LifeMold Alginate Molding Powder for Hand Casting, Life Casting, Baby Molding Kit, Couples Casting - Non-Toxic Casting - 1lb (454g)

I used this product to make hand and feet mold of my one year old baby. It was super easy to use. If you want to work on a slower pace, I'd recommend using room temperature water. If you can work quickly then use warm water. I experimented with both temperatures and found that room temperature was much easier to use. It took a bit longer to set but ensure no mistakes because you don't have to rush. Best time is when baby is sleeping. It's impossible to do it when baby is awake. 😊👶

I want to start off with please read the instructions on the back carefully! I did not and my first two tries failed from being too lumpy but still set and were well textured. Use cold distilled water if you want about 60 seconds for more working time. I used a wisk and got fewer lumps in the 3rd batch but solved that with a cheap blinder. I used cold distilled water first before turning on the blender before adding the powder. That minimized both lumps and bubbles in roughly 10 to 15 seconds before pouring the mixture slowly as to let any remaining bubbles escape. Just try not to take too long because even with cold water the set time is still only about 5 or so minutes. Overall this product is fantastic! With the amount of detail it can hold, and with a little practice its well worth the price!

This lifemold alginate stuff works very well. Follow the instructions. Maybe watch some YouTube tutorial videos for additional information. Use distilled water instead of tap water and the molds will turn out better with finer details. The only negative I personally experienced with this product is that when stirring the alginate powder with the right quantity of distilled water, (I used an egg whisk and stirred it manually with my hand) the texture was very clumpy, I'd suggest using an electric egg whisk

The setting time of this alginate is extremely sensitive to the temperature of the water when mixing. Mixing with warm water reduced setting time to less than 30 seconds which was too short for our use. Switching to cold water (not iced, just from the tap) worked much better and provided a more reasonable setting time of about 2 minutes. Once the setting time was sorted out, this alginate captures great surface detail and didn't cause any skin discomfort.

Had to do three times. First time, water pooled. Second time, it collapsed. Not easy to do.

I purchased this product to create a mold for small parts that I am using to make holsters and knife sheaths. This product provides a significant amount of quality alginate for very accurate reproductions of parts. I then used a 2 part resin to pour in the mold and create a durable replica of delicate parts I am using in a heat press kydex forming process. This mixes to about 1 part alginate and 7 parts water. A 1 lb bag goes a long way.

Maybe I just goofed it up because I haven't used algenate very much, but I tried both this, and a professional brand of algenate that cost a little more money, and this one pailed in comparison... Had about 2 shots at what I was trying to accomplish from this 1 lb bag, and I spent all of it in a wasted mess... Too thin, too slippery, to flimbsy, inconsistent cure times, and iffy instructions... Save your money for the good stuff.

My mistake messed up the first try but on the second the mold turned out great. Lots of detail. It does get bubbles that can add some texture but I’m going to give it another go this evening with something to shake out the bubbles. Used it to make a silicone mold and it turned out great

Based on my experience, I'd buy alginate from a different company next time. The package had handwritten notes scribbled over the printed instructions though it hardly mattered though, since those notes didn't match the website they referenced, and the website didn't match the video. Also the pour came out lumpy even though I followed the videos instructions.

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