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How can I make a rubber stopper at home? tia sal
Greetings all,
I would like to make my own rubber stoppers I have created a mold using plaster of paris, I have tried epoxy and fiberglass resin but these end up being to hard does anyone know what I can use to make softer rubber stoppers. TIA SAL |
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wrote in message ... Greetings all, I would like to make my own rubber stoppers I have created a mold using plaster of paris, I have tried epoxy and fiberglass resin but these end up being to hard does anyone know what I can use to make softer rubber stoppers. TIA SAL Why? The scientific supply catalogs are full of stoppers. This seems like a quest to reinvent the wheel. You could never make stoppers one-at-a-time that would be as uniform or inexpensive as what you can buy ready-made. Unless, of course, you are making some anatomically correct sort of "stopper" for some activity that we don't need to know about. |
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"Moonraker" wrote in
: wrote in message ... Greetings all, I would like to make my own rubber stoppers I have created a mold using plaster of paris, I have tried epoxy and fiberglass resin but these end up being to hard does anyone know what I can use to make softer rubber stoppers. TIA SAL Why? The scientific supply catalogs are full of stoppers. This seems like a quest to reinvent the wheel. You could never make stoppers one-at-a-time that would be as uniform or inexpensive as what you can buy ready-made. Unless, of course, you are making some anatomically correct sort of "stopper" for some activity that we don't need to know about. Cute :-) We know where your mind is hahahah (anatomically correct....) I'm making various shapes with glass and epoxy resin for a hobby. buying stoppers from the catalog won't match the strange shapes I make. Try and by 1 heaxagonal stopper from a catalog. shipping and handling alone is 5 times the price of the stopper if you can find it. Besides learning is funny and so is the satisfaction of making something with your own two hands TIA SAL |
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You might want to look at http://www.devcon.com/ they make a number of
products which may be suitable. I expect Dw Corning do also. wrote: Greetings all, I would like to make my own rubber stoppers I have created a mold using plaster of paris, I have tried epoxy and fiberglass resin but these end up being to hard does anyone know what I can use to make softer rubber stoppers. TIA SAL |
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Now that they've had their fun with you, I'd say to check out Latex Mold
making material.... or such. I've made molds with it and it may be the consistency you're looking for. Or try good old silicone in a tube, eh? Squirt that stuff into your mold and give it a week or so to cure... or simply build it up in 1/4" thick layers which will cure overnight, than add another layer. It does come in black for that traditional all stopped up look. I only "ask outside the box" when my thinker stops thinking outside same. See what else YOU can come up with and let US know....;-) I'm sure curious... and remember, the perfect wheel ain't been invented yet! cheers, Jacques Bordeleau ======================================= wrote in message ... Greetings all, I would like to make my own rubber stoppers I have created a mold using plaster of paris, I have tried epoxy and fiberglass resin but these end up being to hard does anyone know what I can use to make softer rubber stoppers. TIA SAL |
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fresh silicone generally won't stick to cured silicone. nothing usually
sticks to it, for that matter. "Sundog" wrote in message ink.net... Now that they've had their fun with you, I'd say to check out Latex Mold making material.... or such. I've made molds with it and it may be the consistency you're looking for. Or try good old silicone in a tube, eh? Squirt that stuff into your mold and give it a week or so to cure... or simply build it up in 1/4" thick layers which will cure overnight, than add another layer. It does come in black for that traditional all stopped up look. I only "ask outside the box" when my thinker stops thinking outside same. See what else YOU can come up with and let US know....;-) I'm sure curious... and remember, the perfect wheel ain't been invented yet! cheers, Jacques Bordeleau ======================================= wrote in message ... Greetings all, I would like to make my own rubber stoppers I have created a mold using plaster of paris, I have tried epoxy and fiberglass resin but these end up being to hard does anyone know what I can use to make softer rubber stoppers. TIA SAL |
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On Thu, 07 Jul 2005 11:17:12 GMT, wrote:
Greetings all, I would like to make my own rubber stoppers I have created a mold using plaster of paris, I have tried epoxy and fiberglass resin but these end up being to hard does anyone know what I can use to make softer rubber stoppers. TIA SAL I have used both of these firms products, to build flexible molds and for hard cast resins. What makes these 2 places excellent are their "how-to" guides so you can learn about the different properties you can cast. http://www.polytek.com/ http://www.smooth-on.com/ - Ed |
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Solly Cholly .... that is the recommended procedure direct from Corning for
