Interaction Design: Resin Phase Second Attempt (part 3)

Interaction Design: Resin Phase Introduction (part 2)

I bought some more rubber and made two moulds; using the new rubber to make one, and cutting off the surfaces from the last one and re-melting the rubber to make another.

On one, I used the release wax. This time to prevent stray fibres I used a paintbrush to apply the wax and a micro fibre cloth for polishing. This worked better as there was less fibre on the mould but it was still dull looking. I also applied several coats instead of just two.

I left the other mould free from any release agent, so the resin had direct contact with the rubber itself.

I also used two brass rods in each cast for the supports to help make it more stable once placed in the box.

Unfortunately, I had exactly the same problems on both moulds, the exposed surface cured perfectly and the unexposed surfaces had a few millimetres of not fully cured resin that were quite tacky to the touch.

Interaction Design: Resin Phase Introduction (part 4)