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3-LAYER CASTING (BEGINNER)
For a great practical joke, pop this Creepy Crawler along with several real ice cubes into a friend’s tall frosty drink. Keep a straight face while waiting for the little critter to be discovered! TIP: Make crystal clear ice cubes from boiled or distilled water.., or, you can cast clear cubes of resin, using the MC-1 Poly Mold. |
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CREEPY CRAWLER COOLER |
MATERIALS NEEDED
1 Creepy Crawler (a dried fly, spider, caterpillar, or hard-shelled bug). You can freeze a live bug for several hours to kill it, and then dry it in a silica gel for several days. Silica gel or drying crystals are found in floral departments at craft and hobby stores. Gently brush off any silica particles before embedding. Some plastic bugs can be embedded without distortion from the heat generated during curing of the resin.
1 MC-1 Poly Mold (2” x 1½ ” x 1” )
2 Oz. Polyester Casting Resin
Catalyst
3 Graduated Paper Mixing Cups
3 Stir Sticks
Acetone or Rubbing Alcohol for clean-up
Optional: Disposable plastic gloves or tweezers |
INSTRUCTIONS:
First Layer
- In mixing cup, measure and mix thoroughly ½-ounce of resin and 3 drops of catalyst. Pour into mold.
- Allow to gel, approximately 20 to 25 minutes.
- Place dried bug face down on gelled resin. (TIP: To prevent air bubbles, dip bug into your second batch of catalyzed resin before placing on first gelled resin layer.)
Second Layer
- In a clean mixing cup, measure and mix thoroughly ½-ounce of casting resin and 2 drops of catalyst.
- Pour mixture over first gelled layer and the bug. (Bug may have a tendency to slide or float in this layer. Check casting frequently.)
- Allow resin to gel, approximately 20 minutes.
Third Layer
- In a clean mixing cup, measure and mix thoroughly 1 ounce of casting resin and 3 drops of catalyst.
- Pour mixture over the second gelled layer.
- Allow casting to harden thoroughly before removing from the mold.
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REMOVE CASTING FROM MOLD
- Edges of the hardened (cured) casting will shrink away from sides of mold. When tapped with a stir stick the surface of the casting will ‘click-hard’. Invert mold, flex edges, and allow the cast cube to gently drop onto a sheet of Mylar™ or plastic wrap.
- To avoid fingerprints, do not handle the cast piece until it is completely dry.
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