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Old 11-05-2008, 10:50 AM   #1
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Boiling sculpey

Hi, i posted this in another thread but felt it should maybe have its own thread. I have boiled my sculpted parts in water. I place the parts or entire peice if your pot is large enough in hot tap water then turn put it on the stove and let it come to a boil. I let it boil about 10 minutes then turn the heat off and let the water cool down naturally. Then remove from the water and let cool naturally. The peices are rock hard and completly set. i think the heat of the water surrounds the peice and let it cure uniformly and gets right into the center of the clay, and the plus is no burnt edges and Ive never had any cracks. Id like to know if anyone has ever tried this method?
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Old 11-05-2008, 08:46 PM   #2
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I tried this a couple months ago with a small ball of sculpey and it did work. I have been too scared to use this technique on a " real sculpt ". I will report back in a couple weeks with a new test.
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Old 11-05-2008, 09:08 PM   #3
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It does work, I understand the fear of ruining a good sculpt but i think it works better if you cut up the sculpture like the head , torso, etc. Fits better in the pot too.
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Old 11-06-2008, 11:33 AM   #4
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I never even thought of boiling Sculpey. I may have to try this sometime.
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Old 11-06-2008, 04:55 PM   #5
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CHUCKY, do you think we could get the color of the sculpey to darken if we left it in the water longer?
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Old 11-06-2008, 07:52 PM   #6
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I dont think so. It the oven heat cooking the clay unevevenly that makes the clay change color and darken.
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Old 11-06-2008, 09:41 PM   #7
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How shall we know that the figure is fully cured?
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Old 11-06-2008, 09:57 PM   #8
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How weird. I don't think I get the need for boiling. Why not just do your best to bake it evenly? No need to have extremeties next to a heating element, or any such thing.
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Old 11-06-2008, 10:25 PM   #9
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Baking does work fine but thinner areas get singed or burnt, especially in gas ovens, then theres the fumes from baking it. It also cures in minutes in the water.
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Baking does work fine but thinner areas get singed or burnt, especially in gas ovens, then theres the fumes from baking it. It also cures in minutes in the water.
Yeah, I can see that the gas oven aspect could ruin the process, I reckon. I have only electric everything in my house. I've never noticed too much deformation of areas that were thinner and baked though. Maybe I'm lucky? So do you dedicate a piece of cookware to boil it in? Otherwise, I can sense troubles if you boil something edible in the same pot. Also, have you noticed any harsh fumes from boiling?
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