How To Make A Two Piece Ceramic Mold

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How to make a two piece ceramic mold.

Then make another mold pour fire shrunk another 33. Thanks for watching y all. Obviously i m not very professional when it comes to ceramics i m just out here having fun and doing my best. I illustrate basic principles of mold making these are the same principles that you need to understand to build complex molds and patterns.

Read more using ceramic molds slip casting with multi piece molds. While it was once thought of as cheating using ceramic molds is a technique that is increasing in popularity among potters these days. Learn to make and use bisque molds and plaster molds plus get casting slip recipes when you download this freebie ceramic mold making techniques. Wrap aluminum flashing around the prototype to serve as cottle boards leaving a 1 2 inch gap between the flashing and the edge of the clay form the flashing creates a barrier to contain the plaster once it is poured onto the prototype 3.

From simple one piece plaster molds to more complex multi part molds plaster mold making allows the potter the freedom to experiment with ideas for form and surface because it takes away a bit of the preciousness of a one of a kind wheel thrown pot. Another reason to use a two part mold is if you want to make a rigid mold of a model with undercuts i e. How to make a plaster mold for slip casting part 2. Say you are making tiles you would only need a one piece mold a tile has only one plain.

We are doing a 2 piece mold.