I have long loved the idea of smoking a meer, but never had the money to buy one, nor really saw a design that I liked. And buying raw blocks of meer is nigh impossible, unless you get pre-cut/stemmed DIY meers, but then you are stuck with only certain shapes.
The problems that I have seen/read regarding Plaster of Paris (PP) is that unless it has something to bond to, it's quite fragile. I did a search on making stronger PP and came across this page here - SITE - which said to add 1/4 cup of Elmer's Glue to the PP mix (2 cups PP, 1 cup Water).
So, with that in mind, a figure that one could add most any glue, even stronger than Elmer's, as long as it's non-toxic. Glues such as Gorilla Wood Glue or even ECO-BOND Adhesive. You could mix the plaster, and mold whatever sized blocks you want. Wait a couple days to fully cure and solidify, then you can carve away.
Your thoughts?
The problems that I have seen/read regarding Plaster of Paris (PP) is that unless it has something to bond to, it's quite fragile. I did a search on making stronger PP and came across this page here - SITE - which said to add 1/4 cup of Elmer's Glue to the PP mix (2 cups PP, 1 cup Water).
So, with that in mind, a figure that one could add most any glue, even stronger than Elmer's, as long as it's non-toxic. Glues such as Gorilla Wood Glue or even ECO-BOND Adhesive. You could mix the plaster, and mold whatever sized blocks you want. Wait a couple days to fully cure and solidify, then you can carve away.
Your thoughts?