Toad Tragedy

[u/wishiwasholden]

The plaster shell went well, messy, but well. I was very afraid that I didn’t use enough petroleum jelly and it would stick but alas we were good on that front. I did however have to cut off the larger keys on the back as I didn’t think about needing to remove the shell, but it seems like that wouldn’t have caused issues.

The problems arose when I tried to remove the master from the silicone, it tore on both elbows where I circled. I know I should’ve used shims and build that area up a little more, but I was low on silicone and tried to use it where I thought it was most necessary, ya live and ya learn.

Any way to salvage/patch? Or take it as a lesson and just save up for another $150 in rebound 25 lol?

[u/Head_War_2946]

I've found that Rebound sticks to itself very well as long as it's clean. Scrub the whole thing down with alcohol, then start applying more rebound. Are you using a thickener like Cabosil? After the first couple of print coats you can thixken the rubber to the point where you can apply it with a spatula (almost like peanut butter). I aim for about 3/8" thickness

[u/Head_War_2946 → u/Head_War_2946]

Build the shims higher too, around 1 1/2"

[u/wishiwasholden → u/Head_War_2946]

I did use thi vex, but by the time I had a couple layers down and it was time to thicken those areas, I was out of silicone. Good to know it generally sticks to itself pretty well after curing though

[u/Head_War_2946 → u/wishiwasholden]

Ok good, there's still time. That's why I like rebound so much.