Never Burn Your Polymer Clay Ever Again
Video #727: This new product extends the baking range by 25 degrees on either side of the recommended bake temperature!
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Here in the PcT Test Lab, we are often sent products from all around the world to test for use with polymer clay.
Recently we were sent a mysterious package from China containing a product that I had never heard of before. In fact I couldn’t even read the label on the packaging.
But once I started going through the materials specs sheet included in the package, I got VERY excited about what this product can do!
The product is called NeverBurn… and after mixing this additive into your raw polymer clay, it actually extends the baking temperature range for any brand of polymer clay, so that you never have to worry about burning issues ever again!
No more watching your toaster oven thermometer, just waiting to jump into action if the dial even moves even the slightest off the mark.
Finally a product that takes the stress away from baking polymer clay.
Watch the video to learn more about this amazing product! Make sure to keep viewing to the very end of this short 8 minute clip, so that you will gain a true understanding of how important this product is for clayers of all skill levels...
00:00:03 –> 00:00:09 Hi guys, this is Cindy Lietz, your Polymer Clay Tutor and today in the PcT Test Lab, we are testing
00:00:09 –> 00:00:16 a brand new, never seen before product called Never Burn and what it is is an additive that
00:00:16 –> 00:00:22 you add to your polymer clay that extends the baking temperature range so that you never
00:00:22 –> 00:00:24 have to worry about burning your clay again.
00:00:24 –> 00:00:32 So, as you know, in the Polymer Clay Tutor Test Lab, we often get product sent to us
00:00:32 –> 00:00:38 from all over the world and recently, we had this product– this really mysterious product
00:00:38 –> 00:00:42 sent to us and I had never seen it before.
00:00:42 –> 00:00:48 In fact, I could even read the label but as it started looking through the paperwork and
00:00:48 –> 00:00:56 stuff that they sent me, I started to get very excited and what this product is, is
00:00:56 –> 00:01:02 an additive that you add to your polymer clay– we’ll just take a look at it here– it is
00:01:02 –> 00:01:08 a high temperature polymer that you can mix in with your clay– with your raw polymer
00:01:08 –> 00:01:12 clay and it will extend the baking temperature.
00:01:12 –> 00:01:17 So it doesn’t even matter what brand of clay that you’re working with and I work with Premo,
00:01:17 –> 00:01:23 mostly, I work with some of the other brands as well but if you add this to the raw stage
00:01:23 –> 00:01:30 and condition, the it– what it will do is give you a range where you can properly cure
00:01:30 –> 00:01:36 your polymer clay at a lower temperature than normal and as well as a higher temperature.
00:01:36 –> 00:01:38 Now, let me just explain.
00:01:38 –> 00:01:48 For example, Premo bakes– it’s ideal temperature for baking Premo is 275 Fahrenheit but if
00:01:48 –> 00:01:53 you under bake it, it will become really brittle and I’ve got some samples here that I’ll show
00:01:53 –> 00:01:55 you in a second.
00:01:55 –> 00:02:01 If you over bake it then, I mean like if the temperature is too high then you risk burning
00:02:01 –> 00:02:06 it at–or turning it really dark which you don’t want to do either. And this can happen
00:02:06 –> 00:02:12 for a bunch of different reasons. Some of them are to do with your equipment
00:02:12 –> 00:02:20 So a lot of ovens can be out– their temperature gauges can be out by quite a few degrees.
00:02:20 –> 00:02:28 So, what we do is we have to make sure we use a separate oven thermometer to make sure
00:02:28 –> 00:02:30 that the temperature is exactly right.
00:02:30 –> 00:02:36 Other things that can happen if you have a really small oven like a toaster oven, the–
00:02:36 –> 00:02:42 and if it’s not very well insulated, it can heat up and cool down, heat up and cool down
00:02:42 –> 00:02:46 and so you get all these kinds of spiking issues that happen.
00:02:46 –> 00:02:55 Now, I do have videos on how to deal with that, the– it will show you how to insulate
00:02:55 –> 00:03:01 your oven but you know, it— whether you’re a total beginner or even a seasoned professional,
00:03:01 –> 00:03:08 you are going to– every once in a while, mess up and you are going to accidentally
00:03:08 –> 00:03:14 forget to put the dial right or something will happen and it actually happened to me recently
00:03:14 –> 00:03:20 I was baking some Fimo Professional and you may have seen the video on that, I did a bunch
00:03:20 –> 00:03:30 of the color chips and the Fimo bakes at 230 degrees Fahrenheit, which is a lot lower than
00:03:30 –> 00:03:37 Premo and I forgot to change the temperature on my oven and after just a few minutes I
00:03:37 –> 00:03:41 could smell that it was probably burning and then I looked and saw the temperature and
00:03:41 –> 00:03:48 realized it and I had baked that way too high and this is somebody who bakes polymer clay
00:03:48 –> 00:03:49 for a living.
