Body casting alginate impression compound.
Alginate produces a very flexible mould which reproduces body parts (face, hands etc) with great detail. The mould will deteriorate rapidly allowing only one or two copies, dependant on complexity.
- Size: 500g bag
- If you need a quantity of alginate, 5 bags for the price of 4 (2.5kg) available below.
- Mixing is simple and timing begins the moment the water touches the alginate.
- Simply add 2 parts water to 1 part alginate by weight and mix briskly and thoroughly.
- Don't forget to start your stopwatch when mixing begins and remember retarding is easy, reduce your water temperature.
- The mould is not very robust and cannot be retained for later use as it dries out.
- Safety Data Sheet
Although this is based on the alginate used by dentists, this version has been developed for professional and craft makers: it affords a little more time to apply before it becomes unworkable.
Further information:
- 4D modelshop information sheet available for this product (1.3Mb PDF).
- Casting a hand using Alginate (YouTube video)
- Casting polyurethane resin into alginate. (David Neat)
