Looking for idea what to use

[Lee A]

I hope it is OK to ask this question here.

I am hoping for an idea or suggestion.

I want to make a 'plug' for a glass dish. I am making a sculpture and the glass dish is part of it. I want to add something to it which will sort of fit on top of the glass dish (it's less than 6 inches in diameter). This piece needs to be removable. So I need a plug that fits onto the glass dish to help hold it in place and stabilize it.

I started with wood but the shape of the dish is too complex and it would take forever to shape it right. So I thought just pour something into the dish which will make a plug that fits correctly. I thought something like plaster, but it will be outside and so needs to be able to handle water, and I don't think plaster will. I can't think of anything else to mold with. Concrete might work but I think it comes in 50 pound bags. I probably need less than a pound. Any suggestions?

thanks

Lee

[Mark Rehorst]

3D print?

[Sara Cellucci]

If you don't need the plug itself to be removable, you might be able to fill it in with resin. If you do need to remove it, maybe cast it with plaster and use that to make a silicone negative mold for the resin?

On Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 10:21:10 AM UTC-5 Mark Rehorst wrote:

3D print?

[Eric Berna]

Or just use silicone if the plug doesn’t need to be too rigid. 

Eric Berna

On May 9, 2024, at 2:07 PM, Sara Cellucci <srcel...@gmail.com> wrote:

 If you don't need the plug itself to be removable, you might be able to fill it in with resin. If you do need to remove it, maybe cast it with plaster and use that to make a silicone negative mold for the resin?

On Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 10:21:10 AM UTC-5 Mark Rehorst wrote:

3D print?

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