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Melanie Chaplain-Spence
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Started On : 28-Aug-2006 at 07:00:01 AM, #Views : 6047
Topic Subject : Re: Help please - repairs & finishing |
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Thank you Dan and Sherri for your replies. Dan - what
fibre do you recommend and how/when do I mix it in?
Thanks again...
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> Hello Melanie Chaplain-Spence
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> Post Date : Sunday 27th of August 2006 05:00:01 PM
> Posted by : "Dan Spector" archicast@earthlink.net
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> Re: Help please - repairs & finishing:--
> Hello and welcome, Melanie
> I'm an oldtime plaster user.
> IF you wet the spot to be repaired before you patch
> it, it''ll bond and last
> forever. But if you care, thick little batches won't
> be the same white as
> the mass, they'll be yellowish. So mixing it the
> same as the mass cast batch
> will show less if unpainted, and will take stain
> more like the big areas.
> You must clean up patches/fills almost immediately
> not "later." I use a
> round yellow sponge, sold by ceramic supply houses.
> You avoid "bugholes" by chasing airbubbles away when
> casting. One way is
> vibration but often our molds are fragile. So if you
> are using a fiber in
> your plaster, [recommended], use a wad of it to
> whisk all over the surface
> after you've poured your batch into the mold.
> You'll still have a few.
> --
> Dan Spector
> 901 323 8717
> http://www.archicast.com/Lifecast-index1.html
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> > From: aliforum@lifecasting.org
> > Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 13:30:11 -0400
> > To: archicast@earthlink.net
> > Subject: Help please - repairs & finishing(
> Message No. 1137)
> >
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> > Hello Dan Spector
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> >
> >
> > Post Date : Sunday 27th of August 2006 01:30:03 PM
> > Posted by : "Melanie Chaplain-Spence"
> melchaplain@yahoo.com
> >
> > Help please - repairs & finishing:--
> > Hello
> > Help please !
> > I was tutored in aspects of lifecasting, but I am
> > self-teaching repairs & finishing. When I cast a
> > hand, and it has some air bubble holes in finger
> tips
> >
> > I've picked up you can mix a thick plaster paste
> and
> > in-fill (to tidy up later). I worry that this
> will
> > seperate some time down the line. could anyone
> advise
> > me 1)the very best ways to repair,2) the best ways
> to
> > avoid this in first place 3) expected lifetime of
> such
> > repairs.
> > Thank you so much...
> > Melanie
> >
> >
> >
> > ALI is an international organization whose members
> are engaged in the art and
> > creative industries. Its purpose is to promote the
> art of life casting, create
> > public awareness of this unique art form, provide
> its members with forums to
> > exchange information, resources to enhance their
> effectiveness and advance
> > opportunities for their artistic success.
> >
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>
> ALI is an international organization whose members
> are engaged in the art and creative industries. Its
> purpose is to promote the art of life casting
> create public awareness of this unique art form
> provide its members with forums to exchange
> information, resources to enhance their
> effectiveness and advance opportunities for their
> artistic success.
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