Cheaper alternative to Smooth-on Silicon mold

[aquatroy]

I'm looking for cheaper alternatives to Smooth-on products. Any suggestions? Reconnendations?

[Spyweb007]

I have seen youtube videos where they make molds with silicon and dish soap, should be easy to find and they show the whole process.

[hedrap]

It depends on what you want the shelf life of the mold to be.

brickintheyard has the most comparable products. Allumilite is the hobby choice, but not as diverse a selection.

The industrial silicone method requires a fair amount of trial/error to get the right cure time and consistency you want. I highly suggest not to do the dish soap method.

[almitysufx]

Hobby lobby has something I've used in a pinch. Amazing Mold Rubber. it runs $19.99 plus tax but there's almost always a 40% coupon available on the website. It is enough to make 4 or 5 dixie cup size molds. top of the box says "www.moldputty.com" but on the side in small print it has Alumilite Corp.

[Type3Toys]

With the quality of your work, I would be afraid to trust the work to a cheap mold material. Too much to consider besides the quality of the mold itself. Especially if you are going to sell casts or make multiple figures. You even want to consider library life of the mold Incase you want to pour a year from now.

[aquatroy]

With the quality of your work, I would be afraid to trust the work to a cheap mold material. Too much to consider besides the quality of the mold itself. Especially if you are going to sell casts or make multiple figures. You even want to consider library life of the mold Incase you want to pour a year from now.

Those are all great points.