How To Make CONCRETE Statues Using Your 3D Printer (EASY DIY TUTORIAL)

In this video I will show you how you can make your own custom concrete statues using your 3d printer at home. Using this method, you can transform virtually any 3D model into a 2 part mold to cast concrete into. You will need to use TPU filament with your 3d printer, some mold release spray, and the cement/concrete of your choice. You will also need to download Meshmixer which is a free program for anyone to use. There are other programs that can do the same thing but for this tutorial I'll be using Meshmixer. If you have any questions, please leave them in the comments section below. If you like this video, please give it a thumbs up and hit that Subscribe button for more.
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[@ArtByAdrock]

Hey everyone, quick video today on how to use your 3D printer and some TPU flexible filament to make some 2 part molds for casting concrete. This method will also work for resin or anything else you want to pour (besides high temp metal of course). I’m using Meshmixer but most 3D modeling software will do the same thing. Enjoy and I’ll see you all in the next one! 👍🏻

[@chrismcnamara2612]

You can just make your STL a negative part in the slicer . Then just put it in a big block cut it in half and put a hole in it

[@hozn]

Sounds way easier. And the registration would be the edges for alignment

[@armageddontools]

Time to make a warhammer 40k battlefield out of my garden !

[@iamaraindog385]

40K Garden Chess Set...

[@jonbrowning-zr9mb]

Citric acid bath will help with some of the layer lines in the concrete.

[@emmamarx9284]

Interesting approach, as far as the registration marks go I wouldn’t bother cutting the sphere in half, just embed normal spheres into the model and Boolean union them. then after you finish adding your registration marks to the positive side you can just Boolean it from the negative side and boom you’re done! 😊

[@deaultusername]

for the Rubber bands it by be worth including a cylinder or two into the outer walls shape and splitting that along with everything. This would spread the rubber band force much more evenly especially for shapes that are not as rounded as the owl

[@bluedot7817]

Good thought slick, amazing how we can manipulate points in space digitally, yet we can't afford a home without a mortgage. Banks be tripping.

[@PolycultureArt]

Wow! I have been researching sofubi and silicon moulds for months and this whole time I have been thinking resin, resin, resin! It never occurred to me that I could make concrete casts! You have opened up a whole new avenue to explore! Thanks so much for making this video!

[@notflanders4967]

I think it would have been worth explaining why you split the mold the way you did, so people understand how to do it themselves. For those that don't know, the shape of the object you wish to cast dictates how you spilt the mold. You have to consider how the two halves will pull apart, considering the hardened concrete that will be inside. If @ArtByAdrock had split the mold 90 degrees from how he did, pulling the mold off would be almost impossible because of the ears protruding up into both sides of the mold. Although that TPU might allow for more careless mold slicing. I've been working on a project, basically the exact same thing. I printed my mold in PLA, but with it being so rigid, problems arose (the shape of the cast made it impossible to remove the mold) I thought I had it sorted out on my 2nd mold, but I still had some minor hang ups. I've got it dialed in now, but I won't be messing with PLA for molds anymore, for several reasons. I can't wait to get this TPU dehydrated and in the printer!

[@ArtByAdrock]

Thanks, I probably should have mentioned that more. TPU allows for the flexibility but anything with crazy overhangs is going to be difficult. You could slice it into multiple pieces but you’ll have more parting lines and have more registration marks to include making it harder.

[@s0upcan2323]

This is the exact tutorial I was looking for. Thank you!

[@TGAW3D]

Both the owl and the gnome came out fantastic! Thanks for taking the time to share your process. I so want to try to make something out of concrete now! Have a great day!

[@xfarsys]

Amazing 😮 this is the easiest way to make a mold that i have seen. Thanks for sharing

[@bluedot7817]

Are you truly seeing or merely perceiving, and what qualifies as sight? Can one see through stone with the third eye?

[@mr.grotto]

For someone who was trying to figure out how to make models to create silicone molds for, this helps even that approach. I will probably make those registration marks holes and add magnets.

[@emmamarx9284]

That seems like a lot of extra work and wouldn’t necessarily give you any real benefit, in fact you’d be more prone to shift lines because the magnets have quite a bit of play in them. If you’re gonna go that route I would still keep some of them as registration marks to help align the mold. Also you’re still going to need to use rubber bands to keep the pieces together, magnets alone won’t be strong enough to give it a good seal.

