[Jewelry making - Article 00168] - Re: [Orchid] Experience using Reduc-it

[Noel Yovovich]

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>     Anyone have any experience with a material called Reduc-it or
>     anything similar? 

    I have used irt a few times to make smaller molds of abjects or
    textures for use with PMC, rather than casting. It is quite easy to
    use. When it first sets, it has a gelatinous texture and is quite
    fragile, but as it cures, it shrinks and the surface becomes firm
    but much less smooth. My main complaint about it is the final
    surface-- not the smooth, polished one I began with, producing metal
    that needs smoothing and polishing. 

    The caveat here is that I was making reduced molds, not reduced
    models, so that may make a difference, I suppose. I think it had a
    tendency to curl if not turned occasdionally, but I don't remember
    for sure. 

    I'm not aware of a way to adjust the amount of shrinkage. 

Noel
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