can GS, BS, and milliput be baked like scullpey?
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mattsterbenz
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All three of those putties can withstand the heat created in mold-making for casting the miniatures (that\'s why we use them to sculpt miniatures), so I don\'t see why they couldn\'t go in the oven if you are curing sculpey or something..
There should be a little leaflet that came with each of the putties. It will say what temperatures they can withstand. I believe it\'s above 300F for all three of them.
-Matt
There should be a little leaflet that came with each of the putties. It will say what temperatures they can withstand. I believe it\'s above 300F for all three of them.
-Matt
Einion
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Yep, they can all definitely withstand high temperatures. Were you thinking of the temps one would normally bake polymer clays at? If so no probs.
Just a word of caution though, some people think one shouldn\'t do this kind of thing in the same oven you cook in. If you\'re going to be doing it only once or twice I doubt it\'s a problem but if you might be doing it regularly then it\'s best to consider making a heatbox or even getting a small dedicated oven for baking hobby materials.
Einion
Just a word of caution though, some people think one shouldn\'t do this kind of thing in the same oven you cook in. If you\'re going to be doing it only once or twice I doubt it\'s a problem but if you might be doing it regularly then it\'s best to consider making a heatbox or even getting a small dedicated oven for baking hobby materials.
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CreganTur
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I got this idea from someone else a while back... can\'t remember who though:
take a large, metal lined can... kind of like a giant coffee creamer can- cardboard on the outside, but lined on the inside.
Cut out a door on the side that\'s just big enough for you to safely push minis into
throw out the lid- take a regular work lamp and put in a regular incandescent 60 - 100 watt bulb and place the lamp on top of the can as a lid.
Viola, you\'ve got your own coffee-can oven that\'s good for baking GS models.
take a large, metal lined can... kind of like a giant coffee creamer can- cardboard on the outside, but lined on the inside.
Cut out a door on the side that\'s just big enough for you to safely push minis into
throw out the lid- take a regular work lamp and put in a regular incandescent 60 - 100 watt bulb and place the lamp on top of the can as a lid.
Viola, you\'ve got your own coffee-can oven that\'s good for baking GS models.
Shawn R. L.
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I know the two part putty\'s can handle the heat if you are going to be having to do the vulcanizing process for pewter. I\'m pretty sure Sculpey and Fimo won\'t. While Sculpey is baked, it doesn\'t get up to the heat of vulcanizing. Check with whoever is going to do the casting. Be a shame to go to a bunch of fine work just to have it freak out in the mold.
