Custom silicone development · RTV mold MOQ from 20 · DFM & prototype support
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A broad DFM guide covering release, undercuts, splits, detail, multi-cavity layout, material selection and prototype validation.
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One-piece vs two-part · Undercuts and split molds · DFM review
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Brush-on is a detail coat plus a pour, not a cheaper drum. Pour-on fills a box in one shot. When each wins, typical shop waste, MOQ 20, $50 CAD when it
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An RTV mold box sets wall, pour head, and leak path. Dam, clay coil, keys in the flask. Why cartons fail. Shop clearances, MOQ 20, $50 CAD when it applies.
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Platinum RTV mix is 1:1 or 10:1 by weight, not by unmarked cups. Off-ratio faces stay tacky or crumbly. Shop scale habits, MOQ 20, $50 CAD when it applies.
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Pot life is work time in the cup. Demold time is when the cavity can leave the master. Do not dump resin at pot life. Clocks, MOQ 20, $50 CAD when it
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Rubber volume is flask minus master plus waste and pour head — not dump grams. RFQ fields, typical shop waste, mix 1:1 or 10:1. MOQ 20, $50 CAD when it
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Thin RTV skins need jackets; thick blocks spend gum and still sag. Tear, cost, and when each family wins. Mix 1:1 or 10:1, MOQ 20, $50 CAD when it applies.
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Platinum on platinum can grab, inhibit, or copy — depending on release and cure. When a second pour is a tool or scrap. MOQ 20, $50 CAD when it applies.
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A plaster jacket is a mother mold behind a platinum skin, not a cavity. When gypsum wins vs resin or a printed shell. MOQ 20, $50 CAD when that scope
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Air-dry clay can be an RTV master if you seal it. Sulfur clay inhibits platinum. Porous masters drink A/B. Typical shop path, MOQ 20, $50 CAD when it
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Seal wood, plaster, foam, and prints before platinum A/B. Release is not sealer. Inhibition vs soak-in. Typical shop path, MOQ 20, $50 CAD when it applies.
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