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Old 05-13-2013, 08:45 PM
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Got bored and decided to make some mould for some "custom" frag plugs

Started by making 12 wax positives



Next up (after work hopefully) will be making the silicone mould with liquid silicone (3:1 siliconeaint thinner) and corn starch for a catalyst
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Great idea, what will you be using to make them with? (fill the finished molds up with)
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And my super secret accelerator
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Corn starch?
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how about fiberglass resin?
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Corn starch?
That's for the silicone
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You will have to let them sit in water, changed out often, for a while to get the ph of them to come down to 8 or so. I made a batch of diy rock a few years ago using cement, crushed oyster shell and argonite (sp..?) sand. Took about 8 months of them in rubbermaid containers with downspout running into them for the ph to go from off the scales 12+ to around 8.5..
Im sure a few off them in your tank would not affect your tanks ph not sure how it would affect what your trying to frag on them, if you dont cure them.
I have read some people putting theirs in a mesh bag in back off toilet to cure.
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You will have to let them sit in water, changed out often, for a while to get the ph of them to come down to 8 or so. I made a batch of diy rock a few years ago using cement, crushed oyster shell and argonite (sp..?) sand. Took about 8 months of them in rubbermaid containers with downspout running into them for the ph to go from off the scales 12+ to around 8.5..
Im sure a few off them in your tank would not affect your tanks ph not sure how it would affect what your trying to frag on them, if you dont cure them.
I have read some people putting theirs in a mesh bag in back off toilet to cure.
I've got tricks to speeding that process up too. I make hundreds of frag discs a month
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I would like to see more pictures of this.
How does the silicone corn starch work?
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