RE: [Epic] [off topic] Sculpty Questions

From: Kelley, Kevin J., JCS <kevin.kelley_at_...>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 06:59:27 -0500

Pewter gets "bendable" in boiling water - that is how I customize mini's
when doing historical ones where they are all they same pose would be
carefull setting the oven much higher then 200 F - you may want to
experiment with some scrap first!
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> From: Alan E & Carmel J Brain[SMTP:aebrain_at_...]
> Sent: Saturday, December 13, 1997 12:45 AM
> To: space-marine_at_...
> Subject: Re: [Epic] [off topic] Sculpty Questions
>
> Peter wrote:
> >
> > Can somebody tell me if pewter, plastic or slotta bases melt
> or go soft
> > if you fire them when you fire up sculpy.
> > e.g. plastic marine is in the oven because the sculpty is on
> him as
> > spikes.
>
> Plastic deforms at about 45C. That's cooler than boiling water by a
> long
> way. I dunno what temperature Sculpy sets at, but the plastic will be
> completely destroyed. The pewter may even melt before the sculpy sets
> too.
>
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