Sculpey Tools Clay Conditioning Pasta Machine, polymer oven-bake clay tool, 9 thickness settings, includes clamp and hand crank, great for all skill levels and craft projects

Description

Essential Tool for crafting with clay - The clay conditioning machine will make creating with clay easy! It helps with conditioning clay, make uniformly thick sheets of clay fast, you can even run texture sheets with your clay sheets through for a deeply textured sheet of clay. Tips for using the Sculpey Tools Clay Conditioning Machine - - If your work surface is too thick and the included c clamp doesn't fit you can get an extendable c clamp from a hardware store that will fit thick work surfaces. - For travel to classes or guilds simply take off the handle and stick it in your travel bag - The following techniques are made easier using the clay conditioning machine: - Mokume Gane - make sheets of clay of the same thickness, stack, run through the clay conditioning machine and repeat. - Skinner Blend - this blending technique created by Judith Skinner is easier with the clay conditioning machine. - Texturing Clay - Always put the sheet of clay into the clay conditioning machine fold first so that air isn't trapped inside the clay.- To fully condition a bar of clay it takes 20 passes through the clay conditioning machine.