Want to use it to replicate my horses back. Will it mold and hold the shape?
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Rebecca, this metal mesh should work for you. I have used it to mold strainer filters into delicate shapes and they held the shape after several washings.
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If you don't want to buy a new kit, you can use a regular round mold and shape it. if you don't know how to do it, just check Youtube for tutorials.
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While it is very easy to bend and shape even without tools, it may not hold it's shape under the weight of the material you use to cover the lampshade. It might work if you twisted multiple strands together, but if someone bumped it or you dropped it on the floor, it would most likely bend. I use it for armatures for stop motion animation because it is so light weight and easy to bend with your fingers.
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For the most part, yes. It might have trouble with small details as the consistency is thicker than clay. You'd want a sturdy mold.
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It depends what you mean by molding it. It is basically used as a stand that you can turn so that you can move around your piece as you sculpt it. It is not a motorized pottery wheel.
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Yes....but you will have to let it get bone dry. The thinner you make it the quicker it will slake down into mud. You could mix in some tp...look up paper clay. Paper clay will help stiffen your models
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No. You would need a shaper for that. Because of the enclosure and blade design on the planer, it will only run straight mouldings.
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It will work in clay mold. I use monster clay, and and it molds fine with that. However making a clay model first then make a mother mold of it using Smooth-on. you can make multiple copies of the original. Oh and do not use any oil based clays.
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I have used this material for a while and am very pleased with the results. I use it for making scenery like hills and mountains on a model railroad. It's very easy to use and sets up in about 10 minutes where you can change the shape. I apply strips of the plaster cloth over paper and foam. It hardens within 30 minutes or so. The more of the material you apply, the harder it becomes. I use it to form an object then apply Sculptamold over the casting where it hardens overnight leaving a natural looking earth-like surface. You may be able to use the material as a mold but only if you seal it with sculptamold and paint.
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You would be better off with something more porous and pliable. Insta-morph is pretty rigid.
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No, not really. It's not completely solid but won't conform to how you bend it. You can probably use it for a curve but each block would be straight so the curve wouldn't be completely fluid.
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No, I did not find it difficult to shape and sand. The material hardens reasonably quickly (over night is best) and you should have little problems with using it
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Oops, I am sorry the picture did not load and I thought you were asking about a different product. I used polymer clay in the mold and think the mold was rather too soft for harder clays. The clay would have to be very soft or you would have to use the mold for something like chocolate before it held its shape. I have not spent much time yet with this mold so I might not be the person to ask.
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It shouldn't mold if you allow it to dry before folding it up. I returned this because it is NOT 8 feet, it is 5 feet! Must be made in China where they use different measurements and they did not convert measurements correctly.
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i'm not sure if it is or isn't aluminium, but it was strong and sturdy, very solid i don't think it would reshape upon use, it will keep it's shape
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It should. It bends easy but hold form. We used it to make names to attach to hangers for my daughters wedding
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Hi Megan,The pieces are flat on one side and designed to fit together so they can become a 3d chess piece. If you look closely at the mold you can see how this works with the horse--you get the mold going both ways. I tried it. It works. You can do it with all the chess pieces. Just use a little hot chocolate or whatever candy you're using to stick the two sides together. So you can have it either way, flat on one side or stuck together.