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Post #8478 by KokomoTikiBar&Grill on Tue, Sep 17, 2002 8:11 AM

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I make mugs from vintage molds I find. They are very hard to come by. I am looking to design a tiki mug soon. The biggest expense is the equipment and a place to do your work. The greenware is very messy to clean, not something you would want to do at your house. It takes a lot of time to finish a mug. You have to pour the slip into the mold, empty the mold after 30 to 45 minutes, let it sit a day or so, depending on humidity, take it out of the mold. Let it dry and clean it. Usally you will break a few cleaning them. Fire it, remove it from the kiln. Paint it with 3 coats of paint. Fire it again. Put two coats of glaze on it and fire again. Wallah, Tiki MUGGGGG! Sell it on ebay for a low price. Anyone want to sell a Tiki Mug Mold, Let me know.