"Looking for a casting material for guard rails" Topic

Hello all,

I've made some guard rails using brass roods and solder.

My problem is, I need a number of them for various projects I have planned and it is rather time consuming to make, in particular the style I made for stairs (hand rails).

I have cast various objects in resin. I achieve great quality but it is rather fragile.

Since I do not need to achieve super high detail (they are just rods bent or connected to one another with solder.

is their some material I can poor into a mold that would give me something more durable maybe a bit "rubbery" or bendy?

something that won't snap. ;)

Thanks

John D.

John.
I was going to suggest resin, not sure what type you're using. I get mine through Micromart – great stuff. I would go to any of those dollar type stores and look in the toys section for the cheap little bags of cars w/traffic cones and guard rails. I picked up a few bags for my ATZ games. They're made of rubbery plastic, and probably won't have to paint.

Good luck

P.

If you use the right mold making material, you can cast with white metal. There are a lot of silicone rubbers that take the heat of low melting point metals quite well.

check out smooth-on.com and do a search on the side bar. You can order "sample" kits, which is $25 USD, and big enough to make quite a few molds.

Then just cast with white metal, or even the solder you used.

My first choice would be white metal, but then you'll need a melting pot too.

If you don't want to go the molten metal route, you can try a harder resin or maybe a casting plastic.

redmist thanks for the help.

Regarding other manufacturers' guard rails, mine are specially made for some buildings I am making for buildings set inside a manufacturing plant.

got a picture i may be able to help if i can see them
shaun