ROTO-CASTING Resin | DIY Rotational Casting (Vinyl style figures?)

I'm demonstrating the roto-casting process using the Mach1Monkey machine, to make hollow resin casts of light bulbs.
(This may also be a way to make your own hollow vinyl style figures. Play with the resin amounts, to achieve thinner or thicker walls, which will very the flexibility of the object.)
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[@TheCrafsMan]

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[@TheCrafsMan]

Y'all, this video didn't end up 100% how I wanted, due to working on two videos at once, and accidentally deleting the last few clips I shot for this video, while working on the NEXT video. BUT I think there's still enough here to get across how roto-casting works. Here are some examples of where you might use this: - Vinyl Style Figures - Helmets (Make a mold of your helmet sculpt, then use the mold to roto-cast the hollow plastic helmet) - Speaker Housings (Or other electronic housings) - Any large object where solid resin would make it too expensive or too heavy.

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:) Thanks, buddy!

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My mom had a similar saying, she would say only boring people sit around and complain about being bored.

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Yep

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always

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i did.

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what we know about crafsman so far: He lives in mississippi close to a Freds Dollar store, and he has a PhD In Mechanical Engineering. That machine is awesome Crafsman!

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Also, eats at Newk's. Totally the 'Sip.

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[@fluffy-hellhound]

1:37 "Let's don't even worry."

[@ucitymetalhead]

Maybe make a character and call him mr. Bright idea cause he is a light bulb of course.

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It's really sad that you even have to worry about that stuff! Praying you all stay safe and secure this school year.

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Crafsman, I promise that by tomorrow I will find a way to use the word thicknesscity in a conversation with another person. Thank you for that fine word.

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CrafsMan do you have a PO box that I can send you some cool things I've collected over the years that I think you would love? I want all the trinkets I've collected to go to someone that will appreciate them when I'm gone.

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CrafsMan, every time I watch one of your videos I am always inspired to create. They remind me of the joy of learning something new. They make me wanna try things out, not for a perfect result, but for experience and joy of creation. Keep on trucking my man!

[@shrain]

I share this feeling every time, too! It's great

[@crayolahalls]

Awesome video then you bring in a huge homemade gyro thingy. Keep on craftin craftsman!

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Great work! Don’t you opologize for crankin dat air. I haven’t been to Newk’s in forever.

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[@patricksims4607]

you could make all kinds of different color light bulbs like that and string them together with LED lights strands and make like camping/yard lights out of them would be pretty cool

[@johnny85er]

at 0:16 you have a 'squishy' bulb, I assume this was part of the lost footage? Any chance you recall what you used to pour that? It's exactly what I need for my project.

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Maybe Ecoflex or Dragon Skin? A year too late, but maybe one of those. Re-re-rewatching some Crafsman. How’d the project go?

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The quality of a mold’s thicknicity is of the upmost importantence.

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Read your comment right as he said it hehe :)

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0:12 It do be like dat, sometimes.

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youngest kid and I have discussed many times how wonderful it would be to have you as a neighbor; you're a joy and an honorable man, Crafsman. much love and respect to you

[@TheCrafsMan]

That's very kind of y'all, and means so much to me. Thank you both!

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I could be having the worst day eva and then a new TheCrafsMan video will come out and then I forget my worries and have fun watching the creations

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"eva"

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Hey Crafsman, here's a pro tip: sometimes when I go to Newk's to get a mixing container, I sit down and eat their shrimp salad. It is DEE-licious!

[@biggafigure8575]

That contraption was neat. I dig the glowing bomb guy. I’ll bet you could add color LEDs to the clear one for a neat effect. Still glad I support this channel.

[@lightbulb3380]

I want to see his face but I also feel like it will ruin the magic of his videos

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What do you mean? We see Crafsman’s face at the beginning and end of each video. There’s one video where he even takes off a glove to do a hand reveal which proves he is a puppet.

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[@greensun5998]

This reminds me of the Snoopy's Mighty Model Maker I had in the early 80s. That would roto cast plaster versions of the Peanuts gang. It was a little messy but worked well.

[@xeokym223]

Oh jeez I remember that. I had a kit, not rotocasting, but you could cast these monsters and animals with some powdered mix stuff it came with. The cool thing was you could swap the heads, torsos and legs around because the molds were interlocking pieces so they snapped together. I almost totally forgot about it...I used to have a little desk next to my dad's workbench and he would mix up some plaster for me to make them after I ran out of the mix stuff. You could add food coloring or paint them afterwards. :)

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Am I the only one that keep seeing if he blinks again?

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I’m waiting for it, too!! It was SOOO SPECIAL!!

