Ceramic Slip Mould

Not to be used for casting plaster.

Ceramic slip mould.

Have a question or need help. Ceramic molds are usually made out of plaster for use with liquid clay slip while some may also be used as presses for clay slabs. Ten little pumpkins mold claym 0551. Liquid casting slips are available in low fire midrange stoneware high fire stoneware and porcelain.

Casting molds have been an integral tool for ceramists for decades. The molds that we currently carry are for forming slabs and or texturing slabs of clay and not slips of clay. Casting slips are pre made ready to use for pouring and making casts in plaster molds. All molds listed on this site are new.

Sodium silicate 16 oz clay silicate 16oz. Bags that require mixing with water and a deflocculant such as soda ash sodium silicate darvan 7 or darvan 811. Make offer vtg ceramic pottery slip casting mold leaf bowl 8 1 4 long x 4 1 2 wide alberta s 1263 quail teapot with lid ceramic slip casting mold new 18 00. These molds are made of plaster to be used only with ceramic casting slip mud and perhaps wax.

A comprehensive guide to pouring molds maintaining slip and casting wit. Learn to make and use bisque molds and plaster molds plus get casting slip recipes when you download this freebie ceramic mold making techniques. We also have dry mix casting slips available in 50 lb. Please allow 2 4 weeks for delivery.

Plaster molds are used in pottery because they absorb water out of the clay as it dries. With a little modification to the original jug design i made new plaster molds one for the handle figure 1 and the other for the body of the form. This keeps clay from sticking to them and helps reduce warping. Over the next 13 years a number of mold brands have been added making us the largest manufacturer of pottery molds in the ceramic arts industry with almost 12 000 designs available.

We are open m f 9a 6p saturday 10a 3p cst visit our store at 1449 strassner dr. Our goal is produce the finest quality slip cast molds available using united states gypsum 1 pottery plaster. Casting your own shapes affords you the opportunity to carve and cut into the greenware. Slip casting molds by mayco.

Here s a document you can download that covers many of the basics. Mayco slip cast molds accessory finishing components bisque china brushes art sets ceramic equipment clay casting slip clay other craft tools decals electrical lamp firing supplies glass glue tape literature video molds mold supplies musical supplies paint glaze color specials tree lights toppers.