[@emmamarx9284]

Also I just realized you’re making silicone molds so magnets would be out of the question to begin with unless you plan on embedding them and covering the holes up with more silicone? I wouldn’t even try that honestly, they’d be prone to delaminating and it would be a major hassle. There’s a reason registration marks are the industry standard, it’s because it works. Hope this helps, silicone is expensive as hell so I don’t want you wasting your money

[@mr.grotto]

@@emmamarx9284 no I mean for the 3d printed molds, not the silicone. I would totally try to put magnets in the registration marks.

[@mr.grotto]

@@emmamarx9284 The point is I want to try. I would have registration points to align it and magnets on both sides just to pull it together.

[@emmamarx9284]

@@mr.grotto okie, that should work then, I just wouldn’t rely on magnets alone due to the crazy amount of play magnets have. But yea if you have registration marks alongside your magnets you will be good to go. I still don’t really know why you’d want magnets though? Seems like an awful lot of extra work for a benefit I can’t really see. 🤔

[@Spirited282]

Fantastic video. I will for sure make a larger scale statue for my yard. Thank you

[@christophec.482]

I had a shot every time he said "I'm gonna go ahead". It's my third trip to the liquor store.

[@SkoonSpeaks-fm4ic]

Just getting into this. Thanks for the vid!

[@doctoroctos]

I now only plane cut with bambu slicer. Since its slicer easily allows adding of alignment pins or dowels, its soooo much easier than meshmixer. The rest of the video was on point. Thinking about using this for some projects. One other tip, in construction, they use non specialty tools for vibrating forms. This is cheaper than buying a specialty concrete vibrating tool. I have personally used a jigsaw with no blade, or a sawzall with no blade. These can give better vibration than simple tapping.

[@bluedot7817]

Future problem solver right here son. Always found "future" problem solver to be a condescending title for a school club, like why aren't they solving problems now? Like saying someday son, *patted on the head*

[@darrennew8211]

Prusaslicer, fwiw, allows alignment structures too.

[@yamunap4686]

Thankyou so much bro❤❤ I was looking for this

[@hansherrera6969]

for the bubbles try putinng a massge gun to vib out the bubbles or a drill on the side will vibe out the bubbles if u want

[@patrickdjebar9225]

Just huge, thank you for sharing this

[@ArtByAdrock]

You’re welcome 👍🏻

[@nicamarvin]

Beautiful, Thanks for Sharing.

[@Knowyourbody]

This is a concrete example of the awesome things that can be done with a 3D printer. Well done!

[@bluedot7817]

Smacked it hard upon my birth, dropped on my head really, so I point to my resume and say school of hard knocks mr. Bossman.

[@ahwhite2022]

Haven't seen a pun like delivered so well since the Flintstones.

[@aa.design.excellence]

You could print single use vase mode funnels out of recycled pet plastic to pour your cement

[@bluedot7817]

Well you could do that now couldn't ya? What's it to you? Vanity?

[@darrennew8211]

I was trying to figure out what the shape might have to be to use PLA or PETG instead of TPU. Maybe something that's flat on the back, like you'd hang on a wall? Or would it just not work at all?

[@mariarzyt_3D]

That's awesome, thank you so much for sharing!

[@dennisdecoene]

I really liked this process and will try it soon! Thank you for sharing!

[@JamsterJules]

Love it - definitely going to make something. Great video

[@NETBotic]

I've been wanting to do this for so long. I was thinking of printing a positive and then casting that in silicon but I might try the TPU instead now. I didn't know mold release worked with TPU and concrete.

[@ArtByAdrock]

You’d get better detail with the silicone if sanded and primed but that costs a lot more especially for large pieces. This way is much cheaper so if you mess up it’s simple to start over. 👍🏻

[@NETBotic]

@@ArtByAdrock Good point, love your work dude.

[@MattMelts]

Excellent work, friend. I have mentioned your channel in my videos. I enjoy the technical edge of your content, as I work in tech during the day. Great tutorial!

[@rickypsencik5947]

That is cool. 😊

[@Mcdonaldrod75]

Excellent video and thanks a lot. Quite a bit of detail in the final product. would some vaseline on the inside of the mold help it come off easier?

[@ArtByAdrock]

Vaseline works but I prefer mold release. It won’t really make it any easier and if you apply too much you’ll lose detail.

[@Mcdonaldrod75]

@@ArtByAdrock Really appreciate this. Subscribed. Students want to often make silly modelson a 3D printer. It takes up a lot of time and the end result is average. I think using concrete as a way to bulk it out is better because its biodegradable and this process teaches them valuable steps.

[@JulianMakes]

Well explained thank you!

[@jasonfarris4766]

Your awsome thanks for the vids

[@hozn]

I gotta try TPU soon.

