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Videos built around the workshop tools theme — pulled together so you can study how others bring this atmosphere to life.

3 videos

DIY Pressure Pot for Resin Casting from Harbor Freight Pressure Paint Bucket

13:22

DIY PropsIntermediate$30–$80

DIY Pressure Pot for Resin Casting from Harbor Freight Pressure Paint Bucket

This tutorial from Monster Tutorials walks through converting an affordable Harbor Freight pressure paint bucket into a functional resin casting pressure pot using a handful of brass plumbing fittings and quick-connect air components. The build is designed to eliminate bubbles in clear resin pours — a common challenge for prop and jewelry makers. The video demonstrates how to assemble and adapt the lid fittings so the bucket can be pressurized with a standard air compressor. Alumilite Clear Slow Resin is shown as the casting material of choice for the finished setup.

Monster Tutorials· 40,609 views

17:25

DIY PropsBeginnerUnder $20 for 20+ tools

Make your own Sculpting tools

Allen Hopps of Stiltbeast Studios demonstrates how to fabricate a large set of professional-quality sculpting loop tools and rakes using everyday inexpensive materials. By repurposing wire whisk tines and coping saw blades bonded with steel epoxy putty, builders can produce more than twenty tools for a fraction of the cost of buying them individually. The resulting tools are suitable for both clay and paper mache sculpting in prop and mask making contexts.

StiltbeastStudios· 9,525 views

5:18

DIY Props

My foam gun.wmv

Stiltbeast Studios gives a quick tour of a specialty foam gun used in their prop-building workshop. The tool is an Instapak system from Sealed Air Corporation, which the creator considers a valuable enough shop resource to share with their audience. The video offers a practical look at professional-grade foam equipment that goes beyond standard DIY foam options.

StiltbeastStudios· 8,169 views