VanTiki Tiles - Ku Squared tile taking shape - 1/25 - Other Crafts

V VanTiki Member Hawaii Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 1046	V VanTiki Posted posted on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 12:41 PM Mahalo Mike and littlegiles! Mike, I am actually a tad concerned about my ability to press such a large tile. If I'm too scrawny to press them, I'll switch to plan B: old-school rubber mallet. For extra large tiles, folks sometimes press the slab of clay into the mold by hand, cover it with canvas, then pound it in with a rubber mallet (being EXTRA careful not to hit the mold edges). I hope the press can handle it, as the mallet method takes a LOT of time (I used to do that for my smaller tiles before building the press) Sculpt update! Looks like I am just about ready to begin stone texturing and aging. My favorite part! Mahalo for looking - Henrik "VanTiki"

Mahalo Mike and littlegiles!

Mike, I am actually a tad concerned about my ability to press such a large tile. If I'm too scrawny to press them, I'll switch to plan B: old-school rubber mallet. For extra large tiles, folks sometimes press the slab of clay into the mold by hand, cover it with canvas, then pound it in with a rubber mallet (being EXTRA careful not to hit the mold edges). I hope the press can handle it, as the mallet method takes a LOT of time (I used to do that for my smaller tiles before building the press)

Sculpt update! Looks like I am just about ready to begin stone texturing and aging. My favorite part!

Mahalo for looking -
Henrik "VanTiki"

Post #652399 by VanTiki on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 12:41 PM