00:03:49 –> 00:03:55 So, we can mess up all the time and it– and one of the cool, cool things about this product
00:03:55 –> 00:04:02 is that that erases the stress from you from ever messing up again because it will let
00:04:02 –> 00:04:11 you bake your piece at 25 degrees below the ideal as well as 25 degrees above.
00:04:11 –> 00:04:18 So that means, now, instead of having to only make your Premo at 275 degrees Fahrenheit,
00:04:18 –> 00:04:25 you can bake it anywhere between 250 and 300 and still have a perfectly cured piece.
00:04:25 –> 00:04:28 Now, let me just show you some of the samples here.
00:04:28 –> 00:04:34 So, the first one I’ll show you here is the one that was baked properly.
00:04:34 –> 00:04:39 So this has no Never Burn in it, this is a typical piece that you would have.
00:04:39 –> 00:04:48 It’s a piece of Premo baked at 275 for one hour so let’s just test the strength and this
00:04:48 –> 00:04:54 is that– what I would expect, it’s nice and strong and it looks good.
00:04:54 –> 00:05:00 Now here’s a piece here that was under cured, so this has no never burn in it but it was
00:05:00 –> 00:05:07 under cured at 250 degrees for one hour let’s test the strength of that.
00:05:07 –> 00:05:12 Oh, it’s brittle so you can see under curing is not the way to go.
00:05:12 –> 00:05:20 Now, here’s a piece we can already see that it’s over curing is not the way to go it looks terrible.
00:05:20 –> 00:05:25 It’ll be strong because it will have melted those fibers really well or that I mean the
00:05:25 –> 00:05:31 particle plastic particles in there but the color itself looks bad.
00:05:31 –> 00:05:36 In fact, I only baked it for 30 minutes instead of a full hour because I could smell it and
00:05:36 –> 00:05:40 that can see– I took a look and it was already burning.
00:05:40 –> 00:05:48 So, you cannot bake the Premo too low or too high but here are some samples here where
00:05:48 –> 00:05:56 I did add the Never Burn, so this one is the under baked to one at 250 and I did that for
00:05:56 –> 00:06:05 an hour and as you can see, it’s just the same as our original sample was.
00:06:05 –> 00:06:10 So it’s– it’s acting like it was cured at exactly the right temperature for the right
00:06:10 –> 00:06:11 amount of time.
00:06:11 –> 00:06:16 Now, here’s one with the Never Burn at 300 degrees.
00:06:16 –> 00:06:22 I baked this one for a full hour and as you can see, color wise, it didn’t burn at all
00:06:22 –> 00:06:27 and I suspect that this will be nice and strong.
00:06:27 –> 00:06:31 So you can see that this is a very very cool product.
00:06:31 –> 00:06:32 Hi guys! This is Cindy Lietz, your Polymer Clay Tutor and today in the PcT Test Lab,
00:06:32 –> 00:06:33 we are testing a brand new, never seen before product called Never Burn and what it is is
00:06:33 –> 00:06:34 an additive that you add to your polymer clay that extends the baking temperature range
00:06:34 –> 00:06:35 so that you never have to worry about burning your clay again. So, as you know, in the Polymer
00:06:35 –> 00:06:36 Clay Tutor Test Lab, we often get product sent to us from all over the world and recently,
00:06:36 –> 00:06:37 we had this product– this really mysterious product sent to us and I had never seen it
00:06:37 –> 00:06:38 before. In fact, I could even read the label but as it started looking through the paperwork
00:06:38 –> 00:06:39 and stuff that they sent me, I started to get very excited and what this product is,
00:06:39 –> 00:06:40 is an additive that you add to your polymer clay– we’ll just take a look at it here–
00:06:40 –> 00:06:41 it is a high temperature polymer that you can mix in with your clay– with your raw
00:06:41 –> 00:06:42 polymer clay and it will extend the baking temperature. So it doesn’t even matter what
00:06:42 –> 00:06:43 brand of clay that you’re working with and I work with Premo, mostly, I work with some
00:06:43 –> 00:06:44 of the other brands as well but if you add this to the raw stage and condition, the it–
00:06:44 –> 00:06:45 what it will do is give you a range where you can properly cure your polymer clay at
00:06:45 –> 00:06:46 a lower temperature than normal and as well as a higher temperature. Now, let me just
00:06:46 –> 00:06:47 explain. For example, Premo bakes– it’s ideal temperature for baking Premo is 275 Fahrenheit
00:06:47 –> 00:06:48 but if you under bake it, it will become really brittle and I’ve got some samples here that
00:06:48 –> 00:06:49 I’ll show you in a second. If you over bake it then, I mean like if the temperature is
00:06:49 –> 00:06:50 too high then you risk burning it at–or turning it really dark which you don’t want to do
