Mould Adaptations

Over the last couple of days I have had another mould making extravaganza. Whilst it was very fiddly it was also quicker as the initial waxes I was using this time were a lot smaller. This is because I have decided- in a further effort to reduce the internal bubbles- to use moulds with no built in reservoir. I had used plant pots to melt the glass in from in my tests to ensure an even mixing of colour so the reservoir just added unnecessary height between the glass and main form. Really it would have been a better way to go from the start had I of realised.. oh hindsight!

Making smaller waxes using old mould.

Cottling up was slightly more fiddly. Silly sausage fingers.

Unsightly un-steamed mould. Don't judge.

With my original sized moulds I could only fit two in the kiln but these are so small that I think when I am happy with the kiln scheduled etc I should be able to put all six in at once. Hooray!