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 Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 12:50 pm
I'm about to start making a few small accessories for two costumes I'm planning and I'm thinking about using Sculpy, Super Sculpy to be precise because it was suggested to me.
I had a question. I was talking to my friend about it and she said something about how when you cook Sculpy you shouldn't use your regular oven because of toxic fumes. I asked another friend this same question and he just said that I should "watch it carefully."
My question is, was my friend right about the toxic fumes? If so, is there anything I can do to prevent that from happening?
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:18 pm
There are no toxic fumes when baking sculpey. If there were, I'm sure they wouldn't release it to the public that easily, or at least would include a warning label on their products.
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:13 am
From what I have heard there are toxic fumes only if you bake it at over 300 degrees to make it bake faster.
Also if you bake it in like a toaster oven which some people do then it releases toxic fumes in there and coats the inside of the toaster with a toxic residue.
So if you use a toaster oven then you should get a new one. One for food and one for the clay.
But if you just use the oven as long as you bake it at its temperature it says on the clay rapper it will be fine.
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Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:03 pm
I definitely plan to use my regular oven.
Thank you very much for the clarification!
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2008 1:31 pm
sharpie.angel From what I have heard there are toxic fumes only if you bake it at over 300 degrees to make it bake faster. Also if you bake it in like a toaster oven which some people do then it releases toxic fumes in there and coats the inside of the toaster with a toxic residue. So if you use a toaster oven then you should get a new one. One for food and one for the clay. But if you just use the oven as long as you bake it at its temperature it says on the clay rapper it will be fine. so we cant bake it over 300 right...then whats the recommended temp? what kind of paint do people usually use? Do u paint it before or after the firing?
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Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:30 pm
GandaBerdugo sharpie.angel From what I have heard there are toxic fumes only if you bake it at over 300 degrees to make it bake faster. Also if you bake it in like a toaster oven which some people do then it releases toxic fumes in there and coats the inside of the toaster with a toxic residue. So if you use a toaster oven then you should get a new one. One for food and one for the clay. But if you just use the oven as long as you bake it at its temperature it says on the clay rapper it will be fine. so we cant bake it over 300 right...then whats the recommended temp? what kind of paint do people usually use? Do u paint it before or after the firing? If you are using a toaster oven, 275 should do it. I would paint it after you bake it.
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Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 6:45 am
All I have to say is im not dead yet. there would be a huge warning on the packaging saying toxic fumes if used in ovens. I mean with the lawsuits they could get, 'peanuts : may contain nuts:
Possibly on other clays there may be toxic fumes.
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Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2008 11:38 am
There are fumes, but they aren't bad enough to kill you or anything. Just make sure you have plenty of ventilation and you aren't standing over your oven inhaling the stuff when you open the door. I usually turn my over head fan on when I pull them out of the oven.
You can paint Sculpey before or after you bake it with acrylic paint
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Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 4:00 pm
The fumes are only toxic if you burn the clay which shouldn't happen if you follow the directions found on the clay and have a good oven thermometer/consistent oven.
However, you can avoid fumes by putting your sculpted clay in a pan and either putting a lid on the pan (or whatever it is) or by covering the top with tin foil. Afterwards, you just have to wait for it to cool down or you can take it outside to open so there won't be any fumes in the house. 8D
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Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 4:09 pm
PainfullyVivid The fumes are only toxic if you burn the clay which shouldn't happen if you follow the directions found on the clay and have a good oven thermometer/consistent oven. However, you can avoid fumes by putting your sculpted clay in a pan and either putting a lid on the pan (or whatever it is) or by covering the top with tin foil. Afterwards, you just have to wait for it to cool down or you can take it outside to open so there won't be any fumes in the house. 8D You can put a lid on it even if you're putting it in the oven? And when you say to cover it with tin foil, how would you do that? Are you covering the entire sculpture or making a sort of tent? Also (to anyone else who knows), should I clean my oven afterwards?
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:22 am
I've not used Sculpy myself, I find it goes soft too quick when I use it, but I have read the packaging while at uni when a friend was using it and the only warning I saw was not to use it in a microwave.
I use Fimo myself which is quite similar and that states you only get toxic fumes when you bake it for longer or hotter than stated. Otherwise you are fine.
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Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:54 am
→ I've even burned clay before and I was fine. Just be sure to stay 275*f and bake it for the reccomended time.
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