tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631809.post4517021705912465468..comments2024-03-19T07:20:53.613-05:00Comments on Sweet Leaf Notebook: DIY Gelatin PlateMichele Matucheskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12162457608075358487noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631809.post-67963088424963860142019-05-17T11:02:09.767-05:002019-05-17T11:02:09.767-05:00You could combine and melt a few plates together t...You could combine and melt a few plates together to make a large gelli plate.Ellainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490967408868817762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631809.post-55796191840527265252019-05-17T10:59:02.951-05:002019-05-17T10:59:02.951-05:00I would not heat it up - to melt - any higher than...I would not heat it up - to melt - any higher than 170 degrees in the oven, might take a couple of hours.Ellainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490967408868817762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631809.post-83040216161828728512019-05-17T10:54:51.025-05:002019-05-17T10:54:51.025-05:00I can't find anything. https://www.craftser...I can't find anything. https://www.craftserver.com/topic/82400-how-to-make-gel-materials/<br />There seems to be a patent on the thermo plastic resin that plasticizes mineral oil.Ellainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490967408868817762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631809.post-12015969673566032422019-05-16T19:18:48.558-05:002019-05-16T19:18:48.558-05:00Ellaina -- That's a really god question! I do... Ellaina -- That's a really god question! I do know they are sturdier than these home-made ones, so it might not be necessary? Would be worth experimenting on, if you had one in bad shape. Maybe there's something about in the Gelli Plate website?Michele Matucheskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162457608075358487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631809.post-20688963447687457032019-05-16T13:24:46.258-05:002019-05-16T13:24:46.258-05:00Can you melt a commercial gelli plate and pour it ...Can you melt a commercial gelli plate and pour it into a new shape?Ellainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490967408868817762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35631809.post-30655656637372123202015-05-23T17:05:47.224-05:002015-05-23T17:05:47.224-05:00Hmmm - you've got me rethinking this. I've...Hmmm - you've got me rethinking this. I've read about gel plates for years and suppose I didn't want to go to the bother or the pressure of using one before it went bad. Then put off like you at the price of commercial ones when I wasn't totally sure what makes using them different from other monoprint methods. But this makes it easy to make one that I wouldn't have to worry about going bad on me. Will be interested to see what you do with it. Convince me, Michele, that's it's worth my time to experiment with it! ;-)The Idaho Beautyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979439849662755082noreply@blogger.com