Hi, can anyone recommend an air dry clay that dries as hard as baked clay. I tried Jovi and was not satisfied?
ShezM asked:
I also tried making a cold ceramic clay which turned out good and would be great for moulds but it bends when it dries when I made thin objects. I am really needing a clay like product that can be rolled flat and neat and cut up and doesn’t curl or bend when drying, and won’t break. I don’t own a kiln. Jovi was recommended but I felt this crumbled just as easily as green wear would once dry.
I also tried making a cold ceramic clay which turned out good and would be great for moulds but it bends when it dries when I made thin objects. I am really needing a clay like product that can be rolled flat and neat and cut up and doesn’t curl or bend when drying, and won’t break. I don’t own a kiln. Jovi was recommended but I felt this crumbled just as easily as green wear would once dry.
I have found a product that I think may suit called Darwi Classic Air-Drying Modelling Paste. So if you have heard or no anything about this product I would be interested in your thoughts
Fired clay under goes a change as it is fired called a quartz shift that changes the physical structure to a more glass like substance. That occurs as the temperature goes through about 1250F. Nothing that does just air drying will get as hard. If a substance does a chemical change, then you can talk about hardness - acrylic resin or fiberglass both do.