Plate Mold

This plate has diameter 28 cm. and height 3 cm. May be if fired at 2246 F, it will be 24 cm. and 2.5 cm. The plate was my friend's design. We tried making a clay model for making this mold, but usually I use wooden or plaster material for model. Our consideration is the textural motif on the top of plate. We thought carving the clay (soft material)  is  easier than carving on the plaster (hard material). Carving the plaster is quite difficult and needs excellent skill.    

As you see, this mold used solid casting not drained casting method. Usually when you have appropriate thickness, the remaining of slip is poured back into container. Meanwhile solid casting just pour back the slip just little bit for making the foot. The principal difference is solid casting can reach two layers of the piece, inside and outside, drained casting only reach the outside section.    

1. Prepare for pouring the plaster
(bottom side)

2. The plaster near the edge of sphere

3. Strew the plaster into water

4. Making "island plaster" indicating
 stop for strewing. Just wait for 1
to 2 minutes the mixture is ready
for stirring

5. Prepare for second pouring
(top side)

6. Two parts of mold have been
released

8. Complete mold 

7. The model has been released 

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