subject: Taking Your Hobby To A Different Level [print this page] Most often than not, people tend to get mesmerized by things they havent seen before or do not have direct knowledge about. This is the reason why one is bound to find museums and galleries always brimming with people.
In truth, there is no need to look for big, bulky statues and bone collections in order to enjoy things from the past as well as art. Sometimes, the best things come in small packages, packages that have been carefully tended to by steady hands.
The creation of models has long been a favored hobby among people with high degree of dexterity and an eye for detail. Some of the most common themes among model makers include cars, airplanes from past eras, ships, trains, houses or important buildings. The details of these models are usually impeccable and can easily pass for the real thing if seen from a different angle. But model-making is more than just a hobby.
Aside from the world of miniature hobby, modelmakers can also be found in the manufacturing industry. They are the ones responsible for processing organic materials and turning them into hard plastic and rubber which are being used by ordinary people in their day-to-day activities from bottle caps to outlet covers to plastic tables and chairs. Model makers can be liked to model engineers in that hey both make minute representations of objects although the latter is more focused on showcasing the function of the object.
One of the methods employed by model makers in turning organic materials into inorganic ones is with the use of rubber mouldings. As opposed to plastic mouldings, rubber mouldings make use of elastomers (and not polymers). In this process, a block of elastomer or rubber is forced into a metal cavity. Heat is then added to instigate a chemical reaction. Just like plastic moulding, rubber moulding involved a number of techniques including injection moulding, compression moulding, and transfer moulding.
A number of manufacturers favor rubber mouldings in that they are less costly and creates no ejection as well as gate marks. Aside from this, rubber mouldings are also perfect for simple to complex 2D and 3D designs.
