The Essential Guide to Mold Making & Slip Casting
The Essential Guide to Mold Making & Slip Casting

Author: Andrew Martin

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9781600590771

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For potters, mold making is invaluable because it allows them to slip-cast identical multiples of their work-and this newly revised, now in color edition of Andrew Martin's classic is the definitive guide to the craft. No other volume has shown the processes in such how-to detail. It's overflowing with hundreds of photos, key techniques, projects, master artist profiles, and troubleshooting tips. A thorough introduction addresses materials and tools, and presents Martin's simple, unique template method for making clay prototypes. Create easy one-piece molds to make tiles, bowls, and platters, or multi-piece molds for more complex forms. An extensive overview covers slip formulation, while offering highly desired slip recipes for low-, mid-, and high-fire clay bodies. This will be the standard reference in every ceramist's library.

The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook
The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook

Author: Thurston James

Publisher: Betterway Books

Published: 1989-11-15

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9781558701281

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The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook &break;&break;This is the first book to contain, in one comprehensive volume, every molding and casting procedure of use to the theater props builder (no matter what his or her level or proficiency). The author demonstrates the techniques involved in using more than thirty different materials ranging from papier-mache to breakaway glass. &break;&break;While the use of some materials–plaster and polyester resins, for example–is covered to some extent in other publications, information on the selection and use of rubber materials (latex, neoprene, silicone, and the urethanes) and the procedure for making breakaway windows and bottles is available only in The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook. &break;&break;Written in an easy, conversational style, the book will be useful to anyone involved with theater properties, puppetry, and costuming (as professionals or amateurs). It will also serve admirably the needs of students taking classes in those subjects. &break;&break;Completing the book is a special section on designing and building a vacuum forming machine suitable for use in constructing theater props. More than 450 photographs illustrate the step-by-step procedures explained throughout the entire text.

Mold-making Handbook
Mold-making Handbook

Author: Günter Mennig

Publisher: Hanser Pub Incorporated

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 701

ISBN-13: 9781569904466

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The Mold-Making Handbook is an essential resource for the plastics industry, providing all of the fundamental engineering aspects of mold design, construction, and manufacturing. Written by industry experts, this book captures the current state of the technique for all major processing methods. This third edition has been completely updated and includes new chapters on micro injection molds, rubber industry molds, and rapid prototyping. Separate sections describe the tool materials and various manufacturing and processing methods. This handbook appeals to a broad range of plastics professionals--from the beginner who is looking for an introduction to a key area of plastics processing to the specialist who needs a quick reading into related technical areas, which can result in ideas for their own work. The Mold-Making Handbook is extremely useful for engineers, designers, processors, technical sales reps, and students interested in all aspects of mold construction.

Mold Making for Ceramics
Mold Making for Ceramics

Author: Donald E. Frith

Publisher: A & C Black

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780713651485

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A reference and practical book demonstrating the craft of making and using all types of moulds whether they are made of plaster, Styrofoam or wood. Step-by-step directions and photographs illustrate their use and two calculators - one of volume and mix and another a shrinkage compensating devise - accompany the book.

MouldMaking and Casting
MouldMaking and Casting

Author: Nick Brooks

Publisher: Crowood

Published: 2013-12-21

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1847977308

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Mouldmaking and Casting is a technical manual of the many techniques of this ancient craft and art form. With step-by-step illustrations, it explains the materials required and the processes involved to create reproductions of a range of pieces. The book covers traditional techniques as well as today's more advanced technical methods.

Mould Making for Glass
Mould Making for Glass

Author: Angela Thwaites

Publisher: Herbert Press

Published: 2019-06-11

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9781789940046

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Nearly all glass makers (unless they are blowing glass) need moulds which can go in the kiln, as part of the process of creating their work. Currently glass students and makers get their expertise and recipes from lots of different sources, picking out the relevant bits and pieces which they need from other glass and ceramic books. This book aims to introduce all the mould-making techniques for casting glass, with detailed information on materials, recipes for mould mixes, methods and applications. It helps the student to learn which methods are appropriate for different types of work, and covers all the basics of how to make your mould. It also includes practical information on sourcing, storing, using and recycling materials, and how to develop your own recipes and methods for particular projects. It also covers where to start with writing programmes for kiln firings including annealing and cooling. It also contains images from well-known artists working in cast glass throughout.

The Clay Lover's Guide to Making Molds
The Clay Lover's Guide to Making Molds

Author: Peirce Clayton

Publisher: Lark Books (NC)

Published: 2000-09

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781579901868

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In this colorful, complete guide to creating and using plaster molds, you'll discover how easy it is to reproduce your favorite pieces, from pressed clay tiles to slipcast sculptures. Beginning clayworkers especially will appreciate Clayton's comfortable, let's-do-this-together text. With plenty of how-to photos to lead you through the processes, step-by-step...and plenty of encouragement and inspiration by example from fine contemporary fellow moldmakers.

Handbook of Molded Part Shrinkage and Warpage
Handbook of Molded Part Shrinkage and Warpage

Author: Jerry Fischer

Publisher: William Andrew

Published: 2012-12-31

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1455730572

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How easy life would be if only moldings were the same size and shape as the mold. But they never are, as molders, toolmakers, designers and end users know only too well. Shrinkage means that the size is always different; warpage often changes the shape too. The effects are worse for some plastics than others. Why is that? What can you do about it? The Handbook of Molded Part Shrinkage and Warpage is the first and only book to deal specifically with this fundamental problem. Jerry Fischer’s Handbook explains in plain terms why moldings shrink and warp, shows how additives and reinforcements change the picture, sets out the effect of molding process conditions, and explains why you never can have a single ‘correct’ shrinkage value. It goes on to demonstrate how to alleviate the problem through careful design of the molded part and the mold, and by proper material selection. It also examines computer-aided methods of forecasting shrinkage and warpage. And most important of all, the Handbook gives you the data you need to work with. Authoritative and rooted in extensive industrial experience, the expert guidance contained in this handbook offers practical understanding to novices, and new insights to readers already skilled in the art of injection molding and mold making Contains the answers to common problems and detailed advice on how to control mold and post-mold shrinkage and warpage Case Studies illustrate and enrich the text; Data tables provide the empirical data that is essential for success, but hard to come by