... I have always just used a crock pot and threw a piece of wood over the top to trap heat. You can set the heat with as much control as you like that way....
... There are many good ways to make putty ovens, but Ming-Hua's putty oven is specifically designed to be portable, which is what makes it especially...
I'm new to this technique of a " Putty oven " box so please bare with me. Some time back I had cause to and purchased a single heating element, the kind you...
Henry - This is brilliant! Much better than the heater I used. In fact, I just ripped my version 1.0 putty oven apart and re-built it using the heating element...
Hmm.... new version of the putty oven works a little better, but nowhere near as warm as I'd like. A lot of heat that is getting generated is radiating right...
... something insulating, like rubber feet. Hehe, been there, done that, found something beter. :) If you want to try - there are small rubber stoppers...
... What would these be sold for? What kind of store would I look for them in? ... Excellent! Even if I get mine to work, I still want one of yours! If it...
... used ... Seconded. Though, the best way to get it to adhere to the wire armature is just to lay a thin layer of green stuff first, and stick on the other...
... Well, I still don't know where to get them, but I found a reasonable substitute - I took the rubber cylinder from a dremel sanding attachment. I glued it...
If you go to a pottery supply store you can get refractory that would insulate the box and probably increase the efficiency several fold does add to the cost....
... Hmm... I've got an old kiln in the garage with tons of refractory... I might be able to use some of that before we get rid of it... ... I was actually...
Oh God that made much more sense when it was in my brain. Let me rewrite this. 2 ways to increase the heat in the box. 1. If you go to a pottery supply store...
Use the short heatsinks you would find on video cards are motherboard chitsets. (I work in a computer store) if you asked a tech at a computer repair center...
... these ... http://www.zuzzy.com/dr-tf- ... latex ... I would lijke to thank everyone who replyied to me for there valuable help. Last night I finished my...
... sites? ... Sorry for the delay, I've been away for a few days. Here's a couple of links. This one's a bit weird, almost a reverse lathe, but it looks quite...
Dear all, I'd really appreciate some advice and unfortunately I cannot find anything to point me in the right direction in the FAQ's. My question is about what...
In the UK, expect to pay from £40 to £70 for a Master mould. This will be used to run off a number off copies of your original, which will then be used to...
My suggestion would be to secure the edges of the mat while the latex cures. Something to remember is that latex shrinks 3-4% when it cures. That's what...
Thanks Michael, Perhaps my caster is not being as unreasonable as I thought. I'll give serious consideration to the US casing idea and look up Historifigs. Rob...
Thank you Iron Rook and thank you for the links to older posts on this matter. I'm sorry I didn't hunt a little harder before posting. I am sure a FAQ would be...
Hello! This is roughly 30 mm to the eyes, made with Procreate mixed sometimes with apoxie sculpt and sometimes with super sculpey. Comments will be velcome as...
Hi, some times ago, I invented a sculpting tool that uses a mechanical pencil as a holder for sculpting tips and posted some pics here. You can find more about...