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Step 7Pour and wait
Slowly and steadily pour your mixture into the rig.
Once all of it has been poured and/or it is filled to the top, sit and wait. Hold as still as you can.
In about 15 minutes, touch the top of the dermagel and see if it is solid. If it is solid, give it a few more minutes to be on the safe side.
When the time comes, slowly remove the tape and peel the mold away.
(It is important to note that if you plan to attach the rig to a part, dermagel gets heavier and expands as it hardens. If the rig that you are using to cast is big, and requires a large quantity of dermagel, plan to be able to properly support it, or else risk 1: the tape/support system ripping off/breaking and the rig tearing off before the dermagel has time to harden, 2: the rig shifting during the hardening process, and the outcome of the mold ruined. You should be able to get a sense of this when you are pouring the dermagel into the rig. If, during that point, the person being casted is already having difficulty supporting the rig him/herself, or can sense the support system failing, consider an alternate method of casting the part or just quickly reinforce the rig.)
Once all of it has been poured and/or it is filled to the top, sit and wait. Hold as still as you can.
In about 15 minutes, touch the top of the dermagel and see if it is solid. If it is solid, give it a few more minutes to be on the safe side.
When the time comes, slowly remove the tape and peel the mold away.
(It is important to note that if you plan to attach the rig to a part, dermagel gets heavier and expands as it hardens. If the rig that you are using to cast is big, and requires a large quantity of dermagel, plan to be able to properly support it, or else risk 1: the tape/support system ripping off/breaking and the rig tearing off before the dermagel has time to harden, 2: the rig shifting during the hardening process, and the outcome of the mold ruined. You should be able to get a sense of this when you are pouring the dermagel into the rig. If, during that point, the person being casted is already having difficulty supporting the rig him/herself, or can sense the support system failing, consider an alternate method of casting the part or just quickly reinforce the rig.)
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