00:06:50 –> 00:06:51 either. And this can happen for a bunch of different reasons are some of them our to
00:06:51 –> 00:06:52 do with your equipment. So a lot of ovens can be out– their temperature gauges can
00:06:52 –> 00:06:53 be out by quite a few degrees. So, what we do is we have to make sure we use a separate
00:06:53 –> 00:06:54 oven thermometer to make sure that the temperature is exactly right. Other things that can happen
00:06:54 –> 00:06:55 if you have a really small oven like a toaster oven, the– and if it’s not very well insulated,
00:06:55 –> 00:06:56 it can heat up and cool down, heat up and cool down and so you get all these kinds of
00:06:56 –> 00:06:57 spiking issues that happen. Now, I do have videos on how to deal with that, the– it
00:06:57 –> 00:06:58 will show you how to insulate your oven but you know, it— whether you’re a total beginner
00:06:58 –> 00:06:59 or even a seasoned professional, you are going to– every once in a while, mess up and you
00:06:59 –> 00:07:00 are going to accidentally forget to put the dial right or something will happen and it
00:07:00 –> 00:07:01 actually happened to me recently. I was baking some Fimo Professional and you may have seen
00:07:01 –> 00:07:02 the video on that, I did a bunch of the color chips and the Fimo bakes at 230 degrees Fahrenheit,
00:07:02 –> 00:07:03 which is a lot lower than Premo and I forgot to change the temperature on my oven and after
00:07:03 –> 00:07:04 just a few minutes I could smell that it was probably burning and then I looked and saw
00:07:04 –> 00:07:05 the temperature and realized it and I had baked that way too high and this is somebody
00:07:05 –> 00:07:06 who bakes polymer clay for a living. So, we can mess up all the time and it– and one
00:07:06 –> 00:07:07 of the cool, cool things about this product is that that erases the stress from you from
00:07:07 –> 00:07:08 ever messing up again because it will let you bake your piece at 25 degrees below the
00:07:08 –> 00:07:09 ideal as well as 25 degrees above. So that means, now, instead of having to only make
00:07:09 –> 00:07:10 your Premo at 275 degrees Fahrenheit, you can bake it anywhere between 250 and 300 and
00:07:10 –> 00:07:11 still have a perfectly cured piece. Now, let me just show you some of the samples here.
00:07:11 –> 00:07:12 So, the first one I’ll show you here is the one that was baked properly. So this has no
00:07:12 –> 00:07:13 Never Burn in it, this is a typical piece that you would have. It’s a piece of Premo
00:07:13 –> 00:07:14 baked at 275 for one hour so let’s just test the strength and this is that– what I would
00:07:14 –> 00:07:15 expect, it’s nice and strong and it looks good. Now here’s a piece here that was under
00:07:15 –> 00:07:16 cured, so this has no never burn in it but it was under cured at 250 degrees for one
00:07:16 –> 00:07:17 hour let’s test the strength of that. Oh, it’s brittle so you can see under curing is
00:07:17 –> 00:07:18 not the way to go. Now, here’s a piece we can already see that it’s over curing is not
00:07:18 –> 00:07:19 the way to go it looks terrible. It’ll be strong because it will have melted those fibers
00:07:19 –> 00:07:20 really well or that I mean the particle plastic particles in there but the color itself looks
00:07:20 –> 00:07:21 bad. In fact, I only baked it for 30 minutes instead of a full hour because I could smell
00:07:21 –> 00:07:22 it and that can see– I took a look and it was already burning. So, you cannot bake the
00:07:22 –> 00:07:23 Premo too low or too high but here are some samples here where I did add the Never Burn,
00:07:23 –> 00:07:24 so this one is the under baked to one at 250 and I did that for an hour and as you can
00:07:24 –> 00:07:25 see, it’s just the same as our original sample was. So it’s– it’s acting like it was cured
00:07:25 –> 00:07:26 at exactly the right temperature for the right amount of time. Now, here’s one with the Never
00:07:26 –> 00:07:27 Burn at 300 degrees. I baked this one for a full hour and as you can see, color wise,
00:07:27 –> 00:07:28 it didn’t burn at all and I suspect that this will be nice and strong. So you can see that
00:07:28 –> 00:07:29 this is a very very cool product. Now, the easy thing to do is– I’ve got a a little
00:07:29 –> 00:07:30 bit of clay here, this is a half a block and I would just take some of the– this is a
00:07:30 –> 00:07:31 half a teaspoon and I would just add this additive to my clay and you can either use
00:07:31 –> 00:07:32 your Never Need machine if you have one and work it all in that way, back and forth, or
00:07:32 –> 00:07:33 you can mix it in with your Pasta Machine, depending on what tools that you have and
