Making Ceramic Molds For Glass Casting

There are two basic types of molds in glass slumping.

Making ceramic molds for glass casting.

Wood molds also eliminate the risk of plaster chipping and contaminating clay. 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. Famous last words if you ve ever been in this situation i bet you re shaking your head at me for being so naive. 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.

Molds are pre drilled with air relief holes where required. Making your own molds frees you from relying on molds made by others and allows you to tailor your mold for your own taste. I use a paragon janus 23 multi purpose kiln capable of firing glass or ceramics with the fl. Custom ceramic texture molds for fused glass.

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. 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.

We have the best tools for casting glass molds as well as all the compounds clays and mold mixes you need to do the job right. You can also create your own molds by using. How hard could it be. 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.

The key is to make the mold out of the right material which will withstand the 1 200 degree temperature in the kiln. Molds for glass slumping are surprisingly easy to make. Glass mold making casting supplies. Choose your ceramic molds and e mail us with mold company name and mold number and your shipping address.

Mayco ceramic casting molds proud vip mold distributor. The molds need to be coated with kiln wash primer to prevent the sticking of your slumped glass. Using found objects to copy and transform into.