Making A Resin Template For Tracing & Routering Wood To Fit Our Silicone Molds - Time Saving Tip
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- čas přidán 13. 10. 2021
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One of the questions we get asked most often by our customers (or soon to be customers) is how to best cut pieces of wood to fit within the Crafted Elements line of odd shaped / curved / angled silicone molds. Well, there is an easy solution. Watch this video to discover best practices on creating a clear resin template for tracing, and trimming with a router table so you can get a perfect wood fit every time!
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Using the mold to make the template! Genius! Thanks for sharing.
Very nice result from what you've made an easy process. HOWEVER, as a retired Industrial Arts (AKA "Shop") teacher, I cringed when I watched you saw the wooden board on the table saw...and you did it FREEHAND! A MAJOR no-no! I had a good friend who, during one of my college woodworking classes, decided to make a freehand cut and the kickback hit him in the least desirable location for a male. To this day--nearly 50 years later--he will totally NOT use a table saw. When I was teaching, I used to give kickback demonstrations to my junior high students and, while I did not intend to scare the wits out of them, they did tell me that it surely made them respect machine safety. During my many years of teaching Industrial Arts, we NEVER had a kickback and I think it was due to the fact that I expected each student who used the table saw to think clearly and to understand what s/he was going to do when s/he hit the ON button.
So, PLEASE...tell your customers what a big mistake you made at 5:13 when you just ran that board through the table saw with no safety consideration at all. If that thing had kicked back--or you had started to stray from your marked line and then tried to correct for that, you could have had a VERY BAD kickback. Otherwise, very good process.
I totally get that. I appreciate your comment!
back in your box larry
Larry is showing concern for the people that are watching this and may not know better.. it’s a very important thing he pointed out..
@@theexhibition751 Totally understand and its good he pointed it out. I do have a band saw that I free hand cut on most of the time now. It was a lazy thing to do free hand cutting on the table saw.
@@theexhibition751 Thank you! I guess my perceived paranoia is fueled by having watched a good friend experience a kickback from a table saw being used in precisely the same way as demonstrated here. I can promise you that it is no minor accident when kickbacks happen. Many kickbacks have resulted in death, if not dismemberment. So, "forewarned is forearmed." Also, "It's much better to hear it and not need it than to need it and not hear it."
This is so awesome. First time wood working here and can’t wait to start some new projects this year
Have fun! Glad to see you found it helpful
so many good videos on how to uses your molds! definitely going to use this method for every mold I buy from y'all!
Im glad you are finding our videos helpful
Excellent instructional video! Clear, accurate information.
Thanks so much Gorden!
Marathoning your videos and making a folder for reference , that's how good they are ! Learning so much .
Ohh! Saved in a folder. That's truly an honor (I do the same thing when i find good online resources, so I'm not being sarcastic!)
@Crafted Elements None Taken
Awesome suggestion how to make templates with your molds! Going to do it right now! :)
Have fun! Thanks again.
I love you videos and have learned a lot from you. I have a question that isn't really related to the process you used here, but more about the care of the board you created in this video. You created this to be a gift. My experience is resin scratches with use. Do you give a small buffing kit with them? People have started asking me if they can buy boards from me and I am nervous about the scratching that will probably occur down the road.
Your shop appears to have one of the best dust collection systems I've seen. Can you talk about it?
Nice!!!!!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thank you for the template hack. I bought several molds to include the Romeo/Juliet set. First thing I did with all the molds was to create templates. Bingo bango…lol. Already used the router sled and love it. My homemade one did the trick but now the new sled is a game changer for me. And now another hack for trimming excess spillover on the sides (other video) by modifying a flush bit.
Sweet! Glad to hear you are using the products well! Thanks for purchasing one of the new sleds too!
Do router tables work with compact routers?
@Shawn can you do the same with the rigid molds?
Yes you can, just keep in mind most rigid molds (HDPE etc) are square or rectangle, and ideally do not need a template.
What size round over bit are you using for the edges? Thank you
1/4" round over radius is what we usually use here.
Amazing video. Do you or anyone know of any cheaper options for logos or imprinting words without a cnc machine
I use a laserpecker 😊
How does the mold hold up if you need to use a flame to get rid of epoxy bubbles?
