10.19.2007
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Have you ever wanted to suck the blood out of an innocent’s neck? If so, then this is the project for you! Eric Skiff came over to help me make vampire fangs! Eric has made these for years using dental acrylic, but recently figured out that acrylic for nails is basically the same material. The great thing about this project is that you’ll learn how to mold three different types of materials! We’re going to make a negative mold of your teeth out of alginate, a positive mold out of your teeth out of plastic, and then the fangs are made out of a two part acrylic that you’d use to make fake fingernails!
That’s cool. The last time I was it the dentist he made a mold of my teeth and was going to throw it away. So I asked if I could keep it. Now I have a use for it! Boo!
I love the faces you guys made when you chomped down on the seaweed paste. haha. classic.
Nice tutorial guys, but the nail acrylic you used really isn’t the best thing to use for dental appliances. You would really be much better off using dental acrylic and more specifically the dental monomer. There is a good thread discussing this over at the effects lab forum: http://www.theeffectslab.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5014
You also need to be careful with the alginate you use.. care should be taken to ensure it’s silica-salt free (which most is..)
where would I but the green stuff?
: o
and where could I buy the dental acrylic in a variaty shades -if I wanted to match them with my real teeth?
=O
I live in Ontario canada (toronto…) I dont know of any dental-stuff suplyers- and I dont think my dentist would even consider giving me some.
Okay, I had braces before so I already have a positive mold thing made out of some hard clay type stuff, would that work??
Beware people! Dont use old molds! your teeth move about in your mouth (hence the need for braces at times) and a mold that was accurate a year, or even 6 months ago, often times wont be as accurate any more.