Re: [Sursound] Molding ears / head - materials

2014-11-26 Thread Michael Chapman
alf Of Lasse Munk [lassemunkm...@gmail.com] > Sent: 26 November 2014 20:56 > To: s...@mchapman.com; Surround Sound discussion group > Subject: Re: [Sursound] Molding ears / head - materials > > Hi all! > > I'm talking with one of the mask-making girls, but just wanted to help out a li

Re: [Sursound] Molding ears / head - materials

2014-11-26 Thread Peter Lennox
sound-boun...@music.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Peter Lennox [p.len...@derby.ac.uk] Sent: 26 November 2014 21:00 To: Surround Sound discussion group Subject: Re: [Sursound] Molding ears / head - materials there are people out there with laser scanners that can catch an item in 3-d - kind of inverse to a 3-d p

Re: [Sursound] Molding ears / head - materials

2014-11-26 Thread dw
I found a picture of my ear molding: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mxzamir7j0plsez/ears.JPG?dl=0 The alginate stage is not shown but the container was clamped over the ear with the modded ear muffs with a CD with a hole in it behind the ear,sealed with shaving gel. I sealed the ear canal with wax

Re: [Sursound] Molding ears / head - materials

2014-11-26 Thread Peter Lennox
Lasse Munk [lassemunkm...@gmail.com] Sent: 26 November 2014 20:56 To: s...@mchapman.com; Surround Sound discussion group Subject: Re: [Sursound] Molding ears / head - materials Hi all! I'm talking with one of the mask-making girls, but just wanted to help out a little bit - she was not ent

Re: [Sursound] Molding ears / head - materials

2014-11-26 Thread Lasse Munk
Hi all! I'm talking with one of the mask-making girls, but just wanted to help out a little bit - she was not entirely sure how to make an accurate replica of my head :) I will look more into the alginate, latex and medical sillicone.. thanks a bunch! :) Anyone made A/B testing with e.g. a

Re: [Sursound] Molding ears / head - materials

2014-11-26 Thread dw
You need to be a little careful. A trusted assistant is amost essential. I did it on my own as I can't get my wife to do such things.. Alginate is probably the safest material. I used a version of Nathan Galliardo's method for the ears. Alginate, plaster, silicone, whatever: https://gallardoso

Re: [Sursound] Molding ears / head - materials

2014-11-26 Thread Michael Chapman
> The resulting head should probably be in Latex, how to take the original > imprint ? maybe plaster of paris? No way. Unless you know exactly what you are doing you risk serious (very serious) burns. (Plaster produces heat as it sets. The hotter it is, the faster it sets. The faster it sets the m

Re: [Sursound] Molding ears / head - materials

2014-11-26 Thread Bo-Erik Sandholm
The resulting head should probably be in Latex, how to take the original imprint ? maybe plaster of paris? Or your mask making makeup department students should know :-) BR Bo-Erik -Original Message- From: Sursound [mailto:sursound-boun...@music.vt.edu] On Behalf Of Lasse Munk Sent: den