How to make molds for paving slabs of silicone hands - instruction

One of the most pressing issues faced by each owner of the land - or upgrading of houses adjoining suburban area.This implies, including its layout and arrangement of the various platforms and tracks.Limited only by their trace (markup) and alignment - it means almost nothing to do.

without surface treatment in any territory of the individual segments the material on which there is intense movement of people, quickly gain the most unsightly, and around the house (and in it) will be enough dirt deposited on the shoes.Furnish of certain areas of the home are doing a variety of ways.Someone lays asphalt, someone prefer dumping CBC or gravel.From the viewpoint of practicality, and durability of the final cost of one preferred embodiment - partially put area of ​​paving tiles.

Benefits

• Possibility of manufacturing tiles with their hands, and directly on the site, freeing itself from solving problems with their transport and loading / unloading.If you count all the costs (and the cost of the cheapest, small-sized products starts from 760 rubles + other costs), the economy in general is obtained very significant.
• The variety of options.Paving tiles can be made of any shape and thickness, rather than spending time searching for relevant products.
• If necessary, a "point" repair track or pad one or more instances to produce on the spot will have no difficulty.

What you need for this?Collect form to make a vibrating table, and everything else - the solution, dyes, plasticizers - no longer a problem.

manufacturing especially in terms of the author, the reader who is interested in the issue of self-tile production is quite sure in their abilities and capabilities.Therefore, to explain in detail some of the things from the elementary level - in which hand to take a hammer or how to keep the saw - makes no sense.We will understand the essence of the process of manufacture of silicone molds for paving slabs, and everything else (materials technology) - to the discretion of the master.

Since we are talking about silicone (there is another option - plastic), it is worth noting its features.

Advantages - elasticity.This form will allow to make your own hands, even decorative tiles with embossed surface.But at the same time it is negative - a certain "mobility" of the walls and a small lifetime.Therefore, it is necessary to prepare several identical forms.Firstly, one will suffice dozen 2 - 3 tiles, not more.Secondly, the larger forms, the faster will the production process samples.That's what you need to consider before you get started.

To make the form will need to choose the frame, which will solidify loaded silicone mass.

many options - find a ready box (metal, plastic, wood) or shoot it yourself.Of what?Thin board sliced ​​into strips or plywood.This will require a saw, metal corner and nails (screws).It does not matter, the main thing - in the other.Such formwork must be completely sealed, without any slits, or liquid sealant after filling starts to flow gradually.

What to consider

Frame Dimensions.Its walls are thick.Plus - it will prepare a form, also with their sidewalls.And already it will be poured solution for tile.This is the desired size of the future sample of artificial stone and need to be guided, to determine with the size of the formwork.

Manufacturing

matrix It is necessary to ensure that the mass of silicone after pouring it into the mold cavity is formed corresponding to the size and configuration of the tiles.Make it the easiest piece of board.Of course, preparation should not only be treated carefully from all sides, and polished.Only in this case, all the brink of the tiles will be perfectly smooth.

Framework preparation

formwork bottom is completely covered with clay (special, sculpture).But in this case, manufacturing of samples with an embossed surface.If the tiles need a smooth, then this phase can be neglected.

exactly in the center of the formwork, with the same equidistance from its edges, the matrix is ​​placed.To post curing silicone form can be removed without damage, the wood and the bottom wall of the frame on all sides coated with oil (eg, vegetable).In this case, the formwork will be enough only to turn and hardened workpieces can be released from the case.

Fill

silicone composition prepared from a set of available components (base, catalyst, curing agent) in accordance with the instructions supplied.Feature pouring cooked weight is that it is done gradually, in batches, in small doses.In this case, it eliminates the possibility of the formation of structure in the form of air pockets (bubbles).This reduces the strength and duration of its use.

Full curing of the sealant under normal conditions (room temperature, the average humidity level) occurs within 24 hours.The mold can be removed from the molds.Before use, the quality check of all internal surfaces.Available irregularities easily cut by a razor blade, knife, and smoothed with abrasive ( "sandpaper").

all, you can start the production of paving tiles in the home.