How To Make a Foam Prop Sword Using a Silicone 2 Part Mold

[@cosmicbrambleclawv2]

I needed this 4 years ago xD Finally I can make my own Epic Armory level of quality larp gear >:D

[@smoothon]

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[@stevenr4]

Just in time! I've been researching this for weeks now and I just bought Moldstar 30 and FoamFlex 17!!

[@3dpunlimited]

Thank you Smooth-On! Great Video!

[@sonicfreak04]

how many ounces of both the mold max and flex foam was used for this video?

[@bluebeast440]

I know sales are important, but holy cow, was that about 4+ gallons used of moldstar?? In today's price, that's like a $400 mold :O

[@smoothon]

This is one way to make the mold. You can go about this process in a number of different ways. There are always a number of different factors to take into account when determining how to make a mold. In this video Milo discusses different mold making techniques. kzbin.info/www/bejne/imKxf4yipZ2jsNU&lc=UgzdXSxkxWw2346DYO14AaABAg

[@bman_2024]

Time out ! Not all of us have a 3D printer in our workshop,santa .....

[@supremebrick4555]

You can go to somewhere and use it for some money 😉😉

[@theredshift180sx]

IVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE LOGISTICS OF PUTTING A ROD IN A SWORD COME TO FIND THAT ITS A HELLA EASY SOLUTION

[@smoothon]

That's great to hear that we were able to help! It's always satisfying when you find a simple solution.

[@lasarith2]

>Link, 😕 my swords broke... < Smooth-on, ganon I’ll make you a new one, >GM found the dupe bug.

[@hakanraci2927]

Hi Smooth On, can i know the exact weight of this sword?

[@Merjedmedia]

How can I make a doll body out of durable phone but put bendable joints in it how do you do that

[@smoothon]

Hi there! This is a good question for our tech support team, can you send them a ticket here? www.smooth-on.com/support/ticket/add/agree/ Thanks for watching!

[@stevenr4]

How thick is the Urecoat? How many layers did you do? If you were to do a sword all in one color, would you have used Flex-Foam-it 17 because of the self skinning? Or is that not as durable?

[@smoothon]

It is a single layer of UreCoat everywhere. Even in a thin layer UreCoat would be much much stronger than Flex-Foam-it 17.

[@joshuazdroik8880]

Is this foam too hard for actual larp combat?

[@smoothon]

It would depend on the dimensions of the piece. We have many densities of foam available.

[@thosethree1111]

I was advised flex foam 15 for larp weapons by local shop

[@hanelyp1]

For LARP combat I'd want a stiffer core, a lot of wiggle visible on video. And better means to prevent the core end from digging through the foam.

[@stevenr4]

What material was that support bar you used in the middle?

[@smoothon]

That is a fiberglass support rod.

[@smoothon]

A fiberglass rod.

[@DarksealStudios]

Can you please tell me if the foam gets hot to cure? I'd like to use it on a 3d printed mold directly if I could (using pla, 50c60c is the temp I need to stay under)

[@smoothon]

It does get slightly warm.

[@DarksealStudios]

@@smoothon Ty! I called yesterday and the person told me about 90 degrees on the foam. I was also wrong about a product, said oomoo 30 instead of ecoflex 0030, etc... Like I suggesting to him, it would be awesome to have maximum temperature of cure listed by thickness (if needed) in the pdf documents (which should be included in the product package please). If people don't know then they either fear buying or worse, have a back experience for the medium they are working with.

[@CarlosRodriguez-gk5ur]

This is cool , where do you get the 3D printed mold ?

[@smoothon]

This was printed by one of our customers.

[@AquilaROM]

Mold of the mold is ready to be molded...

[@costume35]

Hello what is the name of the 3d printer you used in the video

[@smoothon]

A vacuum chamber is not necessary when using Mold Star 30

[@holzmann8443]

@@smoothon He asked about your 3D printer, not degassing the silicone.

[@copper_knight]

Fancy 3d printer :) I Gotta Say that Urecoat is really hard to paint. Cast magic Works well but you wont get that realistic metal shine.

[@HorrorFXDesigns]

All for the low low cost of about $4-500 in materials. Who doesn't want a $500 foam sword.

[@holzmann8443]

All that for 5 minutes of tree-beating fun. The elites sure live strange lives.

[@emersonpedro3944]

Show,,,,,,