Fake Hardware From Hot Glue

[@jmax5105]

I can't tell you how much I enjoy watching all of your creativity at work. You are amazing at what you do and I really appreciate you sharing your talents and skills and helping those of us that don't have quite the same creative mind.... Also, the Casey Kasem-esque voice takes me back to my childhood with America's Top 40 every Sunday night, lol. Thanks for sharing, keep up the amazing work!

[@VanOaksProps]

Thank you so much!

[@munkustrap2]

Easy & looks great...another great hint...if you need rivets, & you'll be painting your item, plastic googly eyes make awesome looking rivets once painted over.

[@VanOaksProps]

Great tip!

[@rcredmon]

I've used upholstery tacks to achieve this for a long time. If it's in foam, I'll use wire cutter to nip off part of the tack, and just superglue the tack in place. Works great to cover up mistakes.

[@RobertRoss-e6n]

The wife and I are working on making some of these for future projects! Words could never state how talented you are we LOVE your You Tube Channel! Bob and Debbie in Oregon!

[@grinningtiki220]

In the first Avengers film all the bolt heads in the main room and a few others of the Helicarrier were made similarly. A two part pourable epoxy was used in much larger molds for mass production. Bonus fact: The window where the pilot sits was a custom 3 inch thick acrylic piece with a seamless curve made by a company that makes aquarium glass.

[@ricom7091]

Just recieved my shoretrooper helmet sticker from your etsy store to finish my helmet build. Well packaged and fast shipping, but the best part. A free Van Oaks sticker came with it to dress up my laptop. Keep up the best content on YT. We appreciate you.

[@LookingGlassLabs]

Great tip! I wish I knew this before I 3D printed 50 fake bolts lol. And I wasn't familiar with surebonder before this - they have some interesting stuff! We use a lot of hot glue at our Escape Room.

[@capnskustomworks]

That’s so awesome! I just recently made a similar mold to use up extra resin when I’m casting things! A surplus stash of cosmetic hardware is always helpful!!!

[@CobwebsandCandlesticks]

Yesss!! I keep my silicone molds close by for overpours and make easy hardware

[@jasperjanderson]

It doesn't get easier than hot glue!

[@toypolloi]

Those look great. I can use the same technique for toy parts. Cheers

[@VanOaksProps]

Definitely!

[@lechatbotte.]

I love this. I make a lot of mixed media projects so this is perfect. I’m already addicted to surebonder cosplay sticks lol

[@VanOaksProps]

They're awesome. The fact that they have resin in them makes them perfect for this application and others like it.

[@michaelchyles]

I dig the new music!

[@MakerMaddox]

This is such a great tip!! This is giving me so many ideas now!

[@agepbiz]

Thats a cool technique, thank you for sharing!

[@VanOaksProps]

You bet!

[@CGRTist]

Great video! You continue to motivate me to try new things!

[@FamineStudios]

Once I figured this tip out I didn’t need to buy those plastic nuts and bolts to chop from lowes 😅. This is a great tip

[@OddViking]

What an excellent trick!

[@wdwnutjm]

wow another very cool project!!!!!

[@VanOaksProps]

Thanks for watching

[@knottreel]

This is great if you are making Medieval doors and need some cheap clavos, or fake bolts.

[@VanOaksProps]

Definitely!

[@brokentuskgarage]

Cant lie. I use a lot of glue sticks and now am obsessing on the options on that website!

[@bookwyrms.2658]

Sneaky and effective. Win!

[@feloniousbutterfly]

Great video, thanks!

[@sunnynaguri]

These look great!

[@vernerkuchan7658]

fantastic method, thank you

[@rebeccasabourin6193]

so cool

[@rayay9581]

A quick mold option is 100% silicone caulk and dish soap.

[@andreamaahfuz3874]

Dish soap? Is that used to keep the silicone from sticking to the item?

[@HubCityHaunt]

That is so cool.

[@jenniferbotts1101]

Brilliant.

[@saxtrev]

GREAT idea!!!

[@tonyabrookes9931]

Very cool!

[@haunt-in-the-hills9096]

❤totally brilliant

[@VanOaksProps]

Thanks so much!

[@reddogterrain]

Good stuff.

[@juneritchie2498]

Oh so easy! Thanks!!

[@VanOaksProps]

You are so welcome!

[@beckymurphy4714]

Would it be less expensive to use silicone caulk to make the mold?

[@VanOaksProps]

It’s not the same, unfortunately.

[@Countryboy246]

Hi derek with all these great videos do you have one of your yard with the Halloween set as would love to see full set think it would be great sir

[@VanOaksProps]

Yes I do. If you look back a few years on my channel you’ll see a video of it.

[@Capohanf1]

I found if you blow across the surface of the mold bubbles will also rise, maybe because I am creating a low pressure area there like a vacuum pump would?

[@VanOaksProps]

I'll have to give that a try!

[@nick_doutrnz_entertainment]

Are these just for detailing? I'm trying to understand what these are for.

[@VanOaksProps]

That’s correct.

[@horses2by]

Great idea, thanks for sharing 💀👻🎃

[@CobwebsandCandlesticks]

Oh man after making a silicone mold why not use the cheapest, bargain basement resin? Hot glue always sags,distorts, moves around in the hot/cold storage cycles.

[@VanOaksProps]

This one doesn’t. It’s softening point is 190 and is resin based. It’s literally the best of both worlds.

[@CobwebsandCandlesticks]

@@VanOaksProps ohhh cool, I'm gonna look it up now!

[@melissasmith7069]

Great ideal and real hardware is so heavy this way cuts down on the weight of whatever you are making.

[@VanOaksProps]

Totally agree

[@davidshareefChTPhD]

I'm wondering have you ever made a magician's props before, I'm a professional magician and always looking for someone to help me build a prop

[@VanOaksProps]

I haven’t, but there’s a first time for everything.