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PLASTER CASTING & MOLDING sa PLAQUE -- PLASTER xx ARTS & CRAFTS xx CASTING & MOLDING xx PLASTER Lifecasting. How to capure a direct likeness using plaster gauze bandages to make a mold and plaster of Paris for the cast. Step-by-step instructions for the eight-step process. Plaster-block bases for table lamps are given surface texture by using bubble wrap, corrugated cardboard or an old basket during the molding process. Est. cost: $13. Tip on making plaster casts of handprints, footprints, or other shapes found on a visit to the seashore. How to cast animal tracks. Tracking tricks and how to make plaster casts of animal tracks. How to decorate plaster objects with rice paper napkins under glaze. Decorative finishes for plaster. How to prepare, paint and finish plaster surfaces in four easy steps. Make your own imitation "cut stones" for wall decoration. The cut stone is made from ordinary plaster which is cast in a rubber mold which you also make yourself. Materials cost for a 4x7 ft. panel: $45. Photos show the casting and hanging process. Molding and casting materials used in architectural decoration. What is available and tips on how to make a mold and cast a replacement ceiling bracket or other decorative item. Ornamental plaster in England. Elegant designs from hide glue, powdered chalk and classical antiquity. Includes a description of contemporary methods for making molds, casting and installing decorative plaster ornaments. Ornamental plaster restoration. Both traditional and modern techniques and materials are discussed. Adhesive formula for attaching plaster casts to drywall and wood. Making plaster molding. Sometimes complex shapes and profiles are easier to make in plaster than in wood. Tip: Use softened plastic milk-jug material to form knife-edge protectors, molds for plaster casting, etc. Carving in the round. How to prepare a clay model of a persons head, followed by a plaster casting, and then create a sculpted wood copy of the casting. Tip on casting a replacement piece for a decorative plaster picture frame using auto-body filler. A plaster workshop for miniaturists. Includes information on using purchased molds and on making molds (rubber, press and two-piece). How to restore damaged plaster and how to replace that which is beyond hope. Part 3. Duplicating plaster cornices. How to duplicate in wood or plater and make templates for wall molding and for wall/ceiling molding. How to restore damaged plaster and how to replace that which is beyond hope. Part 4. How to duplicate ornamental plasterwork with plaster castings. Covers making the mold, building a mother, casting techniques and installing the plasterwork. Photos show steps involved in duplicating ornamental plaster. How to shape decorative plaster elements using a cake decorator. Decorative plaster. Part 1. Running plaster moldings. Bench work from mixing to mounting. Decorative plaster. Part 2. Running cornices. How to cast ornamental plaster to replace damaged or lost wall and ceiling ornaments. Use a pastry bag (piping bag) and an assortment of tips when repairing decorative plasterwork. Tip on using a pastry bag to repair decorative plasterwork. Steps for creating a gelatine mold for plaster casting. Award-winning medallions. Steps for making decorated ceiling ornaments from plaster. Ceiled with a kiss. How a homeowner restored an intricate, 140-year-old ceiling medallion. Details creating a latex mold and casting a new piece in plaster of paris. The art of making bench-run plaster moldings. Tips on using Silastic RTV to make molds from which plaster castings can be made. Making castings in rubber molds. The mold is made by painting a rubber compound over any model and then filling with plaster or special casting compound. Tips on doing plaster casting using reusable flexible molds. Restoring ornamental plaster. Some tips. Make plaster of Paris castings from molds which you form in the sand while at the beach. Formula for a plaster mixture used in the application of decorative relief work to items like picture frames and mirrors. How to fabricate and turn ornamental balustrades, etc. from Keene's cement (a slow setting, but very hard gypsum plaster). Finishing plaster castings so that they look like bronze castings. | |||||||||
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