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4th If you haven't already done so - check your library and the web for good books with pictures and directions on mold making for many applications. Someday there will be a book "Mold-Making for Dummies" but for now check out "Mold Making For Ceramics" by Donald Firth for a quick read and/or "The Prop Builder's Molding and Casting Handbook," by Thurston James. "Working with Plastics - a Time Life Book," is also usually availabel with many other good ideas. | |
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5th. Modeler's Resource magazine published a 2-part article - " The First Timer's Guide to Molding Your Masterpeice." By Fred De Ruvo "If you would like to learn the basics of molding an casting your own original product, this article may serve as a beginning"...states the magazine.
If you email me at whip@suremold.com - I'll send a copy of this article from Modeler's Resource, June/ July 2002 issue to you, as well as subscription information, if desired. |
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Need more ideas - check out these websites Make-Stuff.com or ArtsAndCraftsBusiness@About.com and if you want ideas about replicating nature in a big realistic way see the Larson Themed Construction site..
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Make your own shoes, orthopedics, faux bricks or make our product of the month. See last month's product of the month 1. "How to Make Your Own Medieval Armor" and this Month's Product Of Month, "How To Make Animal Archery Targets or Taxidermy models." Look for next month's Product Of The Month - "How To Make Small Figurines, Toys and Faux Fruit" and wait until you see what is coming next. | |
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Want a new business idea? How about making your own mannequins?
There is a big market out there for creating new mannequins that more closely reflect the American woman's real size. Written about in major news sites, this is a niche that could easily be filled by an enterprising entrepreneur.
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ENJOY THIS WEBSITE
We created this website to share wih everyone who had a dream or just a good idea to make something and give it as a gift, sell it or keep it for themselves. The products we share on this website are molded one at a time with mistakes and thrils and spills until we get it right for you. Only after making these items many times, do we offer them for you to mold yourself.
Each project shown on this website is a step-by-step process and adventure that we have experienced before offering it to you to become a molding adventure of your own. Take advantge of this growing list of products and adventures and new business ideas. Don't short change yourself by trying to go to fast or skip any steps in making your new molded products...and product opportunities Don't forget to laugh at your mistakes along the way. We only go through life once - make it fun and profitable.
jWe see different product ideas everywhere we go and so will you. We see ideas everywhere from the pet store and garden shop to antique stores, bird houses and nature all around us. Catch a look at our wensite regularly to get an idea or see what we have found and are molding next. It might be a large outside reproduction, a variety of unique birdhouses....or someone's idea. As we try them and make it work, we'll make the idea available for you to mold too. We'll also add pictures as we go along and think it will be fun for you to follow along as we develop new projects, make choices and develop new products that will work for you or your business.
Remember, the whole point of creating this site is so we can make this journey together. We have added a forum section so we can chat back and forth and allow the more experienced molders to step in with advice, caution or just a better idea. Click on our site from time to time, let us know how you found us and check out our latest work in progress or latest products. We're working on new items everyday and will add new ideas (maybe yours) as our products progress to completion.
We welcome your thoughts, ideas, comments or anything else. Feedback is alway welcome to any of our projects...or just to tell us about your idea. Use our forum (We'll add others as we progress). It's free and fun to talk about things you like to mold...and it's available to everyone!
