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Title: Hydrocal in Europe
Post by: Sangennaru on June 02, 2009, 07:13:58 PM: Hi everyone!
I was looking for some kind of really good plaster for making moulds and stuff like that, and I read about this Hydrocal (and also Ultracal)... The question is, I've found them in US, and i should borrow them whith few money but... I'm not in Us!

What can i do, then? Do you know the name of some sites to order plasters in europe? :)
Title: Re: Hydrocal in Europe
Post by: Sangennaru on June 03, 2009, 06:00:51 PM: I've found that there are many other kinds of hard "dentistic" plaster... do you know any kind of sellers in europe? :)
Title: Re: Hydrocal in Europe
Post by: dijit on June 03, 2009, 06:05:17 PM: I've no idea what it is, or why it is different to normal plaster (I'm assuming you're meaning something ike platers of paris?); so a short description might help a little.
Title: Re: Hydrocal in Europe
Post by: MuleSkinner on June 04, 2009, 02:28:24 PM: you could try a plaster i've used a lot called Keramin.
it sets extremely hard as it has a ceramic powder mixed in with plaster powder, and is really cheap too !
i'll include a link to the companys website for you for more info

http://www.terragenesis.co.uk/infopages/page536.html

the bag in the picture on their website i pick up at my local modelling store cost me less than £2
EDIT: Just realised i pasted the wrong link, here is the link to the manufacturers website

http://www.glorex.de/
Title: Re: Hydrocal in Europe
Post by: Gluteus Maximus on June 04, 2009, 08:09:19 PM: Quote from: MuleSkinner on June 04, 2009, 02:28:24 PM
you could try a plaster i've used a lot called Keramin.
it sets extremely hard as it has a ceramic powder mixed in with plaster powder, and is really cheap too !
i'll include a link to the companys website for you for more info

http://www.terragenesis.co.uk/infopages/page536.html

the bag in the picture on their website i pick up at my local modelling store cost me less than £2
EDIT: Just realised i pasted the wrong link, here is the link to the manufacturers website

http://www.glorex.de/

Presumably, being harder, it lasts longer than basic plaster of paris and gives more "castings" per mould?

Could be very useful :)
Title: Re: Hydrocal in Europe
Post by: Unforgiven on June 05, 2009, 04:02:35 AM: You should go on: http://hirstarts.com/

on the message board (forum) there are a couple europeans, ask them or just go in the "where to buy plaster" thread, many places!

hope I helped.
Title: Re: Hydrocal in Europe
Post by: duhamel on June 05, 2009, 06:26:52 AM: ;)

http://www.pascal-rosier.com/boutique.asp?Idbranche=107
Title: Re: Hydrocal in Europe
Post by: Sangennaru on June 05, 2009, 09:59:09 AM: Quote from: duhamel on June 05, 2009, 06:26:52 AM
;)

http://www.pascal-rosier.com/boutique.asp?Idbranche=107

uhmmm... I've problems with french... :P

thank you everyone, I'll try asking around, you have been really helpfull!
Title: Re: Hydrocal in Europe
Post by: Remgain on June 09, 2009, 12:00:30 PM: (try art shops)

Nei negozi di belle arti hanno sicuramente qualcosa di simile...
Title: Re: Hydrocal in Europe
Post by: Cheeky Monkey on June 19, 2009, 05:11:30 PM: I agree with "Unforgiven" - go to the Hirst Forums!!!! The amount of info there is amazing and there are people from all over the world who can steer you in the right direction.