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FORUMS   Author Message Mitchell Poulouin Joined: : 28-Jul-2009 Started On : 05-Sep-2009 at 02:46:55 PM, #Views : 9487 Topic Subject : Re: Hesion John,     I am a stagehand and a scenic carpenter. What is "hesion", as I have never heard of it? Mitchell  Mitchell J. Poulouin Poulouin Studios, Owner & Principal Designer SYBARITES, Owner & Key Artist OMNI Productions Inc., Executive Producer   Mitchell J. Poulouin Poulouin Studios, Owner & Principal Designer SYBARITES, Owner & Key Artist OMNI Productions Inc., Executive Producer ________________________________ From: "aliforum@lifecasting.org" <aliforum@lifecasting.org> To: mitchellpoulouin@yahoo.com Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2009 2:01:30 PM Subject: A new topic has been added-Hesion( Message No. 2537) ------------Silica-Free & Oh So GREEN-------> NEW! MoldGel SILFREE. A revolutionary formula. Made with all food-grade ingredients. It nourishes the earth when discarded. 3-to-1 mix ratio yields twice the volume as those 1-to-1 brands. Delayed shrinkage for delayed casting - so creamy smooth, too. To learn more about it click here ----------------------------------------------> Hello Mitchell Poulouin, Post Date : Saturday 05th 2009f September 2009 01:53:42 PM Posted by : "Mitchell Poulouin" mitchellpoulouin@yahoo.com Hesion:-- John,     I am a stagehand and a scenic carpenter. What is "hesion", as I have never heard of it? Mitchell  Mitchell J. Poulouin Poulouin Studios, Owner & Principal Designer SYBARITES, Owner & Key Artist OMNI Productions Inc., Executive Producer ________________________________ From: "aliforum@lifecasting.org" To: mitchellpoulouin@yahoo.com Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2009 1:04:58 PM Subject: A new topic has been added-Re: Re: Re: Short video clip( Message No. 2535) ------------Silica-Free & Oh So GREEN-------> NEW! MoldGel SILFREE. A revolutionary formula. Made with all food-grade ingredients. It nourishes the earth when discarded. 3-to-1 mix ratio yields twice the volume as those 1-to-1 brands. Delayed shrinkage for delayed casting - so creamy smooth, too. To learn more about it click here ----------------------------------------------> Hello Mitchell Poulouin, Post Date : Saturday 05th 2009f September 2009 12:56:54 PM Posted by : "John Schoonraad" john@lifecast.co.uk Re: Re: Re: Short video clip:-- That comes as a big surprise Dan I have always brushed in plaster on open moulds only slushing or pouring in on partialy close moulds this come from my plastering background some of my ornametal plaster work is in Buckingham palace ,these cast have a first coat of plaster then just as it stiffens a layer of scrim (hesion)is layed in and a second coat is applied all plaster cast for film sets and film props are made this way making a strong lightweight cast John John Schoonraad Lifecast Ltd E: info@lifecast.co.uk W: www.lifecast.co.uk T: +44 (0)7877 035 895 Workshop 6 Elstree Film & TV Studios Shenley Road Borehamwood Herts WD6 1JG ----- Original Message ----- From: aliforum@lifecasting.org To: john@lifecast.co.uk Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 4:13 PM Subject: A new topic has been added-Re: Re: Short video clip( Message No. 2534) ------------Silica-Free & Oh So GREEN-------> NEW! MoldGel SILFREE. A revolutionary formula. Made with all food-grade ingredients. It nourishes the earth when discarded. 3-to-1 mix ratio yields twice the volume as those 1-to-1 brands. Delayed shrinkage for delayed casting - so creamy smooth, too. To learn more about it click here ----------------------------------------------> Hello John Schoonraad Post Date : Saturday 05th 2009f September 2009 11:06:54 AM Posted by : "Dan Spector" dan@archicast.com Re: Re: Short video clip:-- Olivier What struck me was, you put cotton wool only along the top seam but it was good enough to anchor the plaster gauze, and later you were able to yank the gauze away easily. Also liked how you started the plaster by painting it in, something I'll try. You worked on the ground which I would find very hard compared to working up on a table. Young knees.. Dan Spector dan@archicast.com On Sep 5, 2009, at 9:19 AM, aliforum@lifecasting.org wrote: > ------------Silica-Free & Oh So GREEN-------> > > NEW! MoldGel SILFREE. A revolutionary formula. > Made with all food-grade ingredients. It nourishes > the earth when discarded. 3-to-1 mix ratio yields > twice the volume as those 1-to-1 brands. Delayed > shrinkage for delayed casting - so creamy smooth, too. > To learn more about it click here > ----------------------------------------------> > > > Hello Dan Spector > > > Post Date : Saturday 05th 2009f September 2009 10:11:53 AM > Posted by : "John Schoonraad" john@lifecast.co.uk > > Re: Short video clip:-- > Thanks for the invite Oliver > Interesting vid loved the music and it gave me a link to other > utube vids including Edds "what is lifecasting" which I really > enjoyed its a very well put piece on the subject > One thing I would say is there was a lot of dust when you put your > electric mixer in the alginate, I have students and I always advise > them to wear a dust mask as the only thing that should go in your > lungs is good fresh air > also I put dry bandage on the wet alginate this the sticks to both > the alginate and the wet bandage if the edges flap I use supa glue > I also like the working relationshipyou had with your model > Keep up the good work you made it look fun > > John > > John Schoonraad > > Lifecast Ltd > E: info@lifecast.co.uk > W: www.lifecast.co.uk > T: +44 (0)7877 035 895 > > Workshop 6 > Elstree Film & TV Studios > Shenley Road > Borehamwood > Herts > WD6 1JG > ----- Original Message ----- > From: aliforum@lifecasting.org > To: john@lifecast.co.uk > Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 12:44 AM > Subject: A new topic has been added-Short video clip( Message No. > 2532) > > > ------------Silica-Free & Oh So GREEN-------> > > NEW! MoldGel SILFREE. A revolutionary formula. > Made with all food-grade ingredients. It nourishes > the earth when discarded. 3-to-1 mix ratio yields > twice the volume as those 1-to-1 brands. Delayed > shrinkage for delayed casting - so creamy smooth, too. > To learn more about it click here > ----------------------------------------------> > > > Hello John Schoonraad > > > > Post Date : Friday 04th 2009f September 2009 07:38:02 PM > Posted by : "Olivier Duhamel" olivier@duhamel.bz > > Short video clip:-- > > Dear all > > > I had some fun making a small video illustrating the molding and > casting of a torso... I'll be keen to receive feedback, comments > and cristicisms from fellow bodycasters. > Watch it on: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knEJAmmuvCc > > I know Dave will say that I should be using cheesecloth and dental > plaster for the mother mold but I have trouble getting the cloth to > embed itself in my alginate.... > > Thanks > > > Olivier > > > REMINDER: to UNSUBSCRIBE or change how you receive forum messages > you must log on to ALI using your user name and password. You will > then click on the link in the upper right of the page titled: Edit > Information. Once on that page scroll down to the bottom of the > page where you will see three radio buttons providing you a choice > of: Receive a posting when its made / Receive a summary of postings > once a day / Receive no postings. Select the appropriate one for > you and then click Save. Your changes are now made. > > > ALI is an international organization whose members are engaged in > the art and creative industries. 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