/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1578498
>I just made a mold for a fleshlight but I'm not sure what silicone to use
>any advice?
Dont make the usual mistake and underestimate how hard almost all silicones actually are. They are mostly quite bendy and strechy when they are a thin layer, but they really build up some resistance specially when they get over half an inch thick which probaly is what you are aiming for. Picture related. Most stuff you regulary find is on the shore A scale and that is simply too hard.
My suggestion is to look into the Ecoflex and Dragonskin series of Smooth on and their Slackers.
https://www.smooth-on.com/product-line/ecoflex/
https://www.smooth-on.com/product-line/dragon-skin/
https://www.smooth-on.com/products/slacker/
Specially the how to videos come in handy to get an idea how flexible they actually are, if it is good enough for making medical training material, it should be good enough for your purpose. Now for the different types, Slackers is an additive that makes the silicone more gel like (mouse pad gel wrist rest or gel bicycle seat), but also weakens the silicone and makes it way more tacky. Dragonskin is basically too hard for a fleshlight would work better for dildos, but it can be mixed with slacker for the inner part of a fleshlight and the unmixed Dragonskin can be used to create a thin, durable not so tacky outer shell for it. Ecoflex is like an already mixture of Slacker and Dragonskin but is said to have a bit more endurance at the same hardness. You can also mix Slacker into Ecoflex if you want to, but unlike Dragonskin it is more tacky, so doesnt work so well as an outer skin.
Would also suggest you look into a ton of vids about such silicones and prop making.