How To Make Drip Tips

[Bostonsnboxers]

Chopper!! Those are so cool! Did you use polymer clay?
I tried some using a mold the other day...they are NOT pretty lol! I'm gonna have to try again making another mold. I think the big mistake I made is molding top up doh!!

 

[Chopper71]

Chopper!! Those are so cool! Did you use polymer clay?
I tried some using a mold the other day...they are NOT pretty lol! I'm gonna have to try again making another mold. I think the big mistake I made is molding top up doh!!

Yeah I used polymer clay which I made a mold out of the same clay.I used a nail to to make the drip hole and formed the tip around it.I baked the tip with the nail still in it and dropped it in ice water soon as it came out the oven.Some of them I had to sand and shape and some I sprayed a clear coat on them.Ive made a bunch of them which I gave out to a lot of people here on ECF.The first picture of the 3 was a request I had got for Go Go tips.I'm getting ready to make some for toto13 as I sent her one and she loves it.

 

[Bostonsnboxers]

I used to have a boatload, but I gave it all to my daughter. All I have left is a brick of Sculpey I and some liquid poly clay...and THAT won't work

 

[debb]

I'm not sure how to get the tips to fit in the atty with the o ring..

 

[rave]

I'm not sure how to get the tips to fit in the atty with the o ring..

I had some trouble with that too and then found that I didn't even need them. Mine are staying in place beautifully without. However, I am using these in cartos NOT atomizers. I don't know if the polyester resin would be safe to heat at the temps that many atomizers can reach. I'm thinking that would be a bad idea.

 

[ScottinSoCal]

Making Drip Tips

Ah - cool - another caster!

I've got an old Mercedes convertible that I restored a few years back. One of the (incredibly expensive) options was a windblocker that - for reasons known only to long-retired MB designers - required 2 plastic blocks to sit properly on the car. The windblocker lasts just about forever and can be easily rebuilt if needed. The plastic blocks - for reasons known only to MB Marketing types - aren't for sale separately. And they get lost. A lot. I now have a mold stored in my garage and a bunch of pre-cast replacements for those little plastic blocks. When I lose one, I just grab another off the shelf, and if I need to make more, I can cast them up in a few hours. No problem.

Good job on the drip tip, and I think I'd go with the cocktail straw idea for the center if you decide to make more of them.

 

[rave]

Ah - cool - another caster!

I've got an old Mercedes convertible that I restored a few years back. One of the (incredibly expensive) options was a windblocker that - for reasons known only to long-retired MB designers - required 2 plastic blocks to sit properly on the car. The windblocker lasts just about forever and can be easily rebuilt if needed. The plastic blocks - for reasons known only to MB Marketing types - aren't for sale separately. And they get lost. A lot. I now have a mold stored in my garage and a bunch of pre-cast replacements for those little plastic blocks. When I lose one, I just grab another off the shelf, and if I need to make more, I can cast them up in a few hours. No problem.

Excellent! I love casting, although I have learned to do it with the windows open. Casting headaches can be fierce!

Good job on the drip tip, and I think I'd go with the cocktail straw idea for the center if you decide to make more of them.

Oh yeah - It works MUCH better. Live and learn!

 

[BAT25MAN]

That is really cool!!! Good job!!

 

[Bostonsnboxers]

Update: I made. second mold, top down this time, and I can now proudly admit to being a complete failure as a drip tip maker Which gives me a whoooole new respect for yours! Awesome-er!

 

[rave]

Oh no! They DO come out of the mold uglier than a mud fence and I thought that I failed at first, but just had to sand it down. What happened?

 

[Bostonsnboxers]

Oh no! They DO come out of the mold uglier than a mud fence and I thought that I failed at first, but just had to sand it down. What happened?

Well, they're uglier than a mud fence...AND, they're too big. They don't even come close to fitting in the cartos. I did sand them some, but it gave me a headache, so I think I'm going to wait until the weather gets nicer and I can do it outside. Don't know that I'll make more (you did warn us it was a lot of work), but I'm going to try to save my uglys...later.

 

[ScottinSoCal]

Well, they're uglier than a mud fence...AND, they're too big. They don't even come close to fitting in the cartos.

What did you use to make the mold? I've got some casting rubber that I use for a lot of different things and it's very stable once it sets up. Some stuff will continue to shrink, so your mold gets bigger. Try this stuff:

One-To-One / Rapid Mold Rubber, 32 fl. oz.

It's worked out great for me on everything. They have another type that's for very detailed casting, but you shouldn't need that for drip tips.

The same place also sells casting resin and lots of colors - you could make colored drip tips.

 

[Bostonsnboxers]

I used tha Amazing mold putty.
Frankly I think I'll stick with buying cheap drip tips from now on lol! But thanks...

 

[rave]

What did you use to make the mold? I've got some casting rubber that I use for a lot of different things and it's very stable once it sets up. Some stuff will continue to shrink, so your mold gets bigger. Try this stuff:

One-To-One / Rapid Mold Rubber, 32 fl. oz.

It's worked out great for me on everything. They have another type that's for very detailed casting, but you shouldn't need that for drip tips.

The same place also sells casting resin and lots of colors - you could make colored drip tips.

That's basically the same stuff that I use to make two part molds for cane handle castings, but I was trying to keep it more affordable with the Amazing Mold Putty. The mold rubber that you're suggesting would certainly hold up longer though.

 

[Bostonsnboxers]

That's basically the same stuff that I use to make two part molds for cane handle castings, but I was trying to keep it more affordable with the Amazing Mold Putty. The mold rubber that you're suggesting would certainly hold up longer though.

Ohhhhhhh....cane handles? Now there's something that might be cool to do! I have a love/hate relationship with mine. I need it, but it's so......ugly

 

[ScottinSoCal]

That's basically the same stuff that I use to make two part molds for cane handle castings, but I was trying to keep it more affordable with the Amazing Mold Putty. The mold rubber that you're suggesting would certainly hold up longer though.

That's what I've used for just about everything I've cast.

It started out with a key. You can cause total lock failure in an MB if you use a regular locksmith key, so you have to get the ones the dealership sells. Hardened steel, has to be cut on special machines, takes a couple of days and costs $45 per key. And when you get it, it comes with a flimsy little cheap piece of plastic crap that falls apart 10 minutes after you take it out of the envelope for a key head. After the third key head failure I bought some of this mold rubber, and some high strength casting resin and some coloring, and I made myself a super-strong keyhead that's still going strong 6 years later. Then I went insane and started casting lots of things. It's fun!

 

[oojimmyflip]

very cool but I am sure you have to much time on your hands

 

[rave]

very cool but I am sure you have to much time on your hands

Thanks! Nope - not too much time on my hands. I'm disabled and retired, and dealing with time exactly the way I wished I could my entire life: By doing things that I want to do instead of what others want me to do.

 

[Lacedolphin]

That is just so awsome!! I'm really into crafting and this is giving me tons of ideas!!

If you ever make 306 ones, I'd love to try one out!!

 

[debb]

Thanks! Nope - not too much time on my hands. I'm disabled and retired, and dealing with time exactly the way I wished I could my entire life: By doing things that I want to do instead of what others want me to do.

gotta agree with ya there....same as me....and I love it...