Cx5 sculpting medium

$25.00 USD per ONE pound bar of CX5 ?
$540.00 USD per 25 pound box of CX5 ?

Ask them for a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for the CX5.

I'll stick with my reusable, inexpensive, studio-made carving wax
and my DIY wax pen and traditional sculpture tools.
(^_^)

 

I bought a block of it to try. I found it quite difficult to work with as it hardens so quickly, but I didn't persist very much. It may be ok with a heat lamp. I tried to cast with it but it has quite a thick consistency so would not cast as well as my carving wax which is thin when heated. However, it does dry very hard, like plastic and you don't need an armature when working with it. and yes, it is expensive. I think that if you could learn to work with it it would be great as it can be tooled easily.

 

Ive been sculpting in cx5 for quite some time. Its very difficult to sculpt without a waxer pen. Even a cheaper waxer like Giles Precision Wax Pen is wayyy better than sculpting with your tools and heating them over and over.

I learned that you need constant heat on the cx5 to be able to move material around.
Adam also mentions that the kerr ultra waxer 2 pen is the way to go because it keeps the heat in the pen at a constant temperature, unlike other waxer pens
they can heat up but not retain the constant temp to sculpt. If you plan to sculpt in cx5 you're gonna need to invest into the kerr ultra waxer 2. Its not cheap and cx5 is also not cheap.

I use a DIY waxer pen i made from a wood burner tool with one of those electricity controller thingys. I also use an electric skillet
to keep the cx5 warm. I have'nt posted anything yet because im still waiting for my other clay to get here. They also sell a cheap waxer pen on ebay for $50
that looks like something similar to what Adam uses on one of his videos. Just search for something like this : Dental Electric Wax Carving Pen

Heres a review of the waxer as well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZmuKlb_8rY

p.s. if you overheat the cx5 and you see smoke it does stink!
this is one of the reasons why a cheaper waxer pen is'nt ideal for sculpting in cx5, because they overheat the clay and it starts to smoke.

 

crowtree- Well from my experience using cx5 I got it to sculpt faces, i thought it was really cool that i could hold it in my hands and not need
an armature core and i can have a hollow core as well for bjd making purposes. Its definitely strong enough for making a bjd, however i can't say for sure
to those who are making 40cm bj's or tinier. I work at about 70cm so you can imagine my bjd sculpture is bigger and thicker.

It is pretty strong and i have strung it with ball joints and it holds up pretty well. I wouldn't recommend it for thin areas as it will crack or break.
Ive broken parts off my sculpture with my pliers and it just breaks, no bending. I also noticed that when you add on more hot cx5 clay over cold cx5 it does stick to itself
but it layers on like cake, so in reality its weaker and more likely to break. You have to heat up both parts and then add them together to get a solid piece.

So far what i have found it very useful for is making hollow cores for sculpting on top of. Currently I use cx5 for my bjd cores and focus on poseability and engineering, once that's done and im happy, I use either super sculpey or other clays and cover the cx5 material. Then I sculpt on top of that. So
the cx5 underneath is solid, strong and hollow, while the outside is pliable and ready for sculpting detail and aesthetics. Once im happy with the looks i cast it
and i can fiddle with it all i want.

Anyways once i get my hands on the kerr ultra waxer 2 ill be happy to make a review of the cx5. I think what puts most of us off is the fact that you need
a waxer pen to get sculpting, but for now ill stick to other clays.

Ill start posting my work when my clay gets here from the mail c:

 

Im using the new cx5. Adams videos are very helpful too.
The clay has a different feel depending on the temperature. Its very melty like mud when its hotter and as it cools it feels like normal clay in your hands and
it works great, the problem is the more it cools it starts to feel like sticky gum and then hard plastic. And it cools very quickly, so its hard to work with it
like clay. Its great for building up a form very quickly though. I started with a piece and then made a cylinder shape out of it and kept adding
onto it to make a hollow torso for my bjd. Then with the burning tool I work the clay. The weird thing about it is i haven't figured out how to smooth
it so its always looking very rough. I used Adams technique of hot sanding and it works to move the clay around but so far the smoothing doesn't happen for me.
Im guessing it all comes down to technique and Adam has it down! lol

Definitely give it a shot when your cx5 arrives. Only you will know how useful it is for your projects.
I got my other clay in the mail ^_^ woot!