filling in large cavities. I was on a project in Austin once where the glass company hung a 3' high x 12' long, 1" thick piece of plate glass over the entry to the ballroom prefunction area (after I'd etched on it). The glass was first positioned top-edge-down into a steel beam with steel plates attached 6" tall .... the 1/2" wide cavity left betweem the front and rear surfaces of the glass was filled, 1/2" at a time per instructions, with silicone...and this, according to Corning, would support the entire weight of the glass!!!!! The glass company decided to put 2 small steel supports under the very ends ofg the glass "in case"...I agreed! The entire piece was then flipped over and hung by the steel beam between the floor to ceiling etched panels on either end. Technically amazing...I did my part, they did theirs..... cheers, Jacques Bordeleau ============================================= "Charles Spitzer" wrote in message ... fresh silicone generally won't stick to cured silicone. nothing usually sticks to it, for that matter. "Sundog" wrote in message ink.net... Now that they've had their fun with you, I'd say to check out Latex Mold making material.... or such. I've made molds with it and it may be the consistency you're looking for. Or try good old silicone in a tube, eh? Squirt that stuff into your mold and give it a week or so to cure... or simply build it up in 1/4" thick layers which will cure overnight, than add another layer. It does come in black for that traditional all stopped up look. I only "ask outside the box" when my thinker stops thinking outside same. See what else YOU can come up with and let US know....;-) I'm sure curious... and remember, the perfect wheel ain't been invented yet! cheers, Jacques Bordeleau ======================================= wrote in message ... Greetings all, I would like to make my own rubber stoppers I have created a mold using plaster of paris, I have tried epoxy and fiberglass resin but these end up being to hard does anyone know what I can use to make softer rubber stoppers. TIA SAL |
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And so far, the guillotine hasn't fallen? How long was it in the air before
you finally stopped holding your breath? Wow, what a story. "Sundog" wrote in message nk.net... Solly Cholly .... that is the recommended procedure direct from Corning for filling in large cavities. I was on a project in Austin once where the glass company hung a 3' high x 12' long, 1" thick piece of plate glass over the entry to the ballroom prefunction area (after I'd etched on it). The glass was first positioned top-edge-down into a steel beam with steel plates attached 6" tall .... the 1/2" wide cavity left betweem the front and rear surfaces of the glass was filled, 1/2" at a time per instructions, with silicone...and this, according to Corning, would support the entire weight of the glass!!!!! The glass company decided to put 2 small steel supports under the very ends ofg the glass "in case"...I agreed! The entire piece was then flipped over and hung by the steel beam between the floor to ceiling etched panels on either end. Technically amazing...I did my part, they did theirs..... cheers, Jacques Bordeleau ============================================= "Charles Spitzer" wrote in message ... fresh silicone generally won't stick to cured silicone. nothing usually sticks to it, for that matter. "Sundog" wrote in message ink.net... Now that they've had their fun with you, I'd say to check out Latex Mold making material.... or such. I've made molds with it and it may be the consistency you're looking for. Or try good old silicone in a tube, eh? Squirt that stuff into your mold and give it a week or so to cure... or simply build it up in 1/4" thick layers which will cure overnight, than add another layer. It does come in black for that traditional all stopped up look. I only "ask outside the box" when my thinker stops thinking outside same. See what else YOU can come up with and let US know....;-) I'm sure curious... and remember, the perfect wheel ain't been invented yet! cheers, Jacques Bordeleau ======================================= wrote in message ... Greetings all, I would like to make my own rubber stoppers I have created a mold using plaster of paris, I have tried epoxy and fiberglass resin but these end up being to hard does anyone know what I can use to make softer rubber stoppers. TIA SAL |
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Hahahahah.... It was hung about 20 years ago in the "new' Marriott at the
Capitol in Austin, Tejas..... I never saw anything about in on the evening news....LOL....so I guess it's still hanging there...;-) cheers, Jacques Bordeleau ================================================== ============ "Moonraker" wrote in message .. . And so far, the guillotine hasn't fallen? How long was it in the air before you finally stopped holding your breath? Wow, what a story. "Sundog" wrote in message nk.net... Solly Cholly .... that is the recommended procedure direct from Corning for filling in large cavities. I was on a project in Austin once where the glass company hung a 3' high x 12' long, 1" thick piece of plate glass over the entry to the ballroom prefunction area (after I'd etched on it). The glass was first positioned top-edge-down into a steel beam with steel plates attached 6" tall .... the 1/2" wide cavity left betweem the front and rear surfaces of the glass was filled, 1/2" at a time per instructions, with silicone...and this, according to Corning, would support the entire weight of the glass!!!!! The glass company decided to put 2 small steel supports under the very ends ofg the glass "in case"...I agreed! The entire piece was then flipped over and hung by the steel beam between the floor to ceiling etched panels on either end. Technically amazing...I did my part, they did theirs..... cheers, Jacques Bordeleau ============================================= "Charles Spitzer" wrote in message ... fresh silicone generally won't stick to cured silicone. nothing usually sticks to it, for that matter. "Sundog" wrote in message ink.net... Now that they've had their fun with you, I'd say to check out Latex Mold making material.... or such. I've made molds with it and it may be the consistency you're looking for. Or try good old silicone in a tube, eh? Squirt that stuff into your mold and give it a week or so to cure... or simply build it up in 1/4" thick layers which will cure overnight, than add another layer. It does come in black for that traditional all stopped up look. I only "ask outside the box" when my thinker stops thinking outside same. See what else YOU can come up with and let US know....;-) I'm sure curious... and remember, the perfect wheel ain't been invented yet! cheers, Jacques Bordeleau ======================================= wrote in message ... Greetings all, I would like to make my own rubber stoppers I have created a mold using plaster of paris, I have tried epoxy and fiberglass resin but these end up being to hard does anyone know what I can use to make softer rubber stoppers. TIA SAL |
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