[@AgentPothead]

That is super rad. Thanks for showing each step along the way for people not familiar with mesh mixer. How many shots have you gotten out of each mold before they become unusable?

[@bluedot7817]

Enough to store for winter slick, I've got concrete acorns on the shelf like a squirrel. What is a million dollars to a rodent? Means very little unless they understand the concept of money, maybe humans don't either?

[@AgentPothead]

​@@bluedot7817Know how I know you're a chat gpt commenter? Go on. Guess.

[@bluedot7817]

@@AgentPothead I do use the wretched natural language processor, but not while making these ghastly comments. It very well be my autism though, I read this two weeks later and think, wtf. I may not be human either.

[@AgentPothead]

@@bluedot7817 Lol it's okay bro I was mostly making a joke. 😁

[@bluedot7817]

@@AgentPothead It's all good man, it may be my daddy issues. But I'd think a TPU mold could last for many moons, my ancestors told me in a trance. May your molds be as plentiful as the mold on my bathroom ceiling, I should get a cleaner in here crimeny. ✌

[@sideburnchef4957]

Why not use Prusa Slicer? You can do a planar cut and it automatically generates registration marks. Even making the hole is easier. 😅

[@pabloG3d]

great video. how many uses are you getting out of the molds?

[@bluedot7817]

3.1415 maybe times that by 1000 and multiply by the speed of light. Are you some kind of physicist?

[@leonidkantanovich6725]

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[@sportbike9]

How did you import the owl?

[@dustindoesstuff374]

Great job! How much filament was used?

[@AbdAlgani1999]

make sadam husain one

[@k_DEDb07]

very cool 😎

[@bluedot7817]

Are you sure?

[@godfatherfeederfather6350]

How do you clean the mold?

[@godfatherfeederfather6350]

Where do we get files like the Owl to print?

[@Rafi_3D]

Is there a way to avoid that seam on the sides of the statue?

[@ArtByAdrock]

There’s always going to be a seam it’s just a matter of trying to hide it in the right spot. You could always grind it down a little after to smooth it.

[@pay2pk]

What 3d printer do you use?

[@crow78376]

Looking to make full size Great Dane statues , what would you recommend …

[@bluedot7817]

Dogmeat raw raw raw. How did that turn out slick?

[@agguilarmetalwork4494]

Hi thanks for the vide great idea ! One question is the software free to use ?

[@ArtByAdrock]

@@agguilarmetalwork4494 yes it’s free

[@bluedot7817]

Sometimes when I'm nervous I run my zipper up and down on my v neck, is that concerning? Are you a psychoanalyst? Imagine client walking in seeing your damn face. Beautiful man. I like anybody with a smokers voice, I know they've been through the sh!t seen a few things know the truth about the world.

[@mostafam07amed]

can you share the link for this stl?

[@ArtByAdrock]

@@mostafam07amed I found it on Thingiverse but resculpted it and haven’t posted it anywhere yet.

[@thomaswakefield6889]

Well, I guess I will be making an entire Game of Thrones map on my half acre property

[@apollolux]

Alternate meme method to make a concrete owl using a 3D printer: 1. 3D print some circles. 2. Cast the rest of the bleeping owl. If you know, you know. ;)

[@Seaofjitsu]

Ya life works this way. The guy on youtube with a zipper face is the one that also Lives in Vegas, makes 2x4 tables, has neptune 4 printers and makes cement molds from TPU. Bwhahahahaha Im in the Lakes. Dont tell me you like Jiu Jitsu and roast coffee also. Awesome channel by the way.

[@bluedot7817]

Salt lakes? Jew jitz sue? Antisemitic? King of the jews? Jesus personified? The inquisition? Live by the sword die by the sword friend. Alex Baldwin did shoot a stage hand. Hollywood is a swamp. Nevada is a nice state. Do you podcast? How do you sublimate aggression? With punches and kicks? My belt is black but it's merely a walmart discount to keep my hipster pants up.

[@bluedot7817]

We all sublimate our aggression differently. 😹 I sublimate by going to the titanic and imploding. Digression, neat, I was looking for this process. Could PLA suffice?

[@erinhysong468]

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[@davey2k12]

I'd of used Epoxy for small casts would look much better without any extra paint work concrete looks pants less ya throw in outside 😂😂

[@darrennew8211]

These look like things you'd put out in your garden. Nobody is going to put a hockey gnome on their fireplace mantel. :-) If you're putting it inside, just print the thing in the first place - no need to turn it into a mold to cast it in a different plastic.