Birdbath mold

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    • March 22, 2018 at 11:47 pm #12778
      Katherine Swift
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      This question comes from Ellen:

      Hi! I am wanting to make a birdbath for hummingbirds. Can you give me any ideas? Probably make a mold of silicone (2pieces) then pour resin and put the upper mold on until the resin cures. Any suggestions about how to make the 2 molds?

    • March 22, 2018 at 11:48 pm #12779
      Katherine Swift
      Keymaster

      Hi Ellen,

      A couple of questions:

      Do you have templates for your mold?
      Do I understand you correctly that you are going to make two parts – the dish and a pedestal?

    • March 23, 2018 at 12:18 am #12782
      Ellen
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      Well, I am interested in how to make a mold for the dish. Don’t I need two parts for a dish mold? Since resin is self-leveling, i don’t know how to mold the sides of the dish.

      • March 23, 2018 at 4:10 pm #12788
        Katherine Swift
        Keymaster

        A two part mold is ideal, but they are harder to make. If your dish has a flat bottom, you can make a one part mold. Make a mold box large enough for the dish. Put the flat bottom of the dish onto the bottom of the mold box. Pour your molding material. Provided your dish has a large base and/or a small lip, you should be able to demold it to use for your next project.

        Did I make sense?

    • March 23, 2018 at 6:39 pm #12819
      Ellen
      Guest

      Yes. Thank you.

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