reparing a broken mold

[gemhuyck]

I have a slumping mold which is broken. Is there a product I can use to glue it back together.

[De Anza Art Glass Club]

Maybe you can solicit opinions on this product:

http://www.slumpys.com/Warm-Glass-Suppl ... s&top=1121

I've used it years ago, but haven't fired the mold I repaired.

[john p]

i use the cement to fix kilns to repair my mold have several of the dragon molds that I have had to repair. a thin coat let dry then a second coat.

[gemhuyck]

Were do you get the cement to fix kilns? I really appreciate the suggestions.

[john p]

ED HOYS or a kiln place

[De Anza Art Glass Club]

Paragon Kilns
http://www.paragonweb.com/Kiln_Accessories_Supplies.cfm

I can't find any other sources I've used before. Clay-King, Atlantic Pottery, and Kiln Frog might have them, but I couldn't find a link after a quick search.

[KaCe]

Is this product food safe? I ask because I have two cookie molds that have broken and I was thinking of using them to slump into, but didn't want the crack to show. Then was thinking I could clean them and bake in them... or is this flawed thinking? I wasn't sure if molds could do double duty with glass and food.

[Stephen Richard]

Not a good idea in my view

[JestersBaubles]

Is this product food safe? I ask because I have two cookie molds that have broken and I was thinking of using them to slump into, but didn't want the crack to show. Then was thinking I could clean them and bake in them... or is this flawed thinking? I wasn't sure if molds could do double duty with glass and food.

The oils from the baked food would keep the glass separator from adhering to the mold. So I think you would have to sand or fire the mold before using, each time it has been used for food. Firing costs or your time & elbow grease would quickly pay for a new mold.

Save your Bed Bath Beyond coupons and invest in a mold just for fusing!

Dana W.

[De Anza Art Glass Club]

Here is a better description for Magic Mender:
http://shop.clay-planet.com/magic-mender.aspx

There is a link to the MSDS on this page:
http://www.aardvarkclay.com/msds.php

The MSDS does not indicate any precautions for use with food bearing products. The precautions are for the liquid form and an inhalation risk for the dried powder (silica bearing).

[Cheryl]

in my house, stuff flows FROM the kitchen TO the studio...and never comes back! Then the kitchen fairy (who shops at bed bath beyond) replaces all those mysteriously missing elements...

Never a good idea to mix food & glass. Too much potential for hazard - chemicals, dirt, slivers of glass....

[KaCe]

That is more or less what I thought, but one doesn't know for sure until one asks. The molds are no longer made, but I can see if I can't remake them and make one for cooking and one for casting.

I really relate to the flow of tools out of my kitchen. I look in my studio and I could cook in there very easily... just couldn't, wouldn't or shouldn't eat it.

Thanks for indulging my question.

KaCe