Gayle Bair on mon 9 jan 06
What might be better than grog is to fill the sock with corn starch.
Not my idea... read it on Clayart some months back.
I use bisque molds instead of plaster and only have trouble when my clay is
too wet. They can be dried out quickly with a brief torching or if I am
in Tucson out in the sun.
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
Tucson, AZ
www.claybair.com
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From: Aerni
Gary,
What I have done while using press molds is to fill a sock with grog, and
"dust" the mold before pressing. It provides separation between the two
media. It creates a bit of dust, so take care that your work area has some
ventilation. I don't know the level of your involvement with clay, but if
you are intending to make these forms repeatedly, I would urge you to cast
the molds out of plaster (Pottery Plaster#1, or moulding plaster) and you
won't have any separation issues.
Best,
Richard Aerni
Rochester, NY
On Sun, 8 Jan 2006 15:25:24 EST, Gary Finfrock
wrote:
snip> Can anyone tell me a
>better material to use for allowing the leather hard form to separate from
>the mold that won't cause grief in recycling the clay?
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