| You may be considering casting (sometimes called | | | | offer your customers. |
| "pouring") molds using concrete, cement, plaster, | | | | I recommend that you start with the much |
| ceramic material, wax, soap, and even hypertufa | | | | cheaper and easier to use rigid or semi rigid plastic |
| is used as a medium. | | | | molds. They are inexpensive and will give you an |
| Molds (sometimes spelled "moulds") can be made | | | | excellent feel for mixing and casting whatever |
| from a variety of materials. There are latex or | | | | medium you are interested in. If you invest $150 |
| rubber molds. These are generaly expensive to | | | | to $200 in these you will have 20 or 30 different |
| purchase and take a fair amount of expertise to | | | | castings to sell and be well on your way to |
| use. They give great detail and beautiful results | | | | making some money! |
| when used properly. | | | | Plastic molds can normally be ordered and |
| Many of these are made to order, so delivery | | | | delivered within 5 -7 working days. You are in |
| time is 3 -5 weeks after you have placed an | | | | business as soon as you recieve your molds as |
| order and paid your money. This is a long wait if | | | | most retailers will include instuctions. These molds |
| you are just starting off in the hobby or business. | | | | are very durable and will give you a great start in |
| Your investment in molds will be considerable and | | | | you casting business. |
| even with several hundred dollars worth of molds | | | | The choice is yours!!copywrite 10/2005 Delsmolds. |
| you may only have 5 - 10 different castings to | | | | |