Sculpting: New Fry-pan / Project Epik as physically started

Electrical Fry-pan: 7 inch

Just receive from Amazon my new Electrical Fry-pan. Hope my "modeling/clay" stage with be atchieve now with the Cx5.

In the mean time, I start the silicone mold of a 4x2 Lego brick for a future block design I got in mind for a long time now. So start next to it, a other silicone mold but of a joint bone silicone mold of a Megablok minifigure. I won't spoil the idea I got on the blog for now. I will let you see the final result one day. Let call it: Project Epik

Cx5: Heat problem

Dorkfood Sous vide DSV

So guys, I test Cx5 look very cool in video but I try and can't get the modeling stage like clay. It's hard or liquid.

So I wrote to Adam Beane via his facebook page and he respond to me:

Hi Samuel, I have experienced this myself. Some frypans cycle hot & cold more than others. It can be very frustrating. Keeping the lid on it as much as possible can minimize the problem. Sometimes it is possible to find a "sweet spot" on the dial where the material will be just right. I recently found this device that regulates the frypan for you, to within +-1 degree. It may be interesting to you.

I listen to the youtube video Heat the Cx5 from him and find out that he use 1-1.5 lbs of cx5 in a 7 inch fry-pan. My pan is 14inch and I didn't have the equivalent amount in it. So I conclude that Cx5 is a Thermal sensitive and so it's need a proper space based on the amount we use.

Electrical Fry-pan: 7 inch

So I guess I need to find a new pan. Amazon got a 7 inch electric fry-pan for 20$. I will test it soon. Anyway, I also found out that my 14 inch fry-pan as a small gap between the top and the base. Like a molding issue. Itès not holding the heat of course because of that.

If I have trouble with the material, I will use it just for small piece, like making glasses for 1:6 figure. And I will switch to Wax like Castilene Wax. Stay tune

For now, I only got a 3" ball of cx5 as a result of the 1lbc cx5 bar I bought. 

New Tools

Adam Beane - Cx5

Hell yeah, Just receive my Cx5 material. Real fun just start. I will test it this weekend and tell you all about this new material for sculpting. If you want to learn more about Adam Beane Cx5, I advice you to check his channel on YouTube Pretty useful to give you an good idea of the possibilities.

I also both a waxer for sculpting in solid stage. I bought a Kerrlab Ultra-waxer 1 (Version 2 is available since 2010, but my store just have an version 1). Main difference between the two version is the hability for the ultra-waxer 2 to have two pens with two differents heat temperature, instead of the version 1 who has just one pen. The Ultra-waxer 2 heat to 500f but the Ultra-waxer 1 heat to 700f.

Kerrlab - Ultra-waxer 1

I also bought a electrical fry-pa, like Adam Beane recommended. Mine is 14 inch.

Proctor Silex - Electrical 14" Fry-pan