You are ok to use a heat gun or torch on your epoxy, you just want to avoid holding it near the mold for any period of time. When i do it, I wave it back and forth quickly, just enough to pop the bubbles but not heat up the mold.
Can you use mosaic tiles and cements in your molds?
Yes! Just use a mold release first!
Hi there, what kind of epoxy do you use for making the templates? I currently have Total Boats Table Top and Total Boats Thick Set
TotalBoat Makerpoxy or TotalBoat Thickset would both work fine.
Do you use food grade safe product for charcuterie board?
Generally, yes.
How much resin did it take? Great idea…. Want to get one of those. How much resin does that mold hold?
It's dependant on the specific mold you are using. However, I think it was roughly 1/4" full, so roughly 40-50oz of resin to make the clear template on that one.
Here’s my hack…. A small piece of painters tape to the inside of yur mold, mark at your 1/4” - 1/2” line, pour water to the line, pour that in a measured cup. Bingo bango you have your amount. I did that with my R/J set.
What grid do you usually use for the apoxy or resins?
I'm sorry, I'm a bit lost. What grid? Do you mean grit as in sandpaper grit? If so you start with 80 or 120 grit (coarse) then move up. I usually only to 320 grit, but there are some that go to 2000 or 3000 grit, then polish, to get a glass like finish.
@@CraftedElements yea! Is what I meant. Sorry! I just ordered a crops mold from you. I can’t wait to get it. Now I need to get the apoxy. What do you recommed?
@@mariocorona2890 Check out the video on this channel about epoxy resin -> czcams.com/video/S0--3aircpA/video.html
Rather than using expensive double-sided, tape, can you use painters tape with CA glue on the opposing surface’s
100% you could. No issue using the masking tape and CA glue method.
3:35 Bro, if you have a router table, you know what a flush trim bit is.
I made a similar video a few weeks ago
How dare you
@@twsbrl2xlldmoney355 😂
Ohhhhh snap! We appreciate you, keep up the amazing work.
What is mold release spray
craftedelements.com/products/mann-ease-release-300?_pos=1&_sid=8212ae611&_ss=r
How can I order my custom mold????
We do not make custom molds.
Do you have a price list of your molds?
There are over 90 in our line, you can shop them at CraftedElements.com
I did want to ask. If I come up with an idea for something like this, could I send that to you and you make a mold for it?
Tooling for our small molds typically costs us $600-$800 USD. Large molds can be $10K+ in initial tooling. Thus, as long as you can cover the tooling cost we can usually accomodate.
@@CraftedElements wow! I had no idea it could cost that much!?
@@thehickorylanewoodshed2378 Yes, 99% of customers don't which is why we generally just say "we dont make custom molds" because I have yet to have a customer asking for a custom mold agree to pay the tooling cost.
@@CraftedElements maybe that would be a good video to show and explain why the costs are so high.
CAN I PUT IN A REQUEST TO DO A FOOT BALL HELMET SILICON EPOXY MOLD? THAT WOULD BE BADASS !
Im sorry but right now we do not make custom molds.
What would an estimated cost be to make this project?
A template made of resin? It would depend on the thickness of the template and the resin used. But likely around $20-$30.
My apologies, I meant the final product, not the template.
@@djbartles7337 Perhaps $40-$60 in materials (wood and resin), then your time (2-5 hours)
My guy, that's like $30 in resin. Dust the edge of the mold with graphite and use it as a stamp on a light piece of wood pr thin MDF, carefully cut on the line of your stamped wood, sand to the line to perfect it.
That’s another way to do it! The resin method here is definitely more accurate and reduces possible error
Please, I have the idea to do a lot of work with Epoxy, and I have completed the materials I need, but there is not even one silicone mold in the country where I live, Africa, Ethiopia, and if there is anyone who can cooperate with me, please send it to me.
Hi! We do actually ship worldwide so you can checkout on our site CraftedElements.com and then choose the best shipping option to Ethiopia.
just sell people laser cut acrylic templates/ make more $$$$$$$$$$$ :P will probably cost less money for people to buy that the resin to cast a template.
We do -> craftedelements.com/collections/router-templates
I'm not the safety police but any time I see freehand cuts on a table saw I cringe......
Nothing like stealing trademarked logos to demonstrate your product.