flame resistant.
The mix ratio is 1A:1B by weight, it has a pot life of
45 seconds and is tack-free in 10 minutes.
Like our Foam-iT! rigid foam products,
Flame Out 7 exhibits high tensile, shear strength,
and good impact resistance. Cured foam can be
machined, drilled, sanded, etc. and can be painted or
stained for wood grain or other decorative effects.
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Flame Out 7 has been tested in accordance with

ASTM E84-90 Standard Test Method for Surface
Burning Characteristics of Building Materials. Flame
Out 7 scored a Flame Spread Index of 20 and
Formula 79-206FR is suitable for a variety of
casting applications including making flame resistant a Smoke Developed Index of 225.
It qualifies for a
prototype parts, models, architectural elements,
Class 1 / Class A
theme park and stage elements and more.
rating.
Flame Out 7 is being
used for making flame
resistant architectural
Applications for our flexible foams range from military elements columns, wall
panels, etc.), facades
to industrial to hobby and more
for theatres and
(see page 4).
amusement parks.
We recently encountered a
special effects application that
called for a lower density
flexible foam with a "softer feel"
than our FlexFoam iT! V
(5 lb. flexible foam).
FlexFoam iT! lll is a 3 lb.
There are not many UV resistant plastics on the
density flexible foam with a
market because true UV resistance is one of the holy
softer feel than its FlexFoam iT 5 grails of the urethane industry. Put your standard
and 10 lb. counterparts.
white urethane plastic in the sun and you can almost
FlexFoam iT! lll is mixed 1A:2B by volume. Pot life watch it turn yellow before your eyes.
is 35 seconds and the foam can be handled in 30
Smooth-Cast 316 UV is a next generation product to
minutes. Cured foam has a velvet "pillow-like" feel
our SC 315 UV (discontinued due to raw material
and offers good tear strength at the same time.
availability). It resists ultra-violet light far better than

Kinder, Gentler Flexible Foam.

Introducing FlexFoam iT! III

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FlexFoam iT! lll is currently

being used at theatre and
movie sets for special effects
applications (you'll see it in
action in the upcoming Harry
Potter II and lll movies), by
maker of backpacks
(cushioning) and a prosthetic
device manufacturer.
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ordinary casting resins (castings will darken

somewhat, but do not yellow). The mix ratio is
100A:90B by weight.
Pot life is 20 minutes and
demold is overnight.
Castings are bright white
(can be color pigmented)
and tough - plastic cures to
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My Mold Rubber Is Not Curing.

What Happened ????

, Sm
HeyThere
are many factors that can contribute to mold rubber not curing including cold tem-

peratures, contaminants on a models surface, etc. But the most common reason: inadequate mixing of Parts A & B. People mixing rubber for the first time tend to under-mix the material before
applying. It is especially easy to under mix thick materials like silicone or brush-on rubber.

Mixing Success: A Function Of Time & Technique Time - Most mold rubbers give you plenty of time to mix and apply, so dont worry about not having
enough time. Your goal in mixing is to be thorough , not fast.

Technique: Dont Be Casual, Be Aggressive - This is where most first timers make the fatal mistake of using
a limp wrist, meaning that they are not aggressive enough in mixing the rubber. Use a stiff mixing paddle and employ
a firm wrist, making sure that you scrape the sides and bottom of your mixing container several tiems. Important material hides on the bottom and sides of your mixing container and failure to get this material into the mix will result in the
rubber not properly curing.
The Best You Can Do 2. Pour into new,
The
Double Mix-And-Pour
clean mixing container.
Technique - After mixing thoroughly for 3 minutes, empty the
contents of your mixing container and mix again for another
2 to 3 minutes before applying
over your model. This technique is your best bet for suc4.Pour slowly into
cessful mixing and protection
containment field.
your mold rubber investment.
3.Mix Again
1. Mix Thoroughly

Mixing Large Amounts Of Rubber?

