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How To Make A Self Locking Silicone Mold

My name is Eric Strebel, I am an Industrial Designer and run Botzen Design Inc., a product design and development company focusing on handheld and table top consumer products. I design products for global partners from initial concept to mass production, including hand drawn ideation concept sketches, mock-ups, prototypes, as well as CAD and pre production samples. I bring dreams to life and I also document and preserve my craft & process on my Design and Making YouTube channel .

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September 20th, 2021September 13th, 2021

How to get the perfect locking alignment to a mold

The Making of a Mascot Part 2: Shaping MDF to Mold Fiberglass

By Tyler Winegarner

Tyler Winegarner

Video producer for Make:, also tinkerer, motorcyclist, gamer. Reads the comments. Uses tools, tells stories. Probably a human. Tweets @photoresistor

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April 27th, 2016April 26th, 2016

Makey is beginning to take shape in the latest installment of “The Making of a Mascot”. See how Shawn preps a prototype to mold fiberglass.

This Cold Casting Technique Lets You Cast Metal Props Without a Forge

By Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy S Cook

Jeremy is an engineer with 10 years experience at his full-time profession, and has a BSME from Clemson University. Outside of work he’s an avid maker and experimenter, building anything that comes into his mind!

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March 30th, 2016March 28th, 2016

Cold casting is a technique that allows you to get metallic props that are magnetic, can be buffed to a shine, or artfully rusted.

DiResta: CNC Mold for Leather Compact Case

By Jimmy DiResta

Jimmy DiResta

I make stuff.

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June 6th, 2015June 5th, 2015 5

The idea come to me to utilize the CNC to create a mold for a leather and bronze compact case.

Pear Babies Are Growing on Trees in China

By Krista Peryer

Krista Peryer

Cosplayer, writer, craftswoman at Ruby Fern, and co-founder of the non-profit The Geek Foundation. I love creativity and being a maker!

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August 28th, 2014 6

Babies are growing on trees in China. Little babies with tiny facial features, closed eyes and daintily crossed hands. These are not normal babies though, these are pear babies. That’s right. Pears that are shaped like babies, and they look oddly realistic. Fruit Mould Co, Ltd. is a company that specializes in creating molds so […]