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Beginner's Life 🎨 Casting Kit Featuring Alja-Safe Alginate Review

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Revainrating 2.5 out of 5  
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Description of Beginner's Life 🎨 Casting Kit Featuring Alja-Safe Alginate

Comes with: 0.85 lb. Alja-Safe Molding Gel - the world’s first and only crystalline silica free alginate (a known carcinogen), 2 lb. casting plaster, Quick Start Guide.

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Amazing details!

Easy to use, detailed instructions. I followed the advice in the instructions to do a small thumbprint first to get an idea and avoid big mistakes. It was very helpful. I tried to let out all the air bubbles and fill out the form completely, but I had to pinch a few fingers. In addition, children's fingers are VERY sensitive. I broke a few pulling them out but Gorilla Glue fixed them nicely. I also used putty to fill in the air holes and finish the fingers. I took another reviewer's advice and…

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • Not sure

Revainrating 1 out of 5

LOSS OF $$$ NOT WORKING

Waste of $$$ Bought to shed my 12 year old dog's paw who was dying and my arm. I called 800# for the customer support that came with the package. The technician told me that I could coat my dog's paw with petroleum jelly between the pads of the toes and any fur on the paw and legs before placing it in the alginate gel. I trimmed all the hair between the soles of her feet and around her toes before even trying the petroleum jelly. It did not work. When we finished pouring the plaster, I didn't…

Pros
  • Hands Free
Cons
  • Very Expensive

Bought 2 of these to make my partner's one hand and mine one hand. Since we're in a long-distance relationship, we only had one chance. The first try was a total failure, it set too fast, the instructions weren't clear, it worked better by adding alginate to water instead of water to alginate and mixing as fast as possible, especially if you didn't . I have an electric blender. I watched a youtube video and tried the second one, it still got hard too quickly even with cold water so my posture…

Pros
  • Few competitors
Cons
  • Unreliable