Making silicone molds seems easy, but there are a lot of missteps to be made along the way that can mean the difference between a great, reusable mold, and one that’s a sad waste of silicone. If ...

Controlling the shape of tiny, inorganic structures could help us build light harvesting devices and other nanophotonic equipment. Previous methods for making them were limited in terms of controlling ...

Have you ever played with Rose’s metal? It’s a fusible alloy of bismuth, lead, and tin with a low melting point of around 100 °C. Historically, it’s been used as a solder for cast iron railings and ...

So, you’re looking into 3D printing casting bronze, huh? It sounds pretty high-tech, and honestly, it is. This whole process is changing how people make metal parts, especially bronze ones. Forget the ...

How to make a mold is a useful skill for crafts, school projects, DIY repairs, baking, and small-scale manufacturing. Molds are ...

Thousands of different products require a mold in order to be manufactured. Canoes are made from a mold, lawn ornaments are made from a mold, many car body parts are made from a mold, and these are ...

In this video, we demonstrate the process of making a sprocket from metal scrap using sand casting techniques. It includes ...