Kyler Yang··9 min read·Guides
How Custom RTV-2 Silicone Molds Are Made
RTV-2 is the two-part A/B pour after CAD lock: pattern, often a flip, production master, then batch RTV. Mix, vacuum, witness dump. MOQ 20.
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- Custom Silicone Mold Design Guide
A broad DFM guide covering release, undercuts, splits, detail, multi-cavity layout, material selection and prototype validation.
- How to Prepare a Custom Silicone Mold RFQ
The information that helps a supplier identify the correct mold structure, process, quantity and documentation requirements.
- RTV Silicone Mold vs Steel Tooling
Understand when a flexible casting mold, compression tool or LSR tool fits the product.
- Food-Grade Silicone Molds: FDA vs LFGB
Understand what food-contact documentation means and what to request for the destination market.
Mold Design & DFM
Use this cluster for one-piece vs two-part molds, undercuts and split molds, registration keys, wall thickness and support, edge radius, logo/text detail, tolerance and shrinkage, and DFM review.
One-piece vs two-part · Undercuts and split molds · DFM review
Food & Confectionery
Use this cluster for gummy mold design, gummy size and cavity volume, chocolate molds, baking, ice and food-contact documents.
Materials & Manufacturing Process
Use this cluster for platinum vs tin cure, vacuum degassing, cure time, RTV vs HCR/HTV vs LSR, and overmolding.
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RFQ guide · Low MOQ · Custom vs off-the-shelf · Manufacturer
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Use this cluster for common defects, tearing, resin bubbles, storage/warping, lifespan and cleaning.
Common defects · Resin bubbles · Storage and warping · Mold lifespan
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- Designing a casting mold? Start with the custom silicone mold design guide.
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- 161.How Custom RTV-2 Silicone Molds Are Made
- 162.3D-Printed Masters for Platinum RTV Molds | RUUIPON
- 163.Platinum vs Tin RTV for Resin Craft Molds | RUUIPON
- 164.Shore 10A vs 30A for Complex Resin Molds | RUUIPON
- 165.Silicone Shrink Compensation on RTV Masters | RUUIPON
- 166.Food-Safe Colorant Bleeding in RTV Molds | RUUIPON
- 167.Tear Strength vs Shore A Hardness in RTV | RUUIPON
- 168.Files to Send for a Custom RTV Mold Quote | RUUIPON
- 169.Why Photo-Only Molds Freeze the Wrong mm | RUUIPON
- 170.DFM Before Tooling: RTV Calls Before Rubber | RUUIPON
Kyler Yang··8 min read·Material & demold
3D-Printed Masters for Platinum RTV Molds | RUUIPON
An SLA print can be an RTV master after wash, UV, and a seal. How inhibition shows up, when the $50 CAD applies, and what to send before we pour platinum.
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Platinum vs Tin RTV for Resin Craft Molds | RUUIPON
Platinum vs tin RTV for resin, craft, wax, and concrete molds: odor, recast life, SLA inhibition, and when tin is the wrong drum. Mix, shrink, MOQ 20.
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Kyler Yang··8 min read·Resin & craft
Shore 10A vs 30A for Complex Resin Molds | RUUIPON
For complex resin, run Mold Structure Decision before picking Shore 10A or 30A. Soft peel vs split, plug, or core. Prototype 3–7 days after CAD lock.
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Kyler Yang··8 min read·Guides
Silicone Shrink Compensation on RTV Masters | RUUIPON
Compensate platinum RTV shrink on the master, typically 0.1–0.3%, then coupon the dump. Do not paste LSR 2–3% onto an RTV cavity. MOQ 20 per design.
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Kyler Yang··7 min read·Food & confectionery
Food-Safe Colorant Bleeding in RTV Molds | RUUIPON
Color in the food is pigment bleed or wash film, not a food-grade color. Platinum path, 21 CFR 177.2600 on the article, and what to send for a recast.
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Kyler Yang··8 min read·Material & demold
Tear Strength vs Shore A Hardness in RTV | RUUIPON
Shore A is not tear strength. Soft 10A–20A skins with a stiff jacket often outlast a hard cavity. When we would not raise durometer to stop tears.
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Kyler Yang··8 min read·Buying & MOQ
Files to Send for a Custom RTV Mold Quote | RUUIPON
STEP, STL, scaled photos, or a physical sample: which file actually prices an RTV mold. Units, pour, grams, split. Simple 3D is $50 when CAD applies.
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Kyler Yang··7 min read·Guides
Why Photo-Only Molds Freeze the Wrong mm | RUUIPON
A photo without a millimetre datum freezes the wrong size into every cavity. Why we model at $50 when CAD applies before rubber. Support the photos page.
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Kyler Yang··7 min read·Design & DFM
DFM Before Tooling: RTV Calls Before Rubber | RUUIPON
DFM on an RTV mold is the split, draft, and jacket call before anyone mixes A/B. What we mark, what CAD lock means, and the files that start the 3–7 day
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