Making Ceramic Molds For Glass Casting

Custom ceramic texture molds for fused glass.

Making ceramic molds for glass casting.

Molds for glass slumping are surprisingly easy to make. 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. Mold making for glass art by dan jenkins 1 choosing a prototype making molds for your own use or for reproduction is fairly easy to do and very satisfying. Molds are pre drilled with air relief holes where required.

We will then e mail you back with your discounted prices and shipping for your approval before you purchase. Famous last words if you ve ever been in this situation i bet you re shaking your head at me for being so naive. Glass mold making casting supplies. At the ceramic shop we carry a number of wooden drape molds which are lighter weight alternatives to plaster molds.

Making your own molds frees you from relying on molds made by others and allows you to tailor your mold for your own taste. Choose your ceramic molds and e mail us with mold company name and mold number and your shipping address. 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.

Like humps molds our slump molds are plaster templates that are useful for creating reproducible forms. The molds need to be coated with kiln wash primer to prevent the sticking of your slumped glass. How hard could it be. Using found objects to copy and transform into.

Wood molds also eliminate the risk of plaster chipping and contaminating clay. This example explains how molds are made from clay. I use a paragon janus 23 multi purpose kiln capable of firing glass or ceramics with the fl. 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.

You can also create your own molds by using. Mayco ceramic casting molds proud vip mold distributor. 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.