Posted by Chris Baker (Dr. Alginate) on Jun 13th 2019
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We didn't see this coming, but our two most popular lifecasting kits turn out to be our Foot Casting Kit and our Family Hand Casting Kit.Our Family Kit contains the alginate, the casting stone and an
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Posted by Chris Baker (Dr. Alginate) on Jun 13th 2019
Casting Materials for LifeCasting
As you know by now, LifeCasting is a two part process. Alginate is used to make the "mold" of the body part but this is just half of the project. An appropriate casting material must also be poured in
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Posted by Chris Baker (Dr. Alginate) on Jun 11th 2019
Alginate: Working Time vs. Setting Time vs. Removal Time
These terms are thrown around all the time by people who work with alginate, but just what do they mean?Like most things, it's really pretty simple.Typically, alginate is mixed with water and applied
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Posted by Chris Baker (Dr. Alginate) on May 29th 2019
Using a "Release" with Alginate?
In LifeCasting, alginate is placed against the skin to make a mold of one or more body parts.The question refers to whether it is necessary to put on some type of oil or cream to coat the skin so the
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Posted by Chris Baker (Dr. Alginate) on May 21st 2019
What are Runnels?
I have no idea who first coined the term, but the term "runnels" has become part of lifecasting vocabulary.First, they're not great, but not usually the end of the world. Second, they can largely be a
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Posted by Chris Baker (Dr. Alginate) on May 16th 2019
The Foot Casting Kit
Accu-Cast has offered a foot casting kit for about 3 years
now, and it has been more popular than we had guessed it would be. We sell a lot of them. As I write
this, the kit is retailing for $55.95
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