How To Make A Press Mold For Ceramics

In this video i demonstrate how to make nerikomi pottery slab cups with a plaster press mold.

How to make a press mold for ceramics.

Here we ll dive into why you should consider using molds for pottery along with some of the best ways to make ceramics using molds. Press molds also known as spring molds can be used to reproduce large quantities of a specific type of ceramics. Using a press mold. This is actually one of.

For allistair and sally macdonell press molds really came in handy for a series of ceramic jewelry that they wanted to make. Plaster press molds are very useful when you are planning to make multiples of a particular form or an embellishment to a form. Browse through our archive of articles to find a variety of techniques from making plaster molds for slip casting and press molding to making bisque clay hump or slump molds to creating molds for casting clay sculpture. Here you ll learn how to make ceramic molds as well as how to use them.

The patent pending cutting blades make trimming the design a snap eliminating any need for additional shaping by hand or knife. This video demonstrates the extraordinary capabilities of seneca ceramics ceramic press mold technology. Each silicone press mold is crafted from high quality silicone that easily bends to release each clay decoration without marring. In this post the macdonells show us how easy it is to make plaster press molds.

Highlighting rapid and predictable mold release times and ultra long life cycles for a. Plus they explain how they use stamps to texture each slab. How to make nerikomi pottery. Using plaster press molds is a great way to make consistently sized pottery without slip casting or throwing on the wheel.

I cut a thin slab from my nerikomi block and press the slab into the.