Please can anybody help me visualise how to cut this mould? I know I've asked similar before but I really want to cast this shape and I'm so stuck
Cutting along the contours is pretty much a no-go (middle pic) because it's so fiddly and you're left with columns of silicone between the loops which stretch and eventually snap when demoulding. I may be wrong but this doesn't seem the best cut.
Could I cut vertically down straight across the model from end to end and then turn and cut horizontally side to side against the surface - making an inverted T shape? I'd still get the posts between the loops and seems to have potential to be really messy.
Would this be better done as a 2 part mould? Then I guess the 'posts' would only be half length so less fragile. It just seems overkill for something so small (but perhaps I'm just cautious having never made a 2 part mould before!
I know it's just a glorified tube but I really want to make this! *crosses fingers*
https://goo.gl/photos/J3CSWBvk5xDF42ec6