Plaster Mold Making & Some Ceramics - Other Crafts

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11040	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Thu, Jun 26, 2008 9:35 PM Babalu, if you run off and leave your thread unprotected, there's no telling WHO might post here :P I made the mold for Headhunter Stew. It LOOKS much better than my first mold, let's see how it casts. The little round piece in the foreground is a pushmold for the "bonepile" in the bottom of the mug. Last time I had trouble working with the clay at the separation line because it was down inside the mold box and I couldn't get to it very well. This time I tried something new. I made the mold box out of foam-core board. I scored the sides and folded them down so I could work the clay. When I was done I folded them back up, sealed the corners with clay, taped the heck out it and poured in the plaster. Seems to have worked well I'm out of slip, will pick up some next week and see what happens.

Babalu, if you run off and leave your thread unprotected, there's no telling WHO might post here :P
I made the mold for Headhunter Stew. It LOOKS much better than my first mold, let's see how it casts. The little round piece in the foreground is a pushmold for the "bonepile" in the bottom of the mug.

Last time I had trouble working with the clay at the separation line because it was down inside the mold box and I couldn't get to it very well. This time I tried something new. I made the mold box out of foam-core board. I scored the sides and folded them down so I could work the clay. When I was done I folded them back up, sealed the corners with clay, taped the heck out it and poured in the plaster. Seems to have worked well

I'm out of slip, will pick up some next week and see what happens.

Post #389937 by MadDogMike on Thu, Jun 26, 2008 9:35 PM