(Probably) Stupid Sculpey Question

[Wren]

Is it possible to use Sculpey on plastic and bake it? I\'m assuming the plastic would melt, but I figured I\'d go ahead and ask if anyone knows. I\'d like to do some sculpting for a base, and do it right ON the base if possible.

 

[StarFyre]

hey

former canucklehead

as long as the material can survive the 130+ degrees to cook it at...then it should be ok i imagine.

Sanjay

 

[Wren]

Hey current canuck. :-> If I can, I\'d just as soon use a standard old base (GW or Privateer Press). Just trying to figure out if I can sculpt right on the base, if I need to sculpt off the base and hope it glues together nicely, or if I need to try to dig up a metal base.

 

[StarFyre]

hmm

not sure if GW bases can survive high temps..

what temp does plastic melt at?

www.conceptart.org forums..the concepts in 3d forum may be better help.

Sanjay

 

[Shawn R. L.]

If I\'m right, Sculpey is similar to FIMO. FIMO, given enough time, will melt some types of plastic.

One way to do a \'quick cook\' for FIMO (and I\'d assume Sculpey) is to pour boiling water slowly over the piece being worked. It wont thoroughly cook it but it will set it, firm it up.

 

[Ritual]

If you\'re worried about the sculpey bit not adhering properly to the plastic base if you bake it separately, get yourself some two-part epoxy glue. That stuff glues anything to anything extremely securely and it\'s thick so you don\'t have to have a good fit between the two surfaces either.

 

[demonherald]

I generally place a layer of greaseproof paper over the base... You can do it by wrapping the base against a piece of board with the Greasproof and taping down.. This will hold the base fairly securely.. You can then sculpt onto the greaseproof and then remove it and have a nice smooth bottom to attach to the base....epoxy is good Pva also holds the stuff well..
Just make sure the bit sits down flat when your cooking it and all should be well.

 

[vincegamer]

If you\'re just concerned whether or not a standard GW base will hold up, why not stick a dollop of sculpey on a base and stick it in the oven to see what happens. Worst case scenario you ruin a base and you\'re out what, 15 cents?

 

[Javi Metal]

I wrap the base with thin foil, sculpt over that and once finished put the whole into the freezer. Sculpey will get slighly harder so you can unwrap the base putting it out without ruining the sculpt and then bake JUST the sculpey (otherwise tthe pastic base will melt but most likely will be warped at its edges).

Once baked, pin the piede on your plastic base. Another thing you can try is to make a mould of your plastic bases, then cast sculpey bases. Once sculpey bases are baked, you can use more sculpey over them and then bake again at no risk.

hope this helps.

:beer:

 

[Wren]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys! I wasn\'t so much concerned about melting a cheap base as toxic fumes or ruining a cooking pan. I was all set to try the suggestions of sculpting over a foil/greasepaper wrapped base and was getting out my materials to have a go when I found something in my mini crap drawer I could use to do my idea a little more simply. I\'m sure I\'ll need some of these suggestions for future ideas, though, so I really appreciate it!