How to make a Green Lantern ring- including a glowing version!

Step 4 Cutting open the mold

Now remove the mold from the mold frame/box.

To cut the mold open I use a scalpel with a #12 curved blade (there is an X Acto blade that is similar.)
The curved blade makes cutting the mold open easier because you want to make small up and down curves as you cut. These cuts will help the mold halves lock together after the wax model has been removed.

Begin by cutting a shallow line across the bottom of the mold and then cut a shallow line down each side of the mold, stopping before you get to the end. Now slowly cut the mold open by cutting from the inside center of the mold and working your way outward towards the side of the mold. Remember to cut with a slight up and down motion, like you're trying to cut tiny hills and valleys in the mold. Use your fingers to pry apart the mold as you cut.

Keep cutting until you get to the top of the ring. You don't want to cut the mold entirely in half- by leaving it together it will help realign the mold for casting.

If you sprued your wax model the same way I did mine you'll also find that you will have to cut slots as you go so that the ring shank will be able to be released from the mold. The mold rubber is plenty flexible and the ring will pull right out. Spruing the wax so the ring faces sideways will make cutting the mold open much easier.

Comments

[supernerd335]

do you have 2 use a vacuumed chamber after pouring it in 2 the mold

[Honus]

Nope- no vacuum chamber is necessary.