I read that plumbers gasket is a cheap and easily-worked medium for
carving, and that it can be purchased at Home Depot. However,
neither of the two stores near me have it, nor did their employees
remember seeing something like it, and I can't find it online at
homedepot.com.
Which leads me to wonder if there is another name I should be using
when asking for it? Something obscure and alienating in its
technical nomneclature like "Thin Red Rubbery Thing."
w.
Carving media: plumbers gasket
4 messages in this thread |
Started on 2004-04-24
Carving media: plumbers gasket
From: ms_wanda_maximoff (ms_wanda_maximoff@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-04-24 14:18:54 UTC
Re: Carving media: plumbers gasket
From: pandora Taleon (hispandora@phlsystems.com) |
Date: 2004-04-24 14:30:59 UTC
Good Morning Wanda,
I found the plumbers gasket at Home Depot in their plumbing
department, and when I spoke to a guy in that department he seemed
to know exactly what I was talking about. However, the stuff I
found and got was like less than 1 cm thick and it was a TERRIBLE
carving medium. Now granted I could have missed the wonderful stuff
they talk about on the list and ended up finding some other version
of it, I have heard it is a lot thicker, but just in case this is
what you run into and find when you do find it, pass on it, it's a
waste. I had thought maybe if it was mounted it would be alright
for stamping, but when I tried to carve it, it was like etching a
line in a crusty slab of mud.
I totally recommend cheap erasers over this any day, and recommend
either PZ Kut or Dick Blick's, Speedball Pink, or Master carve over
those =)
Just my two cents worth,
pandora{I`B} "Pandy" of Team Chaos
I found the plumbers gasket at Home Depot in their plumbing
department, and when I spoke to a guy in that department he seemed
to know exactly what I was talking about. However, the stuff I
found and got was like less than 1 cm thick and it was a TERRIBLE
carving medium. Now granted I could have missed the wonderful stuff
they talk about on the list and ended up finding some other version
of it, I have heard it is a lot thicker, but just in case this is
what you run into and find when you do find it, pass on it, it's a
waste. I had thought maybe if it was mounted it would be alright
for stamping, but when I tried to carve it, it was like etching a
line in a crusty slab of mud.
I totally recommend cheap erasers over this any day, and recommend
either PZ Kut or Dick Blick's, Speedball Pink, or Master carve over
those =)
Just my two cents worth,
pandora{I`B} "Pandy" of Team Chaos
Re: [LbNA] Re: Carving media: plumbers gasket
From: (HomemakingMommy@aol.com) |
Date: 2004-04-24 10:39:53 UTC-04:00
In a message dated 4/24/2004 9:32:54 AM Central Daylight Time,
hispandora@phlsystems.com writes:
found the plumbers gasket at Home Depot in their plumbing
department,
===========
I'm just starting out but this is how I've made my stamps. Don't carve this
stuff. It's not thick enough. I draw my pattern on paper, tape it over the
plumber's rubber. I take a screw driver and a hammer and pound in my
pattern. Then cut out the shape around it. Kind of like if you were doing a dog
you would pound in the details and cut out the dog shape.
I love this stuff. It's cheap and if you use it this way its great and you
can get good details.
Then I use the craft fun foam thats 50 cents at Walmart and cut out around
the shape and glue it all the a piece of wood. That plumbers stuff is the
same rubber it looks like that store bought rubber stamps are made out of and
they are really sturdy.
:)
Shannon
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hispandora@phlsystems.com writes:
found the plumbers gasket at Home Depot in their plumbing
department,
===========
I'm just starting out but this is how I've made my stamps. Don't carve this
stuff. It's not thick enough. I draw my pattern on paper, tape it over the
plumber's rubber. I take a screw driver and a hammer and pound in my
pattern. Then cut out the shape around it. Kind of like if you were doing a dog
you would pound in the details and cut out the dog shape.
I love this stuff. It's cheap and if you use it this way its great and you
can get good details.
Then I use the craft fun foam thats 50 cents at Walmart and cut out around
the shape and glue it all the a piece of wood. That plumbers stuff is the
same rubber it looks like that store bought rubber stamps are made out of and
they are really sturdy.
:)
Shannon
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Re: Carving media: plumbers gasket
From: Steve (boxdn@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2004-04-24 21:15:06 UTC
Hello Ms Wanda
The only good thing about H.D. is they are cheap just don't ask
someone a question. I went to my local hardware store, you know the
place where people use to go when they needed things to fix their
house before these big super store came to town, he did everything
but carve it for me. Get the stuff that is as thick as a 3.5 floppy
disk not a CD. This stuff is so cheap if you don't like the way it
carves you only lost out $2. I buy an 8inch X 8inch square for $1.50.
Steve
BOXDN...
The only good thing about H.D. is they are cheap just don't ask
someone a question. I went to my local hardware store, you know the
place where people use to go when they needed things to fix their
house before these big super store came to town, he did everything
but carve it for me. Get the stuff that is as thick as a 3.5 floppy
disk not a CD. This stuff is so cheap if you don't like the way it
carves you only lost out $2. I buy an 8inch X 8inch square for $1.50.
Steve
BOXDN...