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molds for small kiln

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:35 pm
by bkfoltz
I have a small skutt kiln and I am looking for molds to make flowers.

I remember seeing molds that would work in a hotbox kiln. those are about the size I need or similar. My kiln is front loading and 9x9x9 inside.

I saw a pattern book that had slumped flowers. The author of the books said she found some items at a ceramic store to use as molds. I have searched 2 different ceramic places with no luck. Showed the book to the guy at the ceramic store and he does not have any molds that would work.

yes, I know I could make the molds but.............

Help please.
Kris

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 3:54 pm
by Tony Serviente
Get the catalogs from Sunshine Glassworks in NY, Ed Hoys in IL, or other stained glass distributors. They will have quite a few smaller molds to choose from.

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 4:33 pm
by Rebecca M.
I just looked in my Sunshine catalog. Maybe you want Sun Sculptures molds? Possibly there is a pic on their website.
http://www.SunshineGlass.com

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 5:11 pm
by Scotty
Whittemore-Durgin Stained Glass has quite a few leaf, flower, etc., stainless steel molds that are very inexpensive. It's an old Co. in the north, nice people & very cool to deal with. http://www.penrose.com.

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 5:20 pm
by Tony Serviente
Check out the WD website, and get the catalog. It is one of the most eccentric catalogs I've seen. They're the Archie McPhee of stained glass suppliers. I keep one of their catalogs at home, and on slow evenings read excerpts from it to my long suffering family.

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 8:46 pm
by Cher
...I keep one of their catalogs at home, and on slow evenings read excerpts from it to my long suffering family.[/quote]

et tu, Tony?

Penrose url?

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 12:18 pm
by Stephie
Hey Scotty, I tried your url and got something about real estate?

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 12:40 pm
by Scotty
sorry!!! Whittemore-Durgin in search or http://www.penrose.com/glass/

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 3:58 pm
by Stephie
Thanks Scotty,
They have some I haven't seen before.