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Post by l on Apr 10, 2017 21:06:41 GMT -5
If you would be willing to shrink a head for me, please PM. I have the head and will mail it to you. It shouldn't be too hard a deal to get done. I'd be willing to pay to get the head and several copies and allow the shrinker to keep the head. I even have an idea of what the size of the head should be.
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Henchmen4Hire
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Post by Henchmen4Hire on Apr 10, 2017 23:14:17 GMT -5
I almost want to say it would be cheaper and faster to get the head scanned and digitally shrunken to print through Shapeways or something.
The process for shrinking it physically would go something like-
Make mold of the head
Cast with Hydroshrink
Monitor the head 24/7 until it has shrunk to just the right size
Make another mold of it
Cast the new smaller heads
Pray the entire time that all your materials are compatible so you didn't just waste $60 worth of materials
Pray there are no bubbles lol
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Post by aaron34 on Apr 11, 2017 4:26:18 GMT -5
Rhino kustoms - find him on facebook!
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Post by l on Apr 15, 2017 0:11:44 GMT -5
Thanks. I've contacted Rhino and he appears to be on a vacation at the moment. Hench- What is shapeway?
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Post by Tommycoholic on Apr 15, 2017 4:16:54 GMT -5
You can easily shrink a head by adding odorless mineral spirits to the silicone. The spirits fade away in 3-5 days causing the mold to shrink. I've done it many times and you don't even have to buy a whole new product.
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Post by l on Apr 15, 2017 14:20:51 GMT -5
You can easily shrink a head by adding odorless mineral spirits to the silicone. The spirits fade away in 3-5 days causing the mold to shrink. I've done it many times and you don't even have to buy a whole new product. Wait. So basically just cast the head and mix in some spirits into the solution? |
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Post by Tommycoholic on Apr 16, 2017 1:23:04 GMT -5
You can easily shrink a head by adding odorless mineral spirits to the silicone. The spirits fade away in 3-5 days causing the mold to shrink. I've done it many times and you don't even have to buy a whole new product. Wait. So basically just cast the head and mix in some spirits into the solution? That's right, i've found a video of it: |
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Post by Henchmen4Hire on Apr 16, 2017 4:30:22 GMT -5
I wonder if instead of adding mineral spirits to the mold, we can add mineral spirits to the head and have that shrink instead.
I have some Flex 30 from Alumilite but who knows if that's compatible with this.
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Post by Tommycoholic on Apr 16, 2017 5:21:02 GMT -5
I wonder if instead of adding mineral spirits to the mold, we can add mineral spirits to the head and have that shrink instead. I have some Flex 30 from Alumilite but who knows if that's compatible with this. That won't work at all. |
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