After last week's thread, I bit the bullet and boughy myself a flypress - just a little iddy-biddy no. 6 that weighs about 4cwt!.
Questions: My flypress is the type with a swing arm and ball weight(s) :I only have one weight. Are two weights neccessary? Are both weights the same size? What is the ratio between the ball weights? I assume the smaller goes on the "handle" side of the arm?
Second question: I want to duplicate some shapes which are made of plaster as dies. Can anyone recommend something which is plastic enough (I'm thinking epoxy putty perhaps?), or even liquid with which I can make a "master" to stamp a die. I want something which will take the shape of a female mould, then harden enough so if I stamp it with a hot piece of steel, the steel will deform to match the shape - oh, and available to UK as well (although I'd be willing to import if neccessary)
Thanks