Cast, Cut, Drill, Sand, Stain, String and Ship!

The silicone rubber molds are made and we're ready to pour a production run of 100 urethane resin castings. Follow along while I go through every step from raw resin to products ready to ship! Thanks to Al Evans for sculpting the Tiki necklace and allowing me to do it as a channel project. Check him out at Tikimania.com, CrazyAlEvans on Youtube or follow crazyaltikis on Instagram Here is a list of suppliers for the rubber, resins and waxes I use in my videos: www.dropbox.com/s/kz6mhmf7v5vpy7l/Material%20and%2… Do you have a project to suggest for the channel? Here’s a .pdf with everything you need to know: www.dropbox.com/s/pjb0l6fr7zjttec/YouTube%20Collab… SKIP AHEAD TO THE GOOD PARTS 00:00 Casting urethane resin in production molds. 02:24 Mark containers instead of using a scale when measuring resin for production pours. 03:30 Sometimes you have to tilt the molds to ensure there are no bubbles. 06:22 Unloading the pressure pot and opening up the molds. 10:48 Trimming pour funnels from the castings using a power jigsaw. 12:03 Using a flap sander on the drill press to remove the flashing from the castings. 13:11 The flap sander also does a good job of smoothing the bases. 14:04 Drilling the holes for the strings in the castings. 15:51 Staining the castings with a water-based stain. 20:32 Stringing the castings. 23:31 Remember to include urethane cup waste when budgeting a project. 25:40 Bundling the castings to make them easy to count and to ship. 25:46 Include 2 extra castings as a bonus and a precaution. 27:20 Next week week we'll be rotocasting clear resin in a snow globe mold. 27:24 Happy New Year! Here's hoping for better days ahead.

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