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Investment - Ultra Smooth - 1lb box

Investment - Ultra Smooth - 1lb box

RMI-102

1 lb

Made in USA

$17.95 USD
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Investment - Ultra Smooth

For the smoothest, strongest pellets, use our Ultra Smooth Investment. This product is easy to mix and pour into the Ring Pellet Molds. Also use as a placeholder for heat-sensitive stones during firing.

Use to cast ring sizers for metal clay rings, make placeholders for cabochons or other bezel set components. To create a placeholder for a bezel set stone, create a bezel around your chosen stone. Fuse the seam with a torch. Test fit the stone to be sure that it fits well. It should be snug, but come out of the bezel easily. It should not be so loose that you can see gaps around the stone. The bezel can be pressed into the clay (careful not to go too deep or it will tear during firing, use at least a 5 card slab for a pressed in bezel), or set the bezel on the clay and add a rope of or syringe around the bezel to lock it in. Cut away most of the clay inside the bezel except enough to leave a ledge behind the setting so the stone does not fall through. Press the stone back into the setting carefully (so you don't damage your work). Let the clay dry to leather hard with the stone in place. When dry, remove the stone by pressing it out from behind very carefully with a skewer or something that won't damage the stone, or better yet, use a wax stick to lift the stone from the front. Mix enough investment to fill the cavity and pour investment into the cavity. Allow to dry completely. Fire. After metal has cooled, dissolve investment in water. Finish all polishing and patina operations and then set the stone. Makes a perfect seat every time.

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Overall rating: 4.9 / 5 from 40 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Investment - Ultra Smooth is praised for its smooth, easy-to-use pellets, clear instructions, and suitability for creating placeholders and bezels for metal clay rings. It is made in the USA and provides a perfect seat for stones every time.

Summary topics

  • Instructions Clarity: 21%
  • Investment Mold Usability: 25%

Review topics: ["instructions","results","shipping","investment","tool","mold","consistency","buy","price","smell","dust","work"].

Review highlights

  • "The instructions were clear and easy to use." — Susan
  • "The Investment for the ring pellets is nice and smooth to work with." — Lollie
  • "Great investment, instructions/recipe work." — Florencia C.

Reviews

Great investment, instructions/recipe work.

"Great investment, instructions/recipe work."

— Florencia C. (5/5)

Holding in place

"I use this to hold the place of my stone while firing"

— Ellen C. (5/5)

So many uses. . . .

"I love the quality of this investment. Reminds me of the quality we used in my dental assisting days. Very smooth, excellent detail and fast setting. Of course I use it to make the ring size plugs but more often I make molds of components I have sculpted to capture each minute detail. So many uses. ."

— Nancy S. (5/5)

Nice Quality

"I like being able to buy this smaller box of investment and not having to have a huge box to take up room. For now this size works for me. Time will tell if I eventually will need the larger box."

— Becky B. (5/5)

Smooth...

"Use often"

— Stanley C. (5/5)

Filler to hold size and shape of my stone

"Use this everyday."

— Ellen C. (5/5)

Economical

"Economical"

— Sharon H. (5/5)

Instructions

"CoolTools is wonderful with providing detailed instructions on the products they sell. I keep a copy on my computer (scanned or from their website) and one in my metal clay binder for quick access."

— Cathy D. (5/5)

Ultra Smooth Investment

"Ready to start mastering rings. The investment and ring pellets will aid me as I work thru this. Haven't used it yet but excited. I did have to move the investment and ring pellets from my cubby, there was a strong smell, might be the rubber with the pellet molds. I'm gonna put them in a tupuperware container and keep them sealed away in there until I use them."

— Cathy D. (5/5)

Ultra Smooth Investment

"Ready to start mastering rings. The investment and ring pellets will aid me as I work thru this. Haven't used it yet but excited. I did have to move the investment and ring pellets from my cubby, there was a strong smell, might be the rubber with the pellet molds. I'm gonna put them in a tupuperware container and keep them sealed away in there until I use them."

— Cathy D. (5/5)

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