Mold and Cast a Hand With Alginate
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Mold and Cast a Hand With Alginate
Prepare the Alginate
Alginate is a powder which you have to mixed with water to obtain a mold mixture.
Assays are : 1 mesure of alginate for 1 mesure of lukewarm water.
Make the Mold
Alginate is perfect for body mold. You can even use it on your teeth … dentists do it !
You have just to make the contact.
For a hand, plunge it in the mixture and wait few minutes. Time to make the mixture solid.
Easy and Fast : Mold OK
When the mold is solid, you can get out you hand.
Prepare Plaster
The mold have to be used immediately and it's for an unique cast.
So prepare some plaster.
Cast Le Plaster in
Do it … do it … do it … !
Plaster Is Now Solid
Properly, cut the mold to extract the cast.
Here We Go !
A perfect plaster hand is …. !
CONGRATULATIONS !