Comments on: Liquid Sculpey vs Studio by Sculpey Bake and Bond – Test Results

By: Bette L

Bette L — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:38:45 +0000

Thanks Jessie,
I also asked Polyform my question, but you gave a much better answer than they did. They just said "that's the way it is supposed to be". Maybe you should work for Polyform! Anyway, I really do appreciate your feedback and tips.
Bette

By: Phaedrakat

Phaedrakat — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:50:25 +0000

Interesting tips, Jesse. I need to get some of this stuff to try for myself. Sounds like I would definitely get my money's worth out of it!

By: Jessie

Jessie — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:49:29 +0000

Bette – nothing wrong with your Bake and Bond. Pretty stringy stuff, huh? Don't plan on squeezing much out of the bottle. I've found the best application method is to remove the top and use a tool. Foget about that paint brush – a finger or toothpick both work well. Messy but Bake and Bond excells at its job. Even though not recommended by Polyform I use it to adhere unbaked sheets of clay to plastic and glass. It hasn't failed me yet. Great for switch plate covers when you want your piece to stay on the plastic plate. I have even gluded two pieces of glass together with it. (Again Polyform states for use with porous materials, but I use it to attach all types of materials.) With smooth surfaces prying hard will result in damaging your clay work – but the clay does not pop off in one piece. After using both TLS and Bake and Bond I think they are made from a very simular formula. Bake and Bond has more polymers – thus it much thicker than TLS out of the bottle and not as flexible once baked. I haven't tried multiple bakings – and don't know if that would affect the bond. You may try thinning your B&B with liquid clay softener – I haven't yet – not very cost effective.
Hope this helps.
Jessie

By: Cindy Lietz@Softflex Beading Wire

Cindy Lietz@Softflex Beading Wire — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:42:44 +0000

@Bette L: In the Q&A part of today's post about Softflex Beading Wire, I provided some feedback regarding your Studio by Sculpey Bake and Bond question.

The link by my name will take you to today's blog post. Once you are there, scroll down the page a bit to get to the Q&A section. Hope the information is helpful for you.

By: Bette L

Bette L — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:55:49 +0000

Hi Cindy,
I just purchased some "Bake and Bond" Studio by Sculpey. I could hardly get it out of the bottle. It was way too thick and stringy and syrupy. More like a very thick Karo syrup. I think there may be something wrong with it. It was extrememly hard to spread too. You remarked that it was similar to TLS in consistency, but not this batch. What do you think?
Bette

By: Cindy Lietz@Soften Hard Polymer Clay

Cindy Lietz@Soften Hard Polymer Clay — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:31:32 +0000

Nazanin, I am so glad to hear you are free now. I can only imagine what that was like for you.

Maybe your cousin can send you some Premo Sculpey, if you want to try a different clay.

If your Fimo is too hard , you can soften it easily using mineral oil or Fimo Mix Quick. Click the link by my name to learn how.

By: Nazanin

Nazanin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:28:18 +0000

I'm really thankful Cindy,I was in bad situation,something like prison…I'm free now!
Yeah…I am so proud,we are all together and I know the whole world wathing us (I hope so),I said "unfortunately" bcs in America,Europe and etc,people think we don't know anything…but here we are like all young people in the world,(I'm studing theater in the best university of Iran),but our hands are empty,we don't have a good matherial in Iran,2years ago I was in Germany and I saw KUNSTHALLE for artists and I told myself that we deserve better…
anyway,dear Cindy faber fimo its like cake,you must put the beads into the macrowave for 30m and then its ready to use.
if u have offer for me,I have a cusin in Canada just tell me what can I do?
*goverment has checked on my mail every day & if you sent me a mail…so so sorry
P.N:my French is more better than my ENG I'm sorry if I did wrong.

By: Ken H.

Ken H. — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:48:39 +0000

Don't say unfortunately, be proud of your heritage, we all go through our ups and downs, we have a 233 year heritage here in the US (nowhere near as long as yours) and we have just been through an 8 year dark age here, things got better here just as things will get better there, we are all here to help, be patient and keep crafting.

Wishing you peace.
Ken

By: Cindy Lietz@International Polymer Clay Artists

Cindy Lietz@International Polymer Clay Artists — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:08:11 +0000

Hi Nazanin – With all the political unrest that is happening in your country right now, I was pleasantly surprised to receive your request for information about polymer clay. I think if I were in your situation, I would be playing with my clay constantly as way to help relieve some of the stress you must be feeling these days.

I'd be happy to help you out if possible. Could you be more specific about what it is you are looking for? I'll see if I can point you in the right direction.

By: Nazanin

Nazanin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:56:32 +0000

I'm in Iran (unfortunately), and I love this job… but here we just have Eberhard Faber without help catalog and etc. I don't know what to do. Please please please help me.
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