TroyD Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 I just made my first 2 part water puddy mold. I was wondering if it's a requirement to bake them In the oven or if I can just let it sit and dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted January 8, 2015 Report Share Posted January 8, 2015 They do not have to be baked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 9, 2015 Report Share Posted January 9, 2015 Do they need to be sealed, like pop molds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammingjack Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Yes, they Do need to be sealed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Yes, they Do need to be sealed. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aulrich Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I don’t know if it is needed, but with the couple of molds I have made so far, they seem to respond well to being dried out in the oven. 150F oven overnight to speed up the drying process. One you tube I saw, the guy just used cooking spray, I tried that and it did seem to work, but it got me thinking. If you use cooking oil on the surface will it condition like a pizza stone or cast iron frying pan. Then I got thinking spray the mold down with cooking spray bake at 350 ish, I don’t know how much heat the putty can take and the durham site does say it will breakdown if it get too hot, but they don’t give a temp. But you should be able to build up a glaze that does not affect dimensions. One question about 2 part molds , since this is a rigid material 3 locator pins should be plenty, and really 2 should do it, or am I missing something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 I don’t know if it is needed, but with the couple of molds I have made so far, they seem to respond well to being dried out in the oven. 150F oven overnight to speed up the drying process. One you tube I saw, the guy just used cooking spray, I tried that and it did seem to work, but it got me thinking. If you use cooking oil on the surface will it condition like a pizza stone or cast iron frying pan. Then I got thinking spray the mold down with cooking spray bake at 350 ish, I don’t know how much heat the putty can take and the durham site does say it will breakdown if it get too hot, but they don’t give a temp. But you should be able to build up a glaze that does not affect dimensions. One question about 2 part molds , since this is a rigid material 3 locator pins should be plenty, and really 2 should do it, or am I missing something I only use two pins on my two piece molds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 Yeah only a few pins are needed and really not all that critical as I have plenty of molds with no pins just relied on the imperfections of the one face to register it in the correct position with the second half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aulrich Posted February 23, 2015 Report Share Posted February 23, 2015 They are not imperfections, they are carefully planned surface features to facilitated alignment.... really not that creating a parting line on a soft bait is like herding kittens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
