Fimo/Super Sculpey

Darkmessiah

New member
hi guys, just got some fimo today as part of my experimenting with different sculpting materials and am just wondering what is safe to put in the oven? of course plastic is a no go, but wot about lead dollies? copper wire and brass rod? wot sort of materials should i be using to place my sculpts on to?
 

Thunderhawker

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Having just started experimenting with sculpey myself, I have founf that florist wire and cork are okay. I tend to \"fire\" mine twice. Once to get it firm enough that I can cleanit up a bit with a blade and still push stuff around, and then the second time to make hard enough to work over.
 

freakinacage

Well-known member
i have never use sculpey so have no idea. fimo, i have used, however.

if you are gonna bake it, any kind of metal should be ok. working over an armature, i find that it doesn\'t stuck to it. use a thin layer of greenstuff over the armature to help it bond. try not to over cook/burn it. if you over cook, it will start to crack. you can also boil it to cure it - this will stop overcooking. i think shawnrl told me that last one
 

freakinacage

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i have never use sculpey so have no idea. fimo, i have used, however.

if you are gonna bake it, any kind of metal should be ok. working over an armature, i find that it doesn\'t stuck to it. use a thin layer of greenstuff over the armature to help it bond. try not to over cook/burn it. if you over cook, it will start to crack. you can also boil it to cure it - this will stop overcooking. i think shawnrl told me that last one

for dollies, i use copper wire from cabling, you can get off cuts from whenever anyone does any wiring (at work etc) and it\'s a decent thickness. it\'s fairly rigid but can be bent and also flattened (useful for helping the gs/fimo stick)
 

Prophet

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You\'re fine with minis, cork, and wire. Plastic and resin are definite no-no\'s. A glass dish is recommended for baking.
 

Prophet

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Also, the size of the figure and the thickness required for minis does not warrant the full baking time. I don\'t preheat my oven, I turn it on when I place the figure in and only heat for 8 minutes. I\'ve also used a standard putty oven with a 90-watt lightbulb to cook fimo.
 

Darkmessiah

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cheers for the advice guys, hopefully ull see the results soon enough, just wondering if super glue would be ok? the flash point of my super glue is 185 degrees
 
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