I never realized that I had to purchase an oven thermometer after some months of claying. I bought this cheap electric oven with built in thermostat hoping it serves the purpose and will save me time and money. Well I guess I was wrong. I thought my pieces were OK until I bought a CP charm from a clayist friend (claythinz). Her chibi is very durable considering the cute little size of it. I dropped it several times but no body parts fell off. That’s when I realized that HEY I think I’m doing something wrong here. I seek advices from fellow clayist and decided to buy an oven thermometer. I tried looking in the supermarket and nearby malls (stingy of me trying to save a bit and find something cheap) but oooppsss no luck. I searched online and found Genty’s clay haven. The oven thermometer cost me Php390 and also bought some other stuff (maximizing the shipping fee cost hehehehe).
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| My new best buddy! |
I tried it first without anything inside just to compare the temperature reading of the thermostat versus the thermometer. My oven is 30 deg celsius off than the actual reading. Now I know why most of my pieces were either under baked or over baked.
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| Sample project without using oven thermometer. Thermostat reading: 130 deg and baked for 30 mins. See how the hair fell off. Such a waste! |
After several attempts and 20 pcs burnt chibi heads, I finally got the settings right.. Preheating the oven for 5 mins then kept the temperature reading between 120-135 deg within 20mins. The result is perfect (well at least for me!).
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| My first successful project after using the thermometer |
NOTE: if your oven is pretty accurate then it must be the conditioning process. Check which one works on you.
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