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...re I was born and it is made out of wood at the top. The bottom is made out of those dark beams with white plaster in between the beams. There was a basement in which the animals and the beets and the...
Hi, I am doing a belly cast for a friend, and I used the plaster bandage to make a fairly thin copy of her belly. I would like to lay fiberglass or something tough into the plaster bandage negative
...and bronze metallic granules (101 mesh). This mixture was made to a buttery consistency and applied to the plaster mosd with a spatula. Do you think this would work. I went on the net and it seems lik...
I want to make a rubber mould of a womans face & cast it in plaster I have made many moulds but never from a living subject,I presume that the moulding rubber that I use is used in the dental professi
...ed in ceramic shell casting and a supplier? I've used core materials from Ransom and Randolph but they are plaster based and emit gasses that cause voids in castings. Thank you. Steve L....
Does anyone know a chemical method of removing traces of plaster from a fibreglass sculpture? The plaster was left over from the plaster mould I used to cast the sculpture in. Despite using loads of m
.... I have their great catalog, but have not had a chance to order yet. Still working in clay squeeze molds, plaster piece molds and waiting to try gelatine molding - born in the wrong century I guess! ...
...e it rather than model it with your fingers. To use it, make yourself a slab mold, either with rubber or plaster. If you make a plaster one, soak it before pouring wax in. You can break up the ten-p...
...jewelry. I have been getting very good, high-detail molds by painting the fossils with latex, but practice plaster-of-paris replicas have been coming out with pits where air-bubbles have been trapped ...
...iously in Roma Plastilina, then creating urethane molds (I'm using Smooth-On's Brush-On 35) for them to do plaster casting from. I just tried out and LOVED Super Sculpey. I LOVE having a non-squishabl...
... offer any tips on melting and pouring clay inside a fence?? Double boiler?? Microwave?? Release from wood/plaster?? Thanks,...
...rd can it be? The best thing I've been able to come up with is to make a clay female mold and pour in some plaster, or to make a wire frame and use paper-mache. Any thoughts on how to go about doing t...
Here I am, the big plastermaker, repairer of questionable plaster statuary, and I admit, I've never used shellac as a repair/sealer mat'l. I wet the broken surfaces with water, let it soak in, then us
I beseech the many great workers of plaster for advice on this technique. I have done it before, a few years ago, and seems like I used a retarder to slow down the plaster. (In case this is not the co
...from them and 'cold cast' with bronze-filled resin. I made a 10' full-figure mold using Smooth-on 724 in a plaster shell. I really hate plaster! It's seriously messy and needs to dry and have a sealer...
...haunted house. I want to cast a skull (face) about 6-800 times. What's the best way to make a mold to pour plaster into? Any help at all would my most helpful... You can post here or e-mail me- ...
Greetings, Has anyone tried either of these two products ?; both of which appear to be plaster-polymer admixtures (plus assorted spices). What were your opinions of these materials, and what were you
I have cast a solid plaster base (in casting plaster) for a life-size portrait head of a little girl (also cast in plaster but with in imitation bronze finish). I would like to find a way to finish th
...silicone to be the final figure. I started out using a moist molding clay from Hobby Lobby and then made a plaster mold from that but that didn't turn out too good. :unsure: If someone could recom...
Hello, I would appreciate recommendations for a release to be used in a PU mold, that will allow plaster to be cast, and painted with water based colors upon demolding. Much Obliged, Ethan Gross
...anwhile, does someone know the brand? I'm going to test first, casting from waterbased clay, second from plaster original. What kind of sealing/separator I should use on waterbased clay side, and ...
Dear All, I have a constructed a plaster over wire mesh structure which I now find is to be placed in the flow from a water fall on a large display, the piece will therefore be continually in contac
... cheap and it's warm enough for ice cream. I used denatured alcohol to get the smoothon pmc 121/50 off the plaster original and mothermold, and I was told I could also use acetone if I was careful. Is...
hello~ i was wondering if anyone could offer some advice on the best way to patina plaster? i have a figure sculpture and would like to add some color and depth. thanks in advance!!!
...ber a straight answer. What's the best way to store a silicone mold? I've been told to put a thin layer of plaster into it to keep it's shape, and I've also been told not to do this. Can you guys tell...
Plaster of Paris: I'm planning to use it on a wood panel to create a 'fresco.' Would it be possible to sculpt the surface to a very small depth, and what is the durability of plaster of paris? Thank
...onite board. It is four feet high and three feet wide and about three inches deep. I am planning to make a plaster mold of this. I would then like to cast it in something that would be weatherproof, p...
Could anyone tell me what I could use to sculpt outdoor garden angels and other garden items? I know plaster will melt in the rain, and I don't want to work with concrete. How does regular sculpting c
Does anyone know of finishes for plaster that will preserve its whiteness?
...isher, heavy gloves, goggles, dust masks and a first aid kit? I'm mainly going to be using waterclay and plaster, should I get a dust filter? I'm going to be doing a lot of reliefs and was wonderi...
Hi I work with plaster on a lathe a lot. One problem I have is making piece molds from the turnings (for casting into plaster). If a mold has say 3 pieces, the expansion rate of the plaster ( a normal
What would be the most effective way to preserve something like plaster gauze? I know it's fairly impermanent, but could it be gesso'd or shellac'd or sealed in some way as to preserve it? I forget th
...n. I need for the water to be maintained at a constant temperature (approx. 120 degrees). I use this in my plaster molding studio. And suggestions for an inexpensive piece of equipment or other device...
...ntly- don't use them for evacuating aqueous solutions or slurries. If you plan to do this (for lost wax or plaster casting, for instance) you might be better off with a Kinnney, or another 'rotary pis...
Just saw a show (Lynette Jennings Design) that featured a plaster sculptor/caster/artist guy in San Francisco. His company restores and replicates plaster detailing, moldings, etc. on old buildings. H
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