Do It Better With The Squirrel
The Double-Mix-And-Pour technique works well when mixing rubber by hand. But many
Smooth-On customers mix a 5 gal.unit of urethane rubber (80 lbs - 36 kgs.) or more at a
time, and mechanical mixing is the best way to mix these large quantities.
How It Works - A mechanical mixer is used with an electric drill (cordless drills tend to
not have enough power to mix rubber, especially thick silicones). The mixer is inserted into
a drill chuck like a drill bit and the mixer-end is used to mix components. Important: avoid
introducing too much air into the mix by using a low RPM setting on the drill.
Using The Right Mixer Is Critical. The lastest and best in mixer technology is
The Squirr el mixer. Its patented design results in a multi-directional mix of
Parts A&B in your container, yielding a faster and more thorough mix vs. paddle mixers.
The Difference Is Startling! Mixing a 5 gallon unit of urethane rubber can be done in less than
1/2 the time and more thoroughly. The Squirr el can mix even the thickest silicones
effectively. It is also great for mixing large volumes of Smooth-Cast or Task plastics.
When Mechanically Mixing Rubber, You Must Still Hand Mix - As mentioned above,
important material sticks to the sides and bottom of your mixing container, and the same is true
when employing a drill mixer. After drill mixing for a few minutes, a stiff mixing paddle is
used to scrape the side and bottom of the mixing container seveal times.
And Finish With The Double-Mix-And-Pour - Technique - For best results, empty the
contents of your mixing container into a new, clean mixing container and drill-mix again for
2 minutes followed by another two minutes of hand mixing before applying over your model.
Squirr el Mixers are available in metal and plastic and in different sizes. You can buy them from your Smooth-On
distributor or on-line at www.smooth-on.com.

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Coming To Our Place? Make A Reser vation Early

. . . Or, You Might Tr y To Secure A Spot On E-Bay .
The Smooth-On Introduction To Mold Making & Casting Seminars are more popular
than ever and continue to sell out months in advance (for example, our June 2003
seminar was sold out by February). We were surprised to learn that a November 2002
attendee had bought his spot at auction on E-Bay. So if you are thinking of
attending, plan ahead. We cover alot of ground in two days and have hosted people
interested in making molds for casting concrete, candlemaking, prototyping, sculpture
reproduction, special effects and much more.
Attendees bring an original model to make a mold of, followed by casting into the
mold to make a reproduction. Over the two day program, you learn by viewing slides,
videos, hands-on demos, interaction with instructors and other students and by asking
questions about your specific interests. You can learn more about what a seminar has
to offer you on our website: www.smooth-on.com. After doing these seminars for a number of years, weve
seen alot of interesting mold making and casting scenarios, and thought we would share some . . .

Smooth-On Seminar Fun Facts:

Farthest distances traveled to attend: From Australia, China, India & Omsk (Russia).
Oldest attendee thus far: 82 years old. Youngest is 16 years old.
Attended most often: 3 years in a row and booked again for this year.
Most money ever paid for a $300 seminar slot; $550 sold at auction on E-Bay (?!).
Most felonious model: 12,000 year old Indian carving stolen from Atlanta museum.
(note: we didnt know the model was stolen until FBI showed up looking for it. Model
has since been recovered). Only seminar graduate to go to jail: same guy.
Oldest model: 150 million years; 6 Allosaurus claw from Denver Museum of Science.
Most historical model: death mask from President Ulysses S. Grant.
82 year old Bob Roberts
Most gaseous model: stalk of broccoli (yes, a stalk of broccoli).
Most mysterious model: we still dont know what it was - model was brought in by a displays his seminar
handiwork.
representative from the CIA, and he was not talking. Looked dangerous, though.
Most sexually explicit model: none -we dont allow those in our class, but people try (you have no idea!).
Most unique invention / reproduction: Rubber sneakers for horses.
Model most dead: rattlesake run over by car while driving to seminar from Oklahoma. Yes, we molded it.
Most romantic: couple that met at our seminar; married about 1 year later.
Most successful graduates: A tie. Some people leave our seminar inspired enough to start their own
mold making / casting businesses. 1 graduate now has her own candle making company; 1 graduate now
has an ornamental plastering/concrete business. Both had 2002 revenues in excess of $2 million.

Netting Big $$$ Just From Being OnThe List?

