Silicone moulds can be used in a vast array of applications, the general rule is that silicone is best for low volume replications of objects. With it’s low shrinkage and ability to copy detail makes it ideal for most casting applications added to the ability to handle a large range of temperatures. There are many types of silicones we are sure to be able to supply you with so contact us and let us find the one suitable for your needs. Silicone can also be used in a verity of applications as a end product and not just as a mould.
Common casting materials used in silicone include but not exclusively: Chocolate, icing, resin, plaster of paris, wax, pewter, polymer clay, soaps and cement to name a few
At our Crafty Corner studio we make custom moulds on request, these are include moulds made from, but not exclusively, Polyester resin, 3D printed, Silicone.
For more information and quotes please contact Mark on 082 855 2236 or mark@craftycorner.co.za
This silicone mould was created from a part originally 3D printed and then turned into a split silicone mould. Silicone mould can be used for soaps, wax, resins, and cements, almost anything you can imagine that is the versatility of silicone Added August 2019
This mould will be sued in making boxing glove key rings out of silicone rubber for the local boxing club called Jab
Floating rose candles made in a silicone mould and out of wax.
Buddha candles made from wax in a single piece split silicone mould
These Ganesha wax statues were made as wedding invitations and as candles as well, the master mould was a single piece silicone mould.
3D printing all the parts to make a soap master, then using the master to make my silicone mould.
It is much easier and cheaper to get us to help you design inserts that fit into our soap moulds so that you can customise them for your customers or even just for your own use. These inserts lie loose inside the moulds allowing you to simply remove and insert a new one to make a completely different impression. This system make it much more cost effective to have different logos for different customers as you no longer need to make an entire new set of moulds from scratch .
This mould was commissioned by St Gobain here in SA as part of the art project that they used in the prefab building competition in Dubai in 2018. We first made the positive from sulphur free sculpting clay, then over this we cast a fibreglass layer that made the mould. Once freed up we finished off the mould so that we could cast the test item as seen in the below picture.
This is a single piece split silicone mould that we used in making these statues for the Nurses Association of South Africa.
Buddha head silicone split mould with a 3d printed wrap to ensure the mould stays in exact position. 7cm in height 8cm accross the shoulders R280.00 each
This is a single piece open back silicone mould we made to replicate the sea shell in chocolate. The image below the mould is that of the sea shell replicated in white dental stone