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plaster positive from plaster mould

updated wed 12 feb 03

 

Marry Lukeman on tue 11 feb 03


It can easily be done as long as you have applies a seperator on your negative.
In the old days we used detergent and it worked very well. We made 3d sculptures using pieced moulds keyed together.
Marry Lukeman
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> From: Denise Johnson
> Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 08:36:28 -0600
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
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> This may be a silly question but, can a plaster mold be used to cast
> plaster? My husband, a builder, says nope, it'll stick. I, on the other
> hand, am not so sure. Clay shrinks when cast which helps the removal,
> plaster doesn't so I assume I'll need some type of release.
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