Such a nice thing to say. I'm so glad you liked it and that very much for watching. Have a really good day 👍

Cheers heaps mate yeah he loves being in the workshop to. Thanks for watching mate

Awesome Josephine 👌 thanks so much for watching and for your kind words. Im glad it worked out well for you 👍

Absolutely no problem. Super glad it helped. Make sure you kneed it well and try using a thin layer of cooking oil on you block that you're molding from

Lol thanks very much that's really nice of you to say. Thanks for watching

Thanks so much thats a really nice thing to say. They love spending time in the workshop. Good luck 👍

@@TobyFireandSteel 🙂👍

To easy Dave enjoy and comment on here if you need any help with anything 🤘thanks for watching mate

Cheers bud, much appreciated 🤜🤛

Awesome so glad to be of assistance Günther please ask if you have any questions mate. Thanks for watching mate

Thanks so much Olga 🙏

Brilliant thanks so much Randall

Thanks mate. Nah I've not tried it but I will mate. I've heard of people doing it though

Cheers Isaac I really appreciate you watching mate.

Its fully sick ay teal mica powder. Thanks bro

Toby, Fire and Steel The ducks nuts man! Great to see the little apprentice getting involved too 👍🏻

Ta mate

Lmao @ the ducks nuts. 🤣🤣

@@amethyst1826 hahaha you not heard that phrase mate? 👍👍

Cheers 🍻 👍

Awesome thanks so much for watching

Hiya mate thanks so much I really appreciate that feedback. The timber is live edge burl so it has that shape do it so when you pur it in the mold pour liquid resin onto it. It looks like that once its dry. Here's another one of my videos it probably answers better thanks again kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bchpfq2GnsqmeYU.html

Thank you very much for your kind words 👍 good luck

No problem mate. Thank you for watching

Thanks so much he loves helping out. I really appreciate the feedback

Thanks mate. I just hit it on the belt sander up to 120grit the a bit of water on it for the pic

Thanks very much patricia I have over 100 videos on my channel but am currently not making them as we've moved workshops / countries. Thanks so much for watching and commenting though 👍🏼

Thanks very much Rob 😀 👍

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That's such a nice thing to say. I really appreciate it. And thanks for watching also 👍

Corn starch does ultimately make it cheaper because it bulks it up. Im sure yours should work fine. The more you knead it the faster it goes off. My first one i did took several days before I could demold it and stunk for weeks. Maybe wait a few more days

Thanks heaps mate yeah in the pressure pot mate. Do you do anything casting mate? Some people use the vacuum chamber for a short time to remove bubbles. Theres a video on my Instagram Toby Fire and Steel of some alumilite in a vacuum chamber. Thanks for watching

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Cheers dude 🤘

Lol thanks heaps Amy 🤘

As longer work time as you want mate pretty much, absolutely no rush

Thank you

Thanks mate this is my son in this one

Hi I'm confused as to what you mean. The silicone will possibly take a day or two to cure depending on how well you kneaded it. Once you have demolded it you can possibly use it immediately but I would wait till its full dry if the water also. Before pouring resin in it

I use it all the time for less detailed projects an hour or two is best for cure 24 hours optimal.. fir resin not sure about other products ...

Thank so much.

Hi thanks heaps I have several pots of different sizes. I gmaller ines from super cheap auto and the large one from a second hand tool shop. It was a granisite sprayer.

Thanks very much Sesha 👍

Hi, it depends how well you kneaded the silicone, but my first 1 stunk for a week, maybe just leave it outside for a while. Thanks for watching

Thank you

Thank you 👍🏽

Hi no its actually what accelerates the cure process. The more you knead it the faster it goes off

Yeah it's been mentioned but thanks so much anyway 👍👍👍

Thanks heaps man m so glad you've found it helpful. I actually scored this from a second hand shop. But I use several little ones to you can get from super cheap auto or harbour freight depending on which country you're in. I've also got a knife makers podcast called Toby Fire and Steel Podcast that you would find interesting. Thanks heaps for your feedback and watching

@@TobyFireandSteel yeah cool im from cessnock are you in newy

@@broadysadventuresdownunder hahaha there you go. Yep Cameron Park mate

For this photo it was probably water or spray lacquer. But on a knife theres heaps of options if you're in australia i could suggest Uncle Bjorns Handle Finished from Nordic Edge.

