Comments on: Epoxy Putty: First experiments

By: Oolong's Zoo » Monopod staff

Oolong's Zoo » Monopod staff — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:13:13 +0000

[...] first attempt just involved drilling a hole and mounting a bare, topless bolt in it using epoxy putty. This turned out to be a mistake – the mounting needs to be strong enough to withstand [...]

By: Frik Nagel

Frik Nagel — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 08:16:24 +0000

Good Day
Above in para 2 you mentioned “Meta-putty” from South Africa. If possible I would like to know the supplier thereof to buy some of it for my art students.
I will appreciate it if you can e-mail me the contacts of the supplier/manufacturer. My e-mail is frik@dekor2000.co.za

Thanks
Appreciate
Frik Nagel

By: Web site of the state - State web - State nj web site

Web site of the state - State web - State nj web site — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 11:56:07 +0000

[...] Oolong's Zoo » Epoxy Putty: First experiments 21 Apr 2007. After the cat I still had lots of putty left over which I needed to use before it set hard, so I set to work making a human face..oolong.co.uk/zoo/epoxy-putty-first-experiments – Oolong's Zoo » Epoxy Putty: First experiments [...]

By: Wessels

Wessels — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:43:25 +0000

PS: Great for painting too, takes oils, acrylics…

By: Wessels

Wessels — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:38:56 +0000

I’m only used to putties. We have a very good one in South Africa called Meta-putty. It is far cheaper than Milliput, last time I paid R30 p/kg. (£2). I’m going to buy some Sylmasta tomorrow. From the picture it looks like the same stuff, or at least I hope so. The stuff I used has a very distinct smell, sets as hard as anything on earth. I once made a mistake on an eagle I was making and literally had to use a hammer and chisel to break of the wrong head, without causing damage to the rest of the bird. It is also its own glue and the new head simply stuck on.

Caution: always sculpt on a plastic sheet, maybe even smear with Vaseline, if it dries on the table, it stays on the table – forever…No need for gloves, but wash your hands before eating, smoking, answering the phone etc…

I have been looking for something to sculpt with here for a long time, thanks for the Sylmasta tip…

By: Oolong’s Zoo » USB Sculptures

Oolong’s Zoo » USB Sculptures — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:15:02 +0000

[...] I’ve been having great fun lately customising USB sticks (thumb drives, flash drives, whatever you want to call them) using epoxy putty. The putty doesn’t require any baking, and it seems to be hard enough and strong enough to survive in pockets full of keys for long periods without any visible scratching – although it does accumulate smudge marks very quickly, they’re easy to wipe off. [...]