Over 106,000 molds available for concrete, plaster, soap, wax, chocolate, confections, and other casting materials!

Web Version of our Newsletter
October 5, 2007

Return to Newsletter Archive List

To Subscribers of Mold Warehouse
October 5, 2007

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Contents:

1. NEWSLETTER PRIZE CONTEST UPDATE AND WINNER FOR AUG. 07!

2. Making the perfect casting in plaster

3. New molds added! Quite a few new additions.

4. Custom soaps and chocolate molds.

5. Helping us grow

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1. NEWSLETTER PRIZE CONTEST UPDATE AND WINNER FOR AUG. 07!
_______________________________________________________________________

There were 5 people out of 240 subscribers that filled out the form for the last contest so no one
won the prize for being the 10th person to fill out the form. However, we still had our random second
chance drawing and our winner for the Second Chance drawing was Betty from Sacramento, CA.
Her wish list was for:
Kinara chocolate mold
Africa Kwanzaa chocolate mold
Gye Nyame chocolate mold
Betty, congratulations for your win of the contest, you should have already received your molds by now.
_______________________________________________________________________

Since there has been a nearly total lack of interest in the newsletter contest, I am discontinuing
it for a while. The amount of work involved to set up the web site part of it is better used in making some
new molds for our soap and chocolate line, and hopefully soon making additions to
our line of PMC clay impression molds.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2. Making the perfect casting in plaster
_______________________________________________________________________

Casting in plaster is fun and easy, if you know how to do it right. The most problems
people have in casting plaster is in how you begin the mixing of the plaster and water.

What I do:

Fill the mold with water that is going to be cast in plaster.

Empty the water from the mold into a container you will mix the plaster in. This will
ensure that your mold will be filled completely with your plaster mix once the correct amount
of water and plaster is mixed.

If you are going to make more than one casting in the same mold, you can mark the
container for the water level you added so you don't have to put water in the mold again.

Next, prepare the mold with mold release. I use a half and half mix of fragrance free dish soap
and water and wipe the surface of the dry mold and let it dry. Then lightly polish it out
and make sure there isn't any residue left in puddles in the mold.

Once the mold is ready, start by sprinkling plaster into the water you have ready until it
starts to peak above the water level. I use my hand to make sure there aren't any lumps
in the plaster as it is put in the water.

NOTICE: THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART, MIX THE PLASTER
INTO THE WATER, DO NOT ADD WATER TO PLASTER. THIS IS THE SECRET TO MAKING THE PERFECT CASTING!

Let the plaster set in the water for a minute or two, and then with a rubber spatula, or disposable stick,
mix the plaster and water for a couple minutes and try not to raise and lower the mixer utensil so you
don't introduce any air bubbles into the mix.

Pour the mixture slowly into the mold until it is up to the level you want the casting to be
and tap the table to get any trapped air bubbles to release.

At this point, you will want to add a wire or string to the back for hanging if you are going to do that.
It is easy to do if you have a small stick spanning the mold sides to support the wire until the plaster sets.

Any extra plaster can be poured into a small mold you might have setting
around and prepared with mold release or poured into a disposable container of some type.

DO NOT RINSE MIXING CONTAINERS DOWN A SINK OR DRAIN, EVEN A THIN MIX WILL
SETTLE OUT AND SET UP AND CAUSE PROBLEMS!

I wait at least a couple hours before taking the casting out of the molds. They might be set up
enough in 20 minutes or so, but they are still going to be very soft.

Place the castings where they can get plenty of air flow to dry well. After they are dry,
you can paint them, stain them, carve them, and finish them in many ways.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

3. New molds added! Quite a few new additions.
_______________________________________________________________________

NEW MOLDS ADDED TO THE SITE:

Concrete Garden Stone Molds:

http://www.moldwarehouse.com/texas_longhorn_garden_stone.html
http://www.moldwarehouse.com/gorilla_garden_stone.html

Concrete Bench Top Molds:

http://www.moldwarehouse.com/texas_longhorn_bench_mold.html
http://www.moldwarehouse.com/gorilla_bench_mold.html

Plaster and Craft Molds:

http://www.moldwarehouse.com/texas_longhorn_plaster_mold.html
http://www.moldwarehouse.com/gorilla_plaster_mold.html

Chocolate Molds:

http://www.moldwarehouse.com/texas_longhorn_chocolate_mold.html
http://www.moldwarehouse.com/hummingbird_chocolate_mold.html
http://www.moldwarehouse.com/mexican_lizard_chocolate_mold.html
http://www.moldwarehouse.com/poodle_chocolate_mold.html
http://www.moldwarehouse.com/prayingmantis_chocolate_mold.html

Soap Molds:

http://www.moldwarehouse.com/6oz_texas_longhorn_soap_mold.html
http://www.moldwarehouse.com/3oz_texas_longhorn_soap_mold.html

http://www.moldwarehouse.com/3oz_hummingbird_soap_mold.html
http://www.moldwarehouse.com/6oz_hummingbird_soap_mold.html

http://www.moldwarehouse.com/3oz_mexican_lizard_soap_mold.html
http://www.moldwarehouse.com/6oz_mexican_lizard_soap_mold.html

http://www.moldwarehouse.com/3oz_poodle_soap_mold.html
http://www.moldwarehouse.com/6oz_poodle_soap_mold.html

http://www.moldwarehouse.com/3oz_prayingmantis_soap_mold.html
http://www.moldwarehouse.com/6oz_prayingmantis_soap_mold.html

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

4. Custom soaps and chocolate molds.
_______________________________________________________________________

Custom soap and chocolate molds are part of what I do in the molding business. We make quite a few molds
during the year for both soaps and chocolates for customers. Weddings, Anniversaries, Birthdays, Business
Logo molds, and other events are most of what we do for molds. One thing that is interesting about how I
make the custom molds here is that I am not limited on shape or sizes. Since I am also an artist of sorts,
I can also model custom molds if needed. I don't do that as often as it is more expensive, but I can do it
when it is needed.
Cost for an average custom chocolate mold done with our photo engraving process starts at $75 plus shipping
and includes 6 single cavity molds with the order. More available at time of order if needed for only $5 per each one
and if a larger production mold is needed I can work with you on that too.

A semi custom system I have for doing Monogrammed soaps and chocolate bars is extremely affordable at only $12.95 for
the molds.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

5. Helping us grow
_______________________________________________________________________

We appreciate all the efforts and purchases our newsletter subscribers have done for us.
Without you, our business cannot keep growing or even exist without your
support.

Passing this newsletter on to friends and family helps let more folks know about us and
what we do. Please feel free to forward this newsletter or a link to our web site
at http://www.moldwarehouse.com on to others.

Thank you for all your help in letting others know about us.

We currently have 242 subscribers as of October 5, 2007

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Danial K. Miller
Mold Warehouse

Return to Newsletter Archive List

Shop with confidence on our site using PayPal® to pay!