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Crafsman, you are a national treasure, you know that?

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I don't do any of this stuff but I love your videos! 👍

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Same

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Same here

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“What you doin Craftsman?” Craftsman: “It’s that POTLIFE” XD

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Sir you inspire me not only to create but do videos .... thank you

[@diegogutierrez1997]

Crafsman, do you have a video on how did you put articulations on your figurines?, if not, can we get one?

[@FIRE-OWL.]

YESSSSSSSSSS THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IVE BEEEEN WANTING FOR A BIT IM SORRY FOR CAPS GENERALLY EXCITED I MAKE SCULPTURE NOW

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Oh, you can prank peolple so hard with a rubber light bulb.

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Now that’s straight craftin.

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You're the Bob Ross of crafts. Just "happy accidents".

[@bboyias]

I've had this really unique light bulb for years. I found it some random place. I keep wanting to use it in a mixed media project...the head for a puppet.. But once i use it? It's GONE!! now I can use your FANTASTIC video and make dozens of bulbs!!!! Soooo excited! Thank you Craftsman! 😍💡💡💡😀

[@xeokym223]

Neat! I never saw how to do rotocasting before.

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That was a LOT of glow powder! Woah lol 😁

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I love ur channel it has a rustic tea by the fire vibe and i love it so much and i wish the best for u and ur wife i also hope to see more action figures in the future

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Sup love your videos Mr C.!!.. Tell momma C I said what's up!!

[@TheCrafsMan]

My man! Thank you for watching! Crafsmama and I appreciate your support!

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I stumbled on to you channel and watched all your videos. You are great, simple, humble and very smart. I can't wait to see what you will do next. I thi k your channel is due to take off. Smooth on should sponsor you. Any way the next time a video comes up I will watch it as soon as it drops.

[@djurkinthebox]

You can also drill a small hole in the bottom of the bulb and wire in an LED. This way, you can have it light up while still in the mech-suit. Love your videos!

[@TheCrafsMan]

That's a slick idea right there, Arron! :D

[@magnusrexus]

Thank you crafsman. I learn about ten new things while watching your videos.

[@Ectava]

Anyone know how to make feathers and flower petals out of resin coated wire? I'm stumped on what materials to use.....but I'm also a newbie at all of this too so....

[@DirtyRobot]

It might be that you could make that light fitting look kinda broken. As it's a hollow cast, you could take a knife and cut you some jiggardy jaggardy lines and remove some of that shell to make a broken bulb character. It might be that you could see some crazy internal function of said bulb character hidden away inside.

[@Hoodie2ShoozZz]

crafsman, I'm pretty sure you know this but skateboard wheels are made out of polyurethane. Do you think someone can make a mold out of silicone and use it to make their own wheels?

[@astrofist]

Great video as always! I have a question. I'm thinking about making a Shogun Warrior sized figure....would that be too big to make with the resin? Thanks

[@thewasatch208]

Crafsman, I hope you know that your hard work is appreciated! Thank you for sharing your talents with us strangers ☺

[@tomstestkitchen]

That was awesome! Using LEGO bricks to hold the mold is brilliant, I will definitely give that a try.

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I showed your Vids to a friend here in Ireland and he says you sound like your about to nod off. That's half the attraction I told him. On it's own it wouldn't mean much without your excellent ingenuity, creativity and very obvious love for what you do. You're an everyday inspiration freind, please & always keep it up. I'll send you one of my own figures soon 👍.

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Oh Wow! I thought you were going to be gone for a while!!! Glad you changed your mind. You say but all the time, "KEEP STEADY.....STEADY, crafting! I am going to get my cup of coffee and enjoy your work. Thank you!

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You reminds me Bob Ross the picture painter. Great videos, keep the good work sir!

[@renoman]

I see you got my banjo bridge and picks I sent you close by!! I'm honored! I feel like a celebrity now! LOL! Great video as usual Crafsman! Love your videos and all that you do! Keep steady craftin' my friend!

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Wish I could hire you to Narrate a story I'm working on to turn into a video.

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There is no such thing as perfect. But there is a best. You are the best, Crafsman. The. Best. Thank you.

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We gonna be adven-cherous!!!! Crafsman, you keep bein' you!!!

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Crafsman, I'd suggest getting some glow pigment powder off culture hustle, very bright even in small amounts.

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Hey Crafsman you get a haircut? Lookin sharp!

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We love you too Crafsman!

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Quickly turning into TheCastMan!

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I love your voice. Its really strange but it grows on you.

