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reparing a broken mold
Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 1:45 pm
by gemhuyck
I have a slumping mold which is broken. Is there a product I can use to glue it back together.
Re: reparing a broken mold
Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 3:46 pm
by 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.
Re: reparing a broken mold
Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 10:27 pm
by 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.
Re: reparing a broken mold
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:59 pm
by gemhuyck
Were do you get the cement to fix kilns? I really appreciate the suggestions.
Re: reparing a broken mold
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 8:40 pm
by john p
ED HOYS or a kiln place
Re: reparing a broken mold
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 10:18 pm
by 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.
Re: reparing a broken mold
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 3:20 am
by 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.
Re: reparing a broken mold
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 4:16 am
by Stephen Richard
Not a good idea in my view
Re: reparing a broken mold
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 8:24 am
by JestersBaubles
KaCe wrote: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.
Re: reparing a broken mold
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2013 9:22 pm
by 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).
Re: reparing a broken mold
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2013 5:22 pm
by 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....
Re: reparing a broken mold
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:19 am
by 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