{"id":106,"date":"2008-06-01T11:21:29","date_gmt":"2008-06-01T18:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tools-soften-clay\/106\/"},"modified":"2014-03-14T17:53:18","modified_gmt":"2014-03-15T00:53:18","slug":"polymer-clay-tools-soften-clay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tools-soften-clay\/106\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymer Clay Tools for Softening Clay Quickly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"How To Soften Polymer Clay with a Food Processor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2008-06\/01-polymer-clay-conditiong-food-processor-90063-00.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"10\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vid #63: This polymer clay food processor technique makes dealing with hard clay a breeze:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As described in a previous post, an old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/polymer-clay-tool-food-processor\/103\/\">food processor makes an excellent polymer clay tool<\/a> for conditioning, mixing, and<\/span><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> chopping polymer clay. Perfect when you have tired hands or other strength issues from carpal tunnel syndrome or arthritis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Make sure to use your food processor for clay only. In other words, it&#8217;s not ok to use it for food again once you have started using it to slice and dice your polymer clay. Always start with small amounts of clay and just gradually add more until you figure out how much of a load the motor in your food processing machine can handle. My Braun show in the photo above is a very strong and can take quite a bit of clay but all machines are different.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Start off on the pulse setting to get things started. If the pieces are moving in the bowl loosely and things aren&#8217;t binding up at all, you can turn up the setting and just let the machine run until it is properly mixed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If the clay your are conditioning is extra hard you can add Fimo Mix Quick or a few drops of baby oil until you get the consistency you want.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">So when you&#8217;ve stopped making coleslaw with your food processor and it&#8217;s just taking up space in the kitchen, give it a second life in your craft studio! It may just become one of your most favorite polymer clay tools!<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click Video Play Button\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/preview-clip-headline.jpg\" width=\"485\" height=\"84\" align=\"middle\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ 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