You will need a clean mixing container for the plaster, a scale for weighing the plaster, a measuring cup for the water and a rinse bucket. Before casting, make sure your model is set, the mold boards or cottle are secure, and all the surfaces you're pouring onto are coatedĢ. A common mistake of potters is to mix plaster only to realize everything's not set up for pouring. Having all of these resources in one place, should make your next plaster project a piece of cake. We've also included what we think are the 10 Steps for Success with Plaster as well as the handy dandy Plaster to Water Mixing Chart below. In this video clip, an excerpt from his video, Fundamentals of Mold Making and Slipcasting, Guy Michael Davis shows us how to mix plaster and pour a one piece mold. Hopefully, this will give you all the resources to help you better understand and use this essential pottery studio tool. Getting the plaster right can be a little challenging if you are new to it so today we wanted to give you a primer on how to mix plaster. Plaster has a lot of uses in the pottery studio from plaster drying bats, to simple hump molds. Learning how to mix plaster is essential if you are interested in slip casting, but even if you're not, mixing plaster is a good skill to learn. Pottery Making Illustrated Submission Guidelines.Pottery Making Illustrated's Print Mailing Schedule.Ceramics Monthly's Print Mailing Schedule. Workhouse Clay International ICAN Merit Award.ICAN Making a Difference in Ceramics Award.Annual National K-12 Ceramic Exhibition Award.
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