Hi mate thanks for watching

Look into mold made of machinable plastics. That said if you are planning on having a business doing it. You need to know all there is to know about it. You need to do your own research and testing. In my experience you'll waste lots of money before you make any. Good luck on your venture 👍

No sorry

Cheers mate

Oh thanks mate. They are knife handle blanks the I carved them into handles for the knives I make. They both came out beautifully. Infact you can see the blue on in ticktoc vm.tiktok.com/ZSJnaaNFJ/ thanks

Cold water. Keep adding the dish soap till it feels really slimy between your fingers. Make sure you knead the silicone for a long time, the longer and more thoroughly you do the faster it will cure for you. 👍 Good luck

Great thanks so much. Cross your fingers I gonna jump right in...💙💜💙

Needs to be 100% silicone mate. Not sure if that's the reason tho 🤔

Amazing thanks so much mate. Lol om glad someone else liked the music 👍

@@TobyFireandSteel I love anything with a blues sound. After watching this I searched for La Grange by ZZ Top, Werewolves of London and then just cos it's awesome Sweet Home Alabama

Hi there thanks so much for your kind words. Really don't know its not something I've known to happen. Ive only ever seen crumbly silicone when it's exposed to high temperatures over long term. And it obviously isn't that so all I can think is it may have been the silicone itself. Do you have 100% silicone? As I wonder if additives may cause it. Thanks heaps for watching

@@TobyFireandSteel Thanks for the comment :) It was an RTV 100% Silicone. Also I remember that it included Acetic acid, I wonder if that was the problem..?

@@anatgoldstein5073 oh. That's possible maybe try a different one hopefully it works out this time

Muchísimas gracias, solo es jabón para lavar trastes, la temperatura es de agua al tiempo de la llave. Gracias por ver y saludos desde Australia!

@@TobyFireandSteel gracias por tu amabilidad.

Yeah mate I do a lot of stabilising. I have some videos on here and on my Instagram page. Toby Fire and Steel 👍

Yeah possible cheers bud

That's a pressure pot mate 👍

Hi mate I get them from turntex in the USA.

@@TobyFireandSteel thanks

Awesome thanks heaps Alexandra good idea worth remembering

If you are having trouble removingepoxy resin from a silicone mold just squirt it with 90% alcohol and it'll pop right out.

It doesn't stay shiny but it will if you polish it. Its mallee burl 👍

Toby, Fire and Steel Thank you! Sorry I’m really new at this but when you say polish do you mean like painting a layer of resin over it?

@@malkawolf1 thats ok. I mean in the same sort of way you would polish brass or silver you can polish resin

Toby, Fire and Steel thank you so much for your time!!

Not a problem 👌 thanks for watching

Hi bud, you could mate but one its super messy if you want to level off or try squash and air out etc. Secondary but possibly more important a large amount of silicone like that may take weeks to cure. Where as when you knead it thoroughly in soapy water it will cure in a few hours. Thanks so much for watching mate 👍

@@TobyFireandSteel OK, that makes sense... Thank you for your reply!

No problem thanks very much for watching

@@TobyFireandSteel is there any difference if i use cold or hot soapy water?

I'll be honest I was told it had to he could to work well but not why. I guess the it would mess with the viscosity of the silicone it would probably make it thinner recon. I'd be interested to know though of you try it bud. Thank you for watching and commenting mate

Its called coreflute

Hiya it took a couple of days for this first one but in more recent batches I've been able to demold in less than a day I'm not sure where you're didn't cure that said I didn't even know that it had an expiration date. But it could have been that I suppose yeah. 👍 thanks heaps for watching maybe wa6the new version it may help. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/asudrJd51NKWeas.html

@@TobyFireandSteel Yeah, idk if silicon actually expires or not but the one I used had a date on it. May try it again with a fresh tube. That is the video I watched ;) Thanks for replying. I usually never get a response from youtubers, not even on smaller channels so I really appreciate it! Btw, those blanks are gorgeous!

@@Spicy__Fox of course it's the least I can do if you have taken the time to watch my stuff I really appreciate ever subscriber and viewer taking the time to watch. Deffo try it again and if I can help any further please just ask 👍👍

Heya maye. The blocks in the picture were alumilite but I actually use my own brand now. www.tobyfireandsteel.com/shop/clear-casting-resin

The more you knead it mate the the faster it will cure bud. Also yeah the first time I did it we got holes that I filled will silicone afterwards

@@TobyFireandSteel thank you my friend

No problem mate 👍

Sorry I don't understand the question? Do you mean mold release? If so yep you can use it. It helps

Awesome thanks

Thats interesting I assume you are mixing the resin in a separate container and not in the mold. What type of resin are you using? Thanks for watching

@@TobyFireandSteel yeah l have been resin for a few years so know how to mix it and l use east coast resin and have not had any problems l took them out of the mold and they are slowly drying but still sticky l was thinking maybe my mold had not dried out enough Its pretty cold here in Missouri

@@organicartbylea300 oh cool. Sorry I didn't mean to question you're abilities. Yeah te possible that the silicone wasn't fully cured I suppose and as you know the cold deffo plays havoc with resin. I normally dont use my molds to the stop smelling so strongly.

Hi mate its called coreflute. Its what q lot of old style sighs are made of. 👍

Cheers man glad you were finally first. Gotta.get the Tshirts sorted dude.

