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[NightKnight]

Glad it worked!

[NaturalFork]

This is great. I like the idea of a fimo mouthpiece. Glad it worked out for you!

[treefork]

The idea of the mouth piece being formed to fit ones own facial bone structure seems good.

[Pelletor]

Excellent step by step process with terrific (well lighted and focused) pictures along the way! Thanks!

[Teach]

Beanflip, I really liked the way this looked at first with a bit of a hand grip and large opening to cushion against your face. If you want to try a mouthpiece that will give the same comfort without the handle section give one of these a try;

 

http://www.walkeasy....ProductCode=T14

 

At only $3.50 each they are very affordable and give a wonderful airtight seal annnnd are soft on the face.

[squirrelslinger]

Fimo can be worked with the same tools as wood once it is cured.

A good release agent is Vasaline.

It is less slick than most others, but it comes off much easier.

shape a solid mouthpiece, then drill it out.

[THWACK!]

OK, try this: take your pipe and wrap paper around it about 1 and 1/4 turns. Then when you are done molding slide the pipe out. Would that work?

or maybe wax paper cooking sheets?

 

 

Wax will melt - he needs parchment paper. 

[smashtoad]

I'm going to try this with gray Sculpey.  It's very firm and holds shape well.  I also bake it "low and slow" at 220 for like an hour and twenty minutes or so...gets rock hard and works real nice once cooled (sanding and drilling).  Always let it cool in the oven too.  Just turn the oven off and let your polymer clays cool as the oven cools...less chance of cracking later.  Believe me, it's worth it.

 

I've made this cast of characters over the last 16 years and have had to fix lots of cracks from fast cooling.  Sucks.

 

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