How To Mold and Cast a Hand in Plaster Using the Alja-Safe® Alginate Starter Kit
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- čas přidán 14. 12. 2016
- It's easy and fun to make a lifecast of anyone's hand! Just follow the simple step-by-step lifecasting guide how-to video, and you will have a perfect lifecasting which will "freeze time" and create a long lasting memento. All instructional materials are included.
For more information on the Lifecasting Starter Kit, visit: www.smooth-on.com/products/li...
Suitable for making "temporary" molds of the face, hands and other body parts. In addition to being an exceptional skin safe body molding material, Alja‑Safe® alginate does not contain free crystalline silica (a known carcinogen). Alja‑Safe® also captures detail better than other alginates, giving you a more accurate reproduction of your original.
Lifecasting is an excellent skill to learn for arts and crafts, cosplay, sculpting and fine art and more.
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That is awesome! The castings are cool and creating the castings seems satisfying!
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Super cool! Can’t wait to try
I finally used my 3 lb order of the alginate, amazing product. It's crazy how much detail it catches from the gaps in your nails to the size of your veins. I botched my first attempt trying to make a mold of my arm from my fingers to my elbow when I read somewhere else to use a 4:1 ratio for another alginate product and wound up with a big container of hideous/grotesque bits of meaty looking stuff that I tossed. Didn't have enough to try again, so with the pound or so I had left I made a quick hand cast following the actual directions and wound up with a beautiful/elegant piece. Only thing that got a little screwy with it was the Perfect Cast plaster I used probably needed a wiggle in the mold as I have a couple of flat finger tips where it looks like the cast didn't make it too, even though I topped it off from the wrist. Probably because my fingers weren't pointing straight down and were more upwards with the way I had them in the mold. The mold is also fun to poke at while your bored waiting for it to harden. I might try another product by smooth on, as I really do want to make a cast of my arm for a sculpture but it looks like the alginate is not the thing for this with respect to the amount I would need to pull it off even if I did make another container like the 5x5x? box I had I made from cardboard, 1.1 rolls of duck tape, and a trash bag.
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Thank you for your very useful video... please let me know this Alginate is Sodium alginate (other name is Natri anginat)?
What is the maximum temperature Allowed to reduce the cure time? Say I want the alginate to cure in 2 minutes?
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You're welcome!
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what do you do with the Alja -safe after ? Does it recycle or break down in the waste dump ?
Alja Safe is an alginate, which will break down over time.
Is there also a material like alja safe were you can cast for instance a hand and pour it out, but which is reusable? Because alja safe is only for using it once and you have to be dast
Can you send us a tech ticket? Our team can help you - www.smooth-on.com/support/ticket/add/agree/
Can you please tell us what Plaster did you use? Cause I think it's called DAP Plaster of Paris Dry Mix. But I want to make sure.
This piece was poured in Hydrocal.
Can I used two of these lifrcasting buckets for a pregnancy casting?
It is possible to use Alja Safe for a pregnancy lifecasting but you would need to add plaster bandages for support. Can you send us a tech ticket? Our team can help you - www.smooth-on.com/support/ticket/add/agree/
What about casting a larger body part like a leg or chest?
You would probably be best off trying Body Double silicone for those types of body parts.
hi my name is arash tanks about this program i have a question How about and From where to find this material
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Followed instructions perfectly and the mix hardened SUPER fast, I didn't even get it out of the mixing pot..... very sad to waste all that money and product. PLEASE AMEND your instructions!!!!!!!!!!! I see so many users have had the same issues here and on amazon reviews.
Hi there, have you contacted our tech team regarding the issues you had?
@@smoothon I actually had to drive to the Reynolds Supplies an hour away from me the same day as I needed to get this mold made. Explained the issue to them and they said there's a lot of factors, and that for best results to use "ICE COLD water that has been FILTERED'. eg. Ice cold bottled water.
Sadly had to shell out to buy a whole new pack, which worked with the ice water, and had a separate unforeseen issue - The amount of alja provided is not enough to complete a full mold of a hand up to the wrist - it comes up just shallow.
For all users, I recommend using 1.5 packs to get enough alja to comfortably surround the upper hand and wrist.
I had to resort to using plaster cast and making a make-shift wrist mold.
Thanks
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You have to have a different ratio. 1:1 will never ever give you enough time to get the mixture that smooth as in this video. Definately not by hand! Maybe thats why they skipped it and magically the mixture was smooth.
alguien me puede ayudar dónde puedo conseguir ese gel de molde en el Ecuador - Guayaquil
Lovely
can i cast silicone into this?
Platinum silicone can be cast into alginate, we recommend a fast silicone such as Dragon Skin® 10 FAST.
If we want to buy it, where can we order it from?
Thanks for watching! A full distributor list can be found here: www.smooth-on.com/distributors/
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lovely ,
where to buy the Alja Safe molding ?
+Abdollah Motamed we have a distributor list on our website smooth-on.com
Can I do this without the bucket? Just place the alginate on the top of my body instead?
Yes, our Alja Safe Acrobat may be a better choice for a vertical surface.
@@smoothon can you add how many cups and/or measurements I should put it on for top/upper body (shoulders, arms, chest, stomach)
Can I cast hot wax into mold to make a candle?
It would be better to use Body Double silicone to mold a hand for a candle. You can cast wax into Alja-Safe, but it requires a multi-stage pour.
How do you removevair bubbles from aljasafe
Apply a thin layer of alginate to the body part first before submerging. Wetting the body part may also help.
Can you use a smaller mold container so baby hands and feet can be done?
Absolutely! Our subsidiary Accu-Cast actually makes a kit: accu-cast.us/baby-child-hand-casting-kit/
@@smoothon Thank you so much!!!
How do I do this so I don't destroy the mild?
Mould
You could use Body Double silicone to create a reusable mold. Thanks for watching, and don't forget to subscribe for more how-to videos!
You can buys all materials here: www.siliconesandmore.com/en/bodycasting-kit.html
Shame you can't reuse the mold if you cut it super carefully, I'd love to just make multiple casts of my hand/arm.