List
Our website is visited by thousands of people everyday from all over the world. Some visitors are looking
specifically to have molds and/or castings made for them. Smooth-On s Mold Makers & Casters List
brings these people together with people who can do the job. It lists professionals by
specialty and has proven to be an efficient and lucrative matchmaker. There is no fee
for being listed (see list on next page).
Does the list work? It amazes us how many people and corporations are looking to
have mold making and casting work done for them. We hear regularly from listees who
say that they have landed moldmaking or casting jobs, large and small. Some have
even secured annual contracts with Fortune 500 companies and large jobs that bring in
hundreds of thousands of dollars. So, if you use Smooth-On products and are in the
business of making molds and castings, we want to try and send business your way.
Need more info? Send an e-mail to sdavis@smooth-on.com.
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The Pros: Mold Makers and Casters Who Will Do It For You
For those of you interested in having molds or castings made for you, we are proud to offer the following list of
professional mold makers and casters. If you would like to be added to this list, send an e-mail with your
business information to sdavis@smooth-on.com. This listing is updated regularly on our website: www.smooth-on.com.
Areas of expertise and rates may vary.
Other than supplying materials to these mold makers and casters, Smooth-On is not associated with and does not
warranty the work of any independent mold making and/or casting company.
Crow Atelier
207C S. Railroad Ave
Loveland, CO 80537
Contact: Tim Nimmo
Tel. 970-613-9237
Foundry/Sculpture, Molds for
Art Casting, On-Site
Monumental Molds
Daryl Davis
136 South Collin St.
Arlington, TX 76010
Tel. 817-548-3147
Molds for Artists - Silicone,
Urethane, Polysulfide, Molds
for Foundry Bronze.
(No casting.)
Phil Diers
1362 Hayes St.
San Francisco, CA. 94117
Tel. 415-567-3205
www.phildiers.com
lnskydrs@aol.com
Ornamental, Capitals, Bas Relief,
Architectural Detail
Felber Ornamental Plastering
1000 W. Washington St.
Norristown, PA 19404
Tel. 610-275-4713
Contact: James Kuryloski
www.felber.net
jk@felber.net
Architectural Restoration &
Ornaments, Mold Making, Casting

Peter Mastroianni
230 Austin Trail
Orangeville, PA 17859
Tel. 570 458 4936
Fax. 570 458 0449
www.pjmmold.com
peter@pjmmold.com
Mold Making, Prototyping,
Resin Casting
Walla Walla Foundry
405 Woodland Ave.
Walla Walla, WA 99362
Contact: Dave Anderson
Tel. 509-522-2114
Sculpture, Foundry
Mold Making Services
Jonathan Lewis
91 Hillcrest Rd.
Watchung, NJ 07060
Tel. 908-561-6189
Prototyping

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Maslyn Studios
PO Box 723
Belle Mead, NJ. 08502
Contact: Tim Maslyn
Tel. 908-359-1618
Fax: 908-359-9426
www.maslynstudios.com
timmaslyn@maslynstudios.com
Sculpture, General Mold Making &
Casting Services, Memorials,
Awards
Garland Weeks
4101 N. Quaker Ave.
Lubbock, TX 79415
Tel. 806-749-6500
Sculptor & Moldmaker
(No Casting)
Battersby Ornamental
131 Balcones Hts.
San Antonio, TX 78201
Contact: Tom Battersby
Tel. 210-736-0459
www.battersbyornamental.com
tbattersby@satx.rr.com
Architectural Restoration,
New Work, Mold Making In-Shop
or On-Site, Casting, Sculpture &
Design
Nimba Creations
England
Tel. (44) 01271 343264
Fax. (44) 01271 343897
www.nimbacreations.com
nimbacreations@hotmail.com
Special Effects Company, All
Round Expertise in Molding &
Casting for Animatronics,
Prosthetics, Miniatures,
Set Work, Props for Movies, TV

L.E.I., Inc.
453 Cottage St.
Pawtucket, RI 02861
Contact: Lukas Ingendahl
Tel. 401-726-4550
Fax 401-724-6805
Sculpture, General Mold Making
& Casting Services
CohugeCo
4938 Gray Road
Cincinnati, OH 45232
Tel. 513-542-4341
Contact: Todd Myers
tmyers@cinci.rr.com
General Mold Making & Casting,
Toys, Electronics

