Making Ceramic Molds For Glass Molding

Di tockers shows how to mix plaster and silica correctly for use in moulds for glass casting.

Making ceramic molds for glass molding.

Molds for glass slumping are surprisingly easy to make. Glass mold making casting supplies at fusion headquarters our selection of glass molding kits and glass casting supplies includes everything you need to create one of a kind colored glass artwork. How hard could it be. There are two basic types of molds in glass slumping.

Di is a full time glass artist and tutor in ohaupo new zealand. Molds are pre drilled with air relief holes where required. Yes you can slump glass in your digital ceramic kiln. Reviewed in the united states on april 13 2018.

Mold making for glass art by dan jenkins 1 choosing a prototype making molds for your own use or for reproduction is fairly easy to do and very satisfying. You can also create your own molds by using. 5 0 out of 5 stars best price i ve seen for this book. Making your own molds frees you from relying on molds made by others and allows you to tailor your mold for your own taste.

This example explains how molds are made from clay. Here you ll learn how to make ceramic molds as well as how to use them. This tutorial will explain how i make custom ceramic texture molds to create fused glass art items used in this tutorial 1 firing the clay and glass kiln. Famous last words if you ve ever been in this situation i bet you re shaking your head at me for being so naive.

The key is to make the mold out of the right material which will withstand the 1 200 degree temperature in the kiln. Allow you to play with color within preset boundaries. Hump molds are used to form the interior of the slumped glass. Bottle molds are a great way to dip your toe in the water.

The molds need to be coated with kiln wash primer to prevent the sticking of your slumped glass. Using found objects to copy and transform into. Mold making for glass has much more to offer the person who is going to do their casting in their kiln. Custom ceramic texture molds for fused glass.

My husband and i had discussed mold making techniques year ago and since then i had come across other materials and ways of making molds for glass fusing. Moist clay is pressed into these shallow plaster molds to create ceramic objects or reliefs that can be added to sculptures and functional ware. 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.