The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook

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The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting HandbookThis is the first book to contain, in one comprehensive volume, every molding and casting procedure of use to the theater props builder (no matter what his or her level or proficiency). The author demonstrates the techniques involved in using more than thirty different materials ranging from papier-mache to breakaway glass. While the use of some materials-plaster and polyester resins, for example-is covered to some extent in other publications, information on the selection and use of rubber materials (latex, neoprene, silicone, and the urethanes) and.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; Safety; The Model; The Mold; Mold Releases; Making the Castings; Vacuum Forming With Thermoplastics; Appendix; Index. Cover Title Page Copyright Acknowledgments Contents Preface Safety The Model The Mold Mold Releases Making the Castings Vacuum Forming With Thermoplastics Appendix Index.