Linda J. Kays Studios

PO Box 387
42 Mitchell Street
Norwich, NY 13815
Tel. 607-336-2642
Fax. 607-334-8375
resin@lindakays.com
sales@lindakays.com
Dolls, Toys & Model Design
Moldmaker & Associates
P.O. Box 51
Campo, CA 91906
Contact: Michael Neff
Tel./Fax 619-478-5479
mastermoldmaker@mtnempire.net
Sculpture, Architectural Restoration
W. Robert Petro Studios
809 Himrod Road
Waterford, PA 16441
Tel. 888-811-6653
www2.velocity.net/petro
petro@velocity.net
Ceramic Mold Making, Block
Molds, Sculpting, Prototypes,
Silicone Molds
Austin Ornamental
102 Greaton Road #1
Boston, MA 02132
Contact: Sheldon Austin
Tel. 617-325-5335
Fax 617-325-6006
sk_austin@hotmail.com
Ornamental Plastering
Architectural Restoration
Plaster Visions & Design Group
86 Oak St.
Yonkers, NY 10701
Tel. 914-966-3613
Fax. 914-966-7482
Contact: Mark Iacovetta
www.plastervisions.com
Architectural Restoration
NeoRomantic Sculpture
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12 Marin St.
San Rafael, CA 94901
Tel. 415-457-2787
Contact: Jeffree Olshan
jeffreeo@attbi.com
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Prototypes, Instruction: Classes,
Book, Videos

Hayles & Howe, Inc.

Ornamental Plasterers
3500 Parkdale Ave., C-1
Baltimore, MD 21211
Tel. 410-462-0986
Contact: Graham Banks
www.hayles-and-howe.com
All aspects of ornamental
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and restoration
Jonathan Cagle
374 Cider Mill Place
Lake Mary, FL 32746
Tel. 407-321-7332
Fax. 407-302-9748
cagle@dellnet.com
Architectural Model Making,
Prototypes, Fine Scale Modeling
Creative Pattern
54 Freeman St.
Newark, NJ 07105
Tel. 973-589-1391
Fax. 973-589-1392
Contacts: David Cummins,
Jim Generoso
541392@msn.com
Dreamland Studios
Unit #7, 1780 McLean Ave.
Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 4K9
Canada
Tel. 604-942-2805
Contact: Peter Grant
www.drmlab.com
creator@drmlab.com
Sculpture, 3D Modeling, Interior
Design, Fiberglass Casting, Set
Design, Theming
JAG Collective
7307 President Dr.
Orlando, FL 32809
Tel. 407-812-1710
Fax. 407-812-1747
Contact: Tom Gardner
www.jagcollective.com
jagcollective@mindspring.com
Custom Mold Making & Casting;
Prototype Work and
Architectural Models
Jackie Lobdell
36 Stage Trail Rd.
Buffalo, WY 82834
Tel. 307-684-2452
Foundry/Sculpture Molds for Art
Castings. Molds for Bronze
Casting. Silicone, Urethane and
Polysulfide

Guy Louis XVI SPFX

2137 Hubbard Crescent
Ottawa, Ontario K1J 6L3
Canada
Tel/Fax: 613-748-7877
guy@louisxvimannequins.com
www.louisxvimannequins.com
Special Effects, Modeling,
Sculpture, and Prosthetics &
Orthotics Applications

Ceramic Imagineering
2093 Cedar Road
Nanaimo, B.C. V9X 1J6
Canada
Tel. 250-741-6539
Contact: Robin Thacker
rthacker@direct.ca
Ceramics, Plaster, Concrete,
FRP and Elastomers

Fabricating Technology, Inc.

1223 Walnut St.
Erie, PA 16501
Tel. 814-459-7771
Fax. 814-480-8809
www.maskingtools.com
fabtech@maskingtools.com
Nickel Electroform Mold Shells,
Washable Paint Masks, Paint
Machines, Paint Related
Fixtures & Jigs

Sculpture Services
37 Mowat Av. Unit # B3
Toronto, ON. M6K 3E9
Canada
Tel (416) 538-3934
Contact: Kevin Kilpatrick
sculpserv@eol.ca
Mold Making In-Shop or On-Site.
Casting, Fabrication and Props For
Artists, Designers and Architects

Savage Industrial Models

P.O. Box 138
Lyndora, PA 16045-0138
Tel. 724-285-7312
Contact: Mark Savage
RTV Molding and Urethane
Casting Industrial Models,
Especially Oil & Gas Industry
Related Miniatures

