I ve coated the mold with 3 coats of mold release wax to prevent the concrete from sticking.
How to make a concrete farmhouse sink mold.
A quick how to on making a mold for custom concrete sinks and basins.
Just remember that you can make a mold of just about anything so get creative in designing your new sink basin.
The frame you ve seen it explained as mold holds the entire concrete while the foam negative is used to shape those areas where you don t want the concrete to go inside the mold.
Use foam sheets and make bowls of the farm sink single or double whatever you want to build.
The following step by step uses smooth on s vytaflex 40 mold rubber to achieve perfect concrete sink molds that can handle multiple castings.
One for the bottom two for the length sides and two for the width sides.
To make the mold i had five pieces cut.
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This unique vessel sink was cast then polished on the inside.
The dimensions i used for these.
You can technically call it the negative of the sink.
This will help level the mold initially then run a bead of silicone along the outside edge.
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Materials used in this tutorial.
Measure and trace the area where you want to attach your sink mold.
Then attach the mold to the melamine with a small bead of silicone sealer at each corner.
It is very helpful to use a plywood that has a smooth finish as any shapes in the wood will imprint on the concrete when it cures.