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Old 11-09-2008, 08:43 PM   #21
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Im currently working on a foil filled peice and water does leak in but if u leave an exit it will leak back out,,,havent had any cracking though
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Old 11-10-2008, 01:35 AM   #22
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This is a great tip! Thanks!
The Sculpey doesn't float does it?

I guess with the foil fill sculptures, it might be better to have a hole. So, the water gets in and the sculpture doesn't float around damaging something before it cures.
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Old 11-10-2008, 12:59 PM   #23
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foil filled with a thin layer of sculpey (like a roughed out head) will float but i keep it down witha metal spoon. Even if u dont have it submerged it will still cure from the heat and steam.
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Old 11-12-2008, 05:46 PM   #24
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This is a novel way of using sculpey. Thanks for the heads up. I would caution anyone about thinking that it doesn't release gases just because it is underwater. The same chemical reaction would occur regardless of where it is.

On the plus side, sculpey isn't supposed to release "toxic" fumes into your environment in the first place, so there really should be no problem.
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Old 11-13-2008, 12:32 AM   #25
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I never used sculpey for the reason that I have no oven anyways, in case I'd like to try it, so I just put a sculpted sculpey on a bucket of water and wait till it boils? how do I know it's ready/cured already?
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Old 11-13-2008, 08:39 AM   #26
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Put ther peice in very hot tap water in the pot then put it on the stove. After it starts to boil leave it to boild another few mintes then shut off the stove and let the water cool.
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Old 12-01-2008, 02:49 AM   #27
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yea it looks like a fine and dandy idear.........
but i see a potential problem.....
what if you are goin to cure a large sculpture?
i think you need a real big pot.

have you ever heard of the heat gun method?
i know its used for layering and mostly for more advanced sculpey users but it is another option of curing the sculpt, with a little more control. it takes a while though (actually i have never had to use this method, but i know it works)..
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Old 12-03-2008, 09:51 PM   #28
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Heat guns work great, and youre right about the size of the pot. I cut my sculptures up so its not too big a deal.
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Old 12-03-2008, 11:15 PM   #29
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I found this info on another site:

"Boiling works best on a solid Sculpey piece. If you are boiling a piece that has an armature and foil filler, care must be taken that no cracks develop on the piece, as water can leak into the piece and cause potential problems."


We might as well put all boiling info in this thread
I think steam the Sculpey sculpt from beginning to end might solve the problem of water leaking into the cracks.
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Old 12-23-2008, 03:37 AM   #30
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Thanks guys for the tip on boiling the Sculpey. Because my oven would not have fit this Hulk at 16 inches tall.
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