http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/ The Casting List Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:57:48 GMT Mike Jackson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33399 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33399 Already did that this morning. :O) I'm playing around with a couple of different ideas. I actually have a very small model of a "rotocaster", though it's Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:38:53 GMT Ted Quick http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33398 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33398 Mike, Try searching for "rotocast" in http://www.youtube.com There are several proects shown there, and you should be able to figure out how to make 1 just Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:25:00 GMT Mike Jackson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33397 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33397 I did try to use the archives, but it will only let me look at 10 out of 358 hits. There's something wrong with the search engine. A moderator needs to try Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:10:26 GMT Corey Minion http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33396 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33396 search the archives, we went over this within the year. I am in process of building a RC capable of holding molds up to 8 cf in size. Stalled the labor due to Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:03:34 GMT Evyn MacDude http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33395 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33395 Fish around in the message archives, we have hit this topic in some amount of detail. The were pictures (I think) in the files showing some ones home built Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:46:58 GMT Mike Jackson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33394 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33394 I was wondering if there was a small model rotocaster out there somewhere. The molds used in it would be around 3" x 3" x 5" (7.5cm x 7.5cm x 12.5cm). If there Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:21:49 GMT knucklehead1002002@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33393 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33393 Remove the gasket and try lubricating it with a non petroleum o ring gasket lube. If I understand you correctly, sounds like the gasket is leaking. The Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:40:42 GMT StephenF http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33392 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33392 I just pressure tested a brand new HF pressure pot. If you flip the lid over on mine, the rim of the lid is welded to the pot lid.. if that makes any sense. In Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:04:03 GMT rowdymama2002 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33391 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33391 My goodness, what a lot of great information. I will check out each of your suggestions and let you know what happens. Thankyouthankyou! You are a great group! Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:04:03 GMT Paul LaCiura http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33390 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33390 ********Edited all the extra messages at the bottom...Moderator*** Hi Jack and List, Yes, the Dow Corning 3120 is the material that was used on my two part Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:51:12 GMT Mike Bauers http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33389 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33389 Classical hard-shell scenery is a bath of hydrocal over rough public bathroom paper hand towels or newspaper. It's very much less expensive and works very much Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:51:20 GMT Charles Anderson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33388 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33388 Hi Rowdy, That's an interesting solution, we used to do something like that when we did roleplay games many years ago. Sometimes the story was cool, sometimes Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:08:42 GMT freshwatermodels http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33387 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33387 Paul, Open molds are usable but I have found them problematic. I always use two piece closed molds with proper venting and gate. The one open mold that I Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:30:26 GMT Mike Jackson http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33386 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33386 Woodland Scenics also makes a product exactly like this for making terrain features. - Mike [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:06:29 GMT Robin Ferrer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33385 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casting/message/33385 If you use the Rigid Wrap, you can waterproof it with either a spray on glaze, or acrylic paint after it is thoroughly dry.  My volcano was hinged, so that