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I literally have to watch his videos when I'm feeling a panic attack coming on. He's so awesome and he has helped me lots

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These videos really help my anxiety and they are so wholesome. Thanks CrafsMan 😌

[@ucitymetalhead]

I'm just joyous that I learned of that quad hands thing it's awesome!

[@TheCrafsMan]

I was pretty excited to discover it myself! Helps a lot when soldering little characters with multiple joints at once. :)

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@@TheCrafsMan it's way better than the little RadioShack one I've been using.

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just found your channel and absolutely love it

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I have to say the music you added and where you added it made me really happy :)

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Haha he said he don't got no sense . .. I beg to differ !!!

[@gemzki002]

Wow thank you for this video crafsman

[@noncharon]

Always looking forward to your next video. One of things I actually enjoy is how the ambient sounds make it into the videos, like rain or a distant train. :) Pro tip on glowing objects. If you really want to super-charge something quickly, you can hit them with a blue laser. It's close enough to UV wavelength that it will make what ever you hit with it really glow.

[@DoonerF]

It is amazing what comes out of your head. You just make me want to build a shop and get to work (play). Next time you do a light bulb, maybe use less resin and insert an led inside.

[@salud7432]

Genius Legobuild for the Mold. 👍

[@JoseCuevasjr]

I said to myself. Self....lets make videos with a puppet character and do stuff id like to do. watched one of your videos....ok someone does it better and i just subscribed to him. Now to think of some other way to do videos. You the best CrafsMan.

[@TheCrafsMan]

Mannn, let me just encourage you to make videos however suits you! Please don't be stopped by someone else's video approach, because you have your own unique voice and presentation style, which nobody else will have! :D

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Was having a bad day then BOOM the Crafsman comes out with a new video.

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Hope the next 2 days were great, too ! Have been known to rewatch Crafsman videos on "less then optimal" days ! ;)

[@epicddgt]

Crasfman i really Love your videos can you teach us how you do your lightening for the videos

[@wesleysouth1088]

Hi Craftsman, if you ever need to add a bit of extra time to your silicone mixing (mainly just platinum silicone) you can refrigerate it. Keep up the awesome work.

[@abbasja1]

Your content quality has gone waayyy up Crafsman. Big ups 👌👌

[@TheCrafsMan]

Aww, you're too kind. Thank you! I feel like this is one of the least well put-together videos of mine, though. :/

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Crafsman, Crafsman! Can you do my taxes?

[@DiskCart]

Crafsman! So I finally got my video together on making my miniature game room and I am happy with at least the gameroom itself. I noted you as one of the two inspirations for the project up front so people would know where they can get that inspiration from. I definitely styleized a lot of parts of the project. I wanted them to look like what they were but in a stylized kinda way so I could hide my mistakes a bit easier. What a load of fun! Thank you very much!

[@TheCrafsMan]

MY MAN! I appreciate your kindness! I'm going to check out your video right now. :D

[@DiskCart]

@@TheCrafsMan its all thanks to you man!

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I like to watch your videos with my daughter before her bed time, she only ever asks for two things, bed time story or crafsman

[@denvermadison9052]

Hey crafsman I’m trying to elevate my toy game. Do I really have to make it buy a rotacaster or can I rotate the mold by hand?

[@TheCrafsMan]

You can rotate it by hand. In fact, I’ve seen helmets made that way. It’s just maybe a little harder to get uniformity all the way around, but definitely doable. :)

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We love you too Crafsman!!!

[@snesnerd3988]

I loved the way you said hello at the beginning, so cute

[@TheCrafsMan]

:) Glad to hear it! Thank you for watching! P.S. I like the SNES as well. ;)

[@donnieottway6025]

Thanks once again crafts man

[@ruthcruz1]

Your voice is so soothing I could listen to you talk all day I just really like how you present your stuff without being too loud or yelling like other youtubers do

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I love you Crafsman!

[@42lookc]

Thicknicity is important.

[@kennybonanza6324]

Thanks for the inspiration Crafsman! I've been making my own silicone molds for custom action figure heads the last couple weeks with Smooth-On. I've been gradually trying out a bunch of the products you use and using up some older stuff my wife had. I've had more successes than failures but it's always fun to try something new and the work towards improving projects. Be well and be safe!

[@danthemakerman]

Did you make that roto-casting rig too?

[@CreepyChappy]

thicknicity ❤️😂

[@motos_classicas333]

Hello my friend, how are you doing!! Your videos are reaching Brazil, that´s the place I am from. This materila that you used to produced the lamp, can I use to make side cover for motorcycles?? there are several models from the 70s that we cant fin anymore, here in Brazil. Regards. Flavio

[@LiyanaDIY]

My favourite kind of videos ❤