Making Ceramic Molds For Glass Casting

Making your own molds frees you from relying on molds made by others and allows you to tailor your mold for your own taste.

Making ceramic molds for glass casting.

Molds are pre drilled with air relief holes where required. There are two basic types of molds in glass slumping. Our ceramic molds can be used dozens of times to create decorative slumped glass bowls dishes trays and serving plates wind chimes and many other shapes that you will find interesting. You can also create your own molds by using.

At the ceramic shop we carry a number of wooden drape molds which are lighter weight alternatives to plaster molds. Mayco ceramic casting molds proud vip mold distributor. We will then e mail you back with your discounted prices and shipping for your approval before you purchase. Molds for glass slumping are surprisingly easy to make.

This example explains how molds are made from clay. Famous last words if you ve ever been in this situation i bet you re shaking your head at me for being so naive. How hard could it be. 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.

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. Using found objects to copy and transform into. Like humps molds our slump molds are plaster templates that are useful for creating reproducible forms. Hump molds are used to form the interior of the slumped glass.

The molds need to be coated with kiln wash primer to prevent the sticking of your slumped glass. Choose your ceramic molds and e mail us with mold company name and mold number and your shipping address. Wood molds also eliminate the risk of plaster chipping and contaminating clay. I use a paragon janus 23 multi purpose kiln capable of firing glass or ceramics with the fl.

The key is to make the mold out of the right material which will withstand the 1 200 degree temperature in the kiln. 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.