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Old 08-12-2010, 02:52 PM   #51
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I'm a big fan of boiling sculpey...however The ultra light stuff can only be boiled ONCE from my experience...
well, that sounds interesting, details as to the experience would help, & what ultra light? you mean a thin shelled sculpture, what hap?
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Old 08-12-2010, 05:42 PM   #52
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Sculpey Ultra Light

Polyform has a product called Sculpey Ultra Light, it is very light and fluffy very much like Hearty or LaDoll Premier air-dry clays only it's a PMC that requires baking.

It was actually very nice to sculpt with but VERY soft. When I boiled the first time everything went great, but the second layer/boil boiled off. There was cured fluffy crap floating everywhere. When I took the sculpture out of the water the original cured part crumbled away like ash.
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Old 12-06-2010, 12:17 AM   #53
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Still no thread on how to separate parts?
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Old 09-22-2012, 07:52 AM   #54
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Still no thread on how to separate parts?
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Old 09-23-2012, 09:02 AM   #55
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Soften area with a heating gun. Use a sharp knife and cut carefully
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Old 09-23-2012, 09:36 AM   #56
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Heat and soften after the bake???

How does an xacto cut through wire armature???
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Old 09-23-2012, 02:01 PM   #57
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Use a dremel tool with a wheel that can cut through metal. Wear protective glasses. There is no one right way to do anything I've learned. Do what suits you best. If you make a mistake. Fix it and try again. Good luck !
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Old 08-23-2013, 08:16 AM   #58
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The pop sculpture book suggests a jewelers saw.
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Old 10-04-2013, 06:09 AM   #59
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I'm going to put together a comprehensive outline of separating a figure, including pics. Included will be dealing with cutting the armature and repairing any damage that occurs during the process.

Give me a little time to do this right. It's not brain surgery, but there are techniques that will make the work go easier.

Kdawg has offered to post stickies of any tutorials I want to offer, so I will try and give you guys as much info as I can, given my schedule and the time constraints that I have.
did this tutorial ever get posted?
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Old 02-10-2014, 11:56 PM   #60
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sorry i am first time in sculpting and would like to know more about purchasing oven to bake the sculpey. Sorry if it has answered some where hidden in the threads of discussion..

my question what should i look for in purchasing oven for baking the clay? i am looking into small oven, is it fine? what the temperature range should i be looking at? or the minimum volume?

i am intending to get a used toaster oven as would not be using for cooking and poison myself...haha...

not looking for perfect answer but to get some sensing...thank you
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