molding & casting Posted by zooooom on Oct 26, 2012
A couple of photos of my homemade rotocasting machine. I will take and post more photos of mold making and casting, trials and errors method as usual 

molds are ready for casting
 PA210064
Rotocasting machine ( about $50 total costs )
 PA210049  PA210053  PA210055

22" Pinocchios are ready for painting
 PA210061  PA210062


Re: molding & casting Posted by Na on Oct 26, 2012
Ok, you're going to have to explain:
1. What the machine is for
2. How you made it

It looks cool!
Re: molding & casting Posted by zooooom on Oct 26, 2012
This kind of machine is for  casting hollow parts ( and bubble-free ). It can cost about $ 2000 and even more http://www.steltercreativewoodworks.com/STELTER1/Rotocasting_Mx.html  so some folks prefer to buld it by themselves    Mine is about $50 materials costs . A couple of videos about homemade rotocasting machines  HOMEMADE ROTATIONAL CASTING ROTOCASTING MACHINE   
$20 Rotational Casting Machine
Frankly, it's not a big deal to build this stuff, it only took time to find a motor. Mine is a microwave oven's motor
Re: molding & casting Posted by Shawn on Oct 26, 2012
That is very cool! So it is a bit like a gyro scope (think I have the right word) and pushes the to the outside of the mold so it is even and without bubbles. I like!
Re: molding & casting Posted by Na on Nov 02, 2012
Thanks for the added explanation - that is very cool indeed!
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