Ray Stankiewicz,
Consulting Engineer
866 Bohemia Parkway
Bohemia, NY 11716
Tel. 516-589-5254
Fax. 516-589-5261
New Product Design, Prototypes,
Model Making, Molding, Sculpting,
Casting, Architectural Models,
Patterns, Thermo Forming,
Injection Molding, Short Run
Production, Packaging Design

Railway Design Associates

P.O. Box 96 - 241 Silver St.
Monson, MA 01057
Tel. 413-596-2972
Fax. 413-596-3151
Contact: Rod Guthrie
www.railwaydesign.com
rod@railwaydesign.com
Toy/Hobby Industry Molds; Molds
for Artists; Arch. Restoration
R. Vap Studios, Inc.
6919 Silverton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45236
Tel. 513-793-4423
Fax. 513-793-4475
Contact: Jason Vap
rvstudio@fuse.net
General Mold Making & Casting,
Model Parts to Doll Limbs
C & D Tool & Mold
5862 Sulphur Springs Rd.
Brookville, OH 45309
Tel. 937-833-2385
Fax. 937-833-2385
Contact: Charles Rhoades Jr.
Prototyping & Molding Over 25
Years
Archicast
2527 Broad St.
Memphis, TN 38112
Tel. 901-923-8717
Contact: Dan Spector
www.archicast.com
archicast@earthlink.net
Architectural Mold Making and
Wax Casting

Scale Products Company

7054 C.R. 521
Bayfield, CO 81122
Tel. 970-884-0537
Contact: Dennis Evers
evers@frontier.net
Architectural, Sculpture, Mold
Making, Single Piece Prototypes,
Animations, Casting & Fabrication

Bay Plastering, Inc.

27284 Gulf Road - Suite 202
P.O. Box 37
Orange Beach, AL 36561
Tel: 251-948-8808
Fax: 251-948-8808
Contact: Michael McAdams
bayplastering@aol.com
Architectural Mold Making &
Casting, Historic Renovations,
Plastering, Stucco
A. Thayer Smith III, Inc.
4002 Edges Mill Rd.
Downington, PA 19335
Tel: 610-453-5310
Fax: 610-857-4668
thayer52@comcast.net
Architectural and Ornamental
Plastering, Mold Makers,
Fabricators and Installers
Cleveland's Custom Machining
HC 1 - Box 185A
Stratton, NE 69043
Tel: 308-276-2174
Fax: 308-276-2179
Contact: Jim Cleveland
jclevlnd@swnebr.net
www.ccmachining.com
Prototypes, Plastic Casting,
Production Casting, Spin Casting,
Block Molds
Ecclesiastical Arts, Inc.
160 Mt. Pleasant Ave.
Newark, NJ 07104
Tel: 973-350-9300
Fax: 973-350-9322
Contact: Joseph Zaky
josephzaky@aol.com
Church Sculptures

Unique Artistic Services

167 Saw Mill River Road
Yonkers, NY 10701
Contact: Stephen Brois
Tel: (914) 423-9155
Fax: (914) 423-8166
www.uniqueartistic.com
gaboon7@aol.com
Specializes in the Design,
Development and Fabrication of
3-Dimensional Models, Simulated
Natural Environments and Tactile
Sculptural Components for
Museums, Zoological Gardens and
Botanical Exhibits
J&L Machine & Tool
9520 Highway 87 E. - Suite 1
San Antonio, TX 78263
Tel. 210-649-3226
Fax 210-649-3670
Contact: Joe Hinojosa
Mold Making for Prototyping,
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Pending Process, Equipment
Repair, Custom Tooling of Jigs &
Fixtures
Rose's Candles
437 Nichols Street
Pottsville, PA 17901
Tel: 570-624-7073
Fax: 570-628-3510
info@rosescandles.com
www.rosescandles.com
Candle and Soap Making Molds.
Custom Molds either in Urethane
or Silicone

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Canada
Tel. 416-516-2023
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Molds of Sculptures, Model
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Landmark Casting
238 S. Belvidere St.
York, PA 17404
Tel. 717-812-8770
Fax 717-845-2935
Contact: Lonnie Barkby
landmarkcasting@suscom.net
General Mold Making & Casting,
Cold Cast Bronze & Resin Casting,
Fine Art Reproductions

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