Post #794316 by danlovestikis on Sat, Apr 6, 2019 9:14 AM

hang10tiki you'll see the results right in order because I'm far behind in posting. This is huge enough to make a lamp but I haven't done one of those during Phase Four of the Wish List #8.

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The last mold piece for the versatile helmet.

This photo shows where the last mold piece will be poured. No box needed. The rounding on the top will not matter because I make my mold pieces very thick. However the rounding in where the plaster will be poured needs to be fixed. I put down a piece of wet paper towel to catch the debris.

I used a rounded chisel to carve the areas flat.

Three layers of poisonous mold soap and

then in a bowl we mix up a batch of plaster and

slowly pour it into the area. This is the bottom of the mug where my name and date are located.

Once it is hard Dan rasped the bottom flat and

I carved around the piece so that the edge wouldn't be sharp.

I carved the name and date of the mold.

We opened the mold success is at hand.

Only I hadn't quite divided the helmet in half so the clay sculpt stuck. I had to chisel it out of the mold.

To prevent casts from being locked in I sanded around the helmet mold piece INSIDE edges to open it up a bit.

I had fans blowing on it 24/7 unless I was firing a load. Then we moved it into the kiln shed where the temperature of the room rises to around 85 degrees even in the winter. This really speeds up the drying process.

This mold will be so much fun to use. I will show you soon. Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2019-04-06 09:15 ]