From the course: SOLIDWORKS: Mold Design
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Designing a mold project - SOLIDWORKS Tutorial
From the course: SOLIDWORKS: Mold Design
Designing a mold project
- [Instructor] An essential of prototype molding is the mold box itself. You can't hold together liquid silicone, for hours, with telekinesis. It needs a container. There are many kinds of boxes that can do the trick for you. But they share a couple of key characteristics. One, the material the mold box is made from has to be non-porous. The material could be made from sealed plywood, acrylic or any kind of sheet plastic, exceeding one quarter thickness, for structural integrity. You can even use pre-existing containers, like buckets or pvc piping. Though this comes with its own complications. Two, they need to be watertight. This means that when you pour liquids into it, it won't come pouring out of the sides or through holes in the bottom. Basically, it needs to not leak fluids and also have a surface smooth enough, that your mold material won't bond to it. And three, they need to hold their shape during pouring, and they need to come apart easily and repeatedly. For the duration of…
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