"If you aint first. Your last!".... Ricky Bobby Esq lol

Hiya mate around an hour or 2 if you knead it properly. Otherwise 3 or 4 days possibly mate. Thanks for watching 👍

It's corflute material mate. Ie for sale sign

@@TobyFireandSteel the ones that go over the metal thin metal rod stands? That’s what I was thinking. Thank you

Yeah thats the same stuff dude. But you can buy it from sign makers for not a lot of money

Thanks for the nice words 👍. Sorry you have no taste in music 😉🤣lol

Yeah that could actually work great idea. Thanks for watching

@Vic B yeah you're totally right to Vic people have suggested that to but I'm yet to test it. Where about in the UK are you?

@Vic B yeah nice ive only been there once. I'm from Essex

I use a petroleum jelly and water mix. Just put it in the microwave to melt the pj and wipe it on with a paper towel. Make sure you apply it smooth, it will leave impressions from the jelly. It has never failed me.

I add a little paint thinner to vaseline, and keep that mix handy for brushing objects before I enclose them with silicone. Works with everything so far.

Hi good question but no I didn't do this with these as the silicone is too dense for the vacuum to draw bubbles out. I tend to take them out of mold and if I find any holes or voids I push the silicone gun nozzle into void and fill it up. Thanks for watching 👍

@@TobyFireandSteel I figured that. I attend Stan Winston we work in silicone daily. Im asking about the resin. You set the resin in the mold than put it in the vacuum. Are you doing that purely to release air bubbles?

Oh right cool. None put my resins in a pressure pot not a vacuum chamber. Resin in a vacuum chamber is problematic and can cause much more bubbles. Where as a pressure pot compresses the bubbles so small they become invisible to the naked eye.

Yep 100% you could you could almost put anything as long as its not to complicated in its detail 👍

Thank you for the answer I was not sure since you made video so long ago.. I learned a lot thanks for your time. 💙

No problem cheers.

No I haven't. Might be worth a little test bit though 🤔

No problem im glad it was so helpful

Yep that works thanks

Lol Toby is his own boss

Yeah that may have been th problem. Good luck and thanks for watching

Awesome news I'm glad to work out for you. That's my son by the way lol. Thanks for watching 👍

No I haven't made but apparently it does work

Yeah mate you should. In all your spare time lol

No not yet mate but it's been suggested and well be attempting that way on the next batch I recon. Thanks bud. Have you done that way?

Toby, Fire and Steel Not yet but from what I have seen, if it works as well as soap and water then it would be like making bread. Not as messy maybe?

@@UncleRandy73 awesome ta mate

Very wise

Thanks

So you can write in English but not understand the English language? It was fully explained at the beginning of the video for special people. Maybe you should watch it again 🤣🤣

@@TobyFireandSteel At least I try as a courtesy to you poor people that can speak only 1 language . English is my 3 rd and i only use it as good manners . Something you apparantly do not have . Now you have a look again . THE HEADING SAYS MAKE YOUR OWN SILICONE MOULDS FOR FREE . So actually it is you that do not understand . It is not free . You have to obtain the soap and the silicone . So ver dit my aangaan is jy n poephol wat dink jou land is die middel van die wereld . The greatness of America with a litracy rate of 60 % Jy is n fokken bobbejaan seun skud jou kop sodat jy kan wakker word. UYI-Lbtard idiot engazi lutho nge-diploma yakhato yesikole esiphakeme . Thola umnagane . Kan nie glo n mens is so stupid nie . You had to buy that stuff in the first place . Diswashing soap lasts forever . Do you wash with sand . Geen pille vir stupid nie . Jammer .

@@corneldelport7490 I have wonderful manners thanks just ask my mum 🤣🤣 great job on all the languages mate very impressed. Though the video fully covers all the points you try to smartly make for people just like you. Ps my last statement wasn't rude it was legitimate questions and points. You could clearly type well in English and watched to vidoe but obviously couldn't understand me directly and concisely answer you point. Also Australia not America. Maybe find a different channel bro if this isn't your thing. 👍 no offence meant so please dont take any but I'm sad to see a viewer go but maybe move on. 👍thanks for having the time to comment on something you didn't like

@@TobyFireandSteel No offence taken . I tried to make a point that you clearly refuse to undestand . The mould is not free . You had to buy the silicone sometime . So it is not free . Thats that. I do not feel to argue with a Ausie . I have been to your country a few times (mining industry) I love the people and the country . So I agree to disagree . Btw You have a lovely daughter . Cheers from South Africa .

@@corneldelport7490 👍

🤘😂 cool mate

The very much. It's not something I've done before obviously. Do you know anything about this sort of thing?

@@TobyFireandSteel Nope, I just thought it looked good.

@@wiltonstreet5656 thanks random stranger lol

Hi yep you definitely can. Though possibly look up some videos where the mix the silicone with naptha to make it runny. It will possibly work better for candles. Thanks for watching

Toby, Fire and Steel thank you!!

No problem 👍

Salut mon pote, vous devriez pouvoir acheter 100% de silicone dans n'importe quelle quincaillerie. Merci

@@TobyFireandSteel Merci Super

Hi Luky thanks very much mate. Greetings from Australia welcome to the channel 👍