How To Use Ceramic Molds

While it was once thought of as cheating using ceramic molds is a technique that is increasing in popularity among potters these days.

How to use ceramic molds.

Hump molds must be elastic so that the clay can contract. For a 1 part mold secure the flat face of the object to the floor section of the mold box using an easy release adhesive compound. I have read several places about the question of can you use ceramic molds with concrete i have about 1500 ceramic molds i do pottery and ceramics with slip. Browse through our archive of articles to find a variety of techniques from making plaster molds for slip casting and press molding to making bisque clay hump or slump molds to creating molds for casting clay sculpture.

It is a combination of plaster mold casting and investment casting. Here you ll learn how to make ceramic molds as well as how to use them. For a 2 part mold layer the bottom of the mold box with clay and push the object. Ceramic mold casting also known ambiguously as ceramic molding is a group of metal casting processes that use ceramics as the mold material.

The last tip was on mixing and pouring plaster. Slump molds have fewer constraints since the clay shrinks away from the mold. Using a press mold. The shaw process and the unicast process.

Ways to use plaster molds mold release first it is useful to understand mold release. You should also use non porous materials to sandwich the clay between the mold itself. I did have about 2400 mold but have been selling them for 1 00 each so that i can have some room in my shed and i can t lift heavy molds any more. Now that you know about the materials let s walk through the process of how you do this.

These casting processes are commonly used to make tooling especially drop forging dies but also. Ways to use plaster molds this is the second in a series of 3 tips on plaster and molds. There are two types of ceramic mold casting. 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.