Modeller S Guide To Mould Making And Resin Casting

An in depth manual for modellers that takes the reader through all of the practical aspects of mouldmaking, using materials such as latex and RTV. There is extensive coverage of casting, too, enabling the modeller to produce perfect duplicates from their original pattern. While the text is aimed at mouldmaking and resin casting, covering both simple one and two part moulds, there are other casting materials covered in the book for the modelmaker who wishes to explore other media, including spin casting. There is even a chapter on vacuum forming, with details of how to build and run a 'kitchen sink' vacuum forming operation, showing how to make vaccuum forming something even the beginner can undertake with confidence.

Mouldmaking and Casting is a technical manual of the many techniques of this ancient craft and art form. With step-by-step illustrations, it explains the materials required and the processes involved to create reproductions of a range of pieces. The book covers traditional techniques as well as today's more advanced technical methods.

The scope and potential of mouldmaking and casting is fascinating. Its opportunities have been developed and expanded further by a range of new methods and materials only recently made available to the domestic market. This book provides a guide to more advanced techniques in mouldmaking and casting.

Model-making: Materials and Methods focuses primarily on the wide variety of materials that can be employed to make models; those which have been favoured for a while and those which are relatively new. The book looks at how these materials behave and how to get the best out of them, then illustrates a range of relatively simple methods of building, shaping, modelling, surfacing and painting with them. Useful features of the book include: the different uses of models in various disciplines; the sequence of making; planning and construction, creating surfaces, painting and finishing; methods of casting, modelling and working with metals; step-by-step accounts of the making of specially selected examples; simple techniques without the need for expensive tools or workshop facilities; a 'Directory' of a full range of materials, together with an extensive list of suppliers. This book is intended for students of theatre production, art & architecture, animation and theatre/television set designers where accurate scale models are necessary, and is also of interest to anyone involved with the process of making forms in 3D and the challenge of making small-scale forms in general. Superbly illustrated with 185 colour photographs.

The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook &break;&break;This is the first book to contain, in one comprehensive volume, every molding and casting procedure of use to the theater props builder (no matter what his or her level or proficiency). The author demonstrates the techniques involved in using more than thirty different materials ranging from papier-mache to breakaway glass. &break;&break;While the use of some materials–plaster and polyester resins, for example–is covered to some extent in other publications, information on the selection and use of rubber materials (latex, neoprene, silicone, and the urethanes) and the procedure for making breakaway windows and bottles is available only in The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook. &break;&break;Written in an easy, conversational style, the book will be useful to anyone involved with theater properties, puppetry, and costuming (as professionals or amateurs). It will also serve admirably the needs of students taking classes in those subjects. &break;&break;Completing the book is a special section on designing and building a vacuum forming machine suitable for use in constructing theater props. More than 450 photographs illustrate the step-by-step procedures explained throughout the entire text.

This market survey provides a detailed and independent analysis of 184 Indian foundries offering specialised casting and foundry facilities. It is an invaluable source of information for buyers with responsibility for sourcing components in the most cost-effective way. Its comprehensive tabular information allows an effective comparison to be made between candidate suppliers and so aids the choice of the right partner for the production of a very wide range of industrial products. The report devotes particular attention to the technologies that already exist in India starting from pattern making to moulding, metal preparation, and inspection and testing practices. It gives a complete picture of each foundry along with their relevant contact details. It also examines organizational details of foundries and key performance indicators as well as covering their installed and spare capacities along with the weight range of castings handled. It includes valuable information on current indicative prices for a wide range of foundry goods and has a useful section on the logistics of procurement in India. Commercial aspects prevailing in the industry are also examined. The report also contains important information on the Indian economy including the business climate, economic policies, regulatory environment, taxation as well as the strengths of the Indian castings industry. The guide will be an essential resource for specialist buyers, importers, and consulting companies wanting to locate prospective partners for outsourcing their casting requirements from India. Important new market report on the Indian castings industry Provides detailed profiles of 184 companies with a comprehensive description of the capacities of each An invaluable guide in making the best and most cost-effective choice of Indian partner for sourcing a wide range of castings