From: patriot-AT-mip.net
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 20:32:04 -0100
Subject: Re: recipes for molding materials


I don't have the book handy and the product may not be available now but
wasn't there a "ruberoid" casting compound recommended in the Les and Mable
Beaton book for casting hands that could even be "shaped" when fresh out of
the mold and then hardened ??

At 12:24 AM 6/12/97 -0800, you wrote:
>While we're on the subject of fun with materials -
>
>I am looking for recipes that make an effective pulp mash for casting 
>puppet heads.  I'm wondering what's really in the commercial products 
>such as Celluclay or Paper Clay that serves as a binder, and with a 
>little effort I could whip up myself.
>
>The purpose being to cast puppet heads, hands, feet in a two part mold. 
>Strong, solid, able to be sanded like wood, etc.
>
>I just workshopped with a marionette artist who uses Bondo exclusively 
>and doesn't seem to mind its severe toxicity. Nice cast, but we know that 
>good ol' paper-mache can work magic.
>I'm trying to stay away from expensive toxics, no matter how tempting and 
>efficacious celastic, thermoplastic etc may be. I admit I am wanting to 
>play with slip latex, used in doll heads - pour in mold and pour out, 
>sets overnight, hard like lacrosse ball rubber.
>
>BTW, a free source for large scale paper is flour sacks, from any bakery.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dan Vie
>
>The Fool's Society
>Vancouver, Canada
>
>An alchemical tips from *your* mixing experiments ?
>
>
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David in Maryland 


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