Testing for flexibility on Fimo Classic, Fimo Soft, Premo, Sculpey III, Bakshop, Cernit, Filani,Kato And Pardo polymer clay at 2.0mm thickness baking at 140ºC for 30 minutes.
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Test samples prepared for baking at
2.0mm thickness |
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Test samples from original clay packing
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| Fimo Classic flexible |
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| Fimo Soft flexible |
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| Premo Sculpey flexible |
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| Sculpey III weak brittle |
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| BakeShop is brittle |
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| Cernit is hard but brittle |
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| Filani is very flexible |
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| Kato very hard but brittle |
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Pardo is flexible but cracked after a
few bending |
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Test shows that Sculpey III, Bakeshop,
Cernit and Kato are brittle. As for Pardo
it cracked after a few bending. At 2.0mm
Filani is the most flexible beside
Fimo Classic, Premo and Fimo Soft.
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Kato would be less brittle if baked at higher temp, as package instructions say.
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