Mold Making and Casting and how it can be used in are community

Hi all

With the Idea of community and all the fun stuff we are getting are selves into because of forums like this great one. I cant help but ask myself how I fit in to it all. Im a fine art sculptor with skills in moldmaking and casting.

With that said I can say that Im just hitting the surface in my attempt to became self sufficient. I would like to know what I can do in this community to bring things to a new level. We have great resources all around us and I would Like to be one of them.

(I would like to expand on this more but will be late to work)

First of all Jason - welcome to Permies! You ask a great question. Hopefully you will get some interesting answers.

If you could post pictures of some of your molds and casts - that would be fantastic.

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Hey is a mold and the casting that I got out of it. I would say that this is a complicated process that can be done with plaster, an earth friendly material compared to silicon. I have s love hate relationship with this work. I hope I can fine something that will allow me to do what I like but not effect are planet.

I have begun casting large pieces again in metal. It came about from my breaking a gear on my metal lathe and the probability of finding a replacement gear being nill.
Mold making and kiln work are something I have done for a long time with jewelry sized pieces my casting of larger pieces I haven't done since college but enjoyed it.
With a forge, small foundry and lathe/mill there are very few things that one couldn't make.