00:07:33 –> 00:07:34 you’ll see that it works itself into the product really well without changing the look or the
00:07:34 –> 00:07:35 texture or anything about it. It will seem exactly the same as your regular products,
00:07:35 –> 00:07:36 so you would do this right away when you get your block of clay you mix in your Never Burn
00:07:36 –> 00:07:37 and you’re good to go. Isn’t that so cool? And as you can see I’m super super excited
00:07:37 –> 00:07:38 about this product but I’m even more excited to find out if you happen to notice the date
00:07:38 –> 00:07:45 of this video? Did you see that it is April first? Ha, a! April Fools! Well we loved fooling
00:07:45 –> 00:07:51 around and we’ve been doing this for quite a few years now and I’m in fact they think
00:07:51 –> 00:07:58 the first April Fool’s video we did was back in 2010, so you regulars were probably already
00:07:58 –> 00:08:05 catching on that this product wasn’t a real product. In fact, as a suggestion from my
00:08:05 –> 00:08:12 son, I used a bunch of translucent clay just chopped it up into little bits and unfortunately,
00:08:12 –> 00:08:17 it’s not going to help you protect your clay so you better watch those other videos and
00:08:17 –> 00:08:24 learn how to do it the right way. Alright, so hopefully we did catch a few of you and
00:08:24 –> 00:08:30 hopefully, you got burned. Alright, let us know in the comment section below if you got
00:08:30 –> 00:08:35 burned by this video. Alright, see you later and bye for now.
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Here it is April 8th and I am just now watching this video. Didn’t see an April Fools one so naturally I thought this was the real deal. You got me good this year Cindy. Doggone it, I sure wish someone did make a product like it. A mistake proof clay!
I had to go looking to find this!! I thought you didn’t make one this year!! Loved the idea!! Too funny! You are becoming quite an actress!!
I almost got burned. Took me a minute into the video to realise the date. Great video; I really don’t know how you manage to keep a straight face and do the whole demo! Thanks!
HA! I was so on to you! You are a clever one though!
Hi Cindy,
First I just want to say that you totally got me with the NeverBurn.
Secondly, I have a question: I mostly work with Fimo (soft and professional) but I also own a few blocks of Premo which I also really like. However, I am working on quite a big project and it involves using both Premo and Fimo but I don’t want to underbake my Premo because I usually bake at 110 degrees celcius, what should I do?
P.S* I need my pieces to be quite strong because they will be used and handled and tossed quite a bit.*
You got me! I was so excited. Definitely BURNED
I … am… such… a … fool! Cindy, you do it to me every time!!!
RATS~!! You got me – LOL. What a great idea for a product tho – too bad it’s not real. This is my first April Fools day with you but I will be prepared for next year. :) Thanks for the funny joke!
Haha! Good one this year, Cindy. I had to come see what April Fool’s joke you had cooked up! Nope! I didn’t get burned! LOL
It’s fun to watch you do these and try so hard to keep a straight face. How many retakes do you have to do to get it without cracking up? I’d never get through something like that! LOL Oh, and I had figured out that it was probably chopped up translucent clay. ;-)
You got me too! I was relieved to find out it wasn’t out of my price league!
Too good! ????
I am so happy you were able to squeeze in an April Fool’s Day video. I know you fold re really busy with the new website. I love the last comment that we “Got Burned” The best part of the official Lab Coat and nerdy scientific safety glass.
You made my day.
I’ve been around long enough to know your “April Fools” humor! I expected something really cute from you! Good job!
I’m a newbie and you really fooled me!!!
I couldn’t wait to hear where to buy it!!!
I did not get burned….I know you by now, but great joke. I look forward to your April Fools Joke!!!
Cindy,
Sorry to say, you didn’t get me. I have actually been looking forward to today to see what new joke you came up with, and it was a good one.
But you got me in a way: I am an early riser, and live on the east coast. First thing I did this morning was look for your April Fool’s video. Boy was I bummed when there wasn’t one! (it may have been 4:30 or so my time, middle of the night for you. What was i expecting?! That you stay up all night for this?) I thought “oh, no, she can’t be discontinuing that tradition!!!! What a heart breaker.”
So I was thrilled and relieved a few hours later when I got your email. Funny and convincing video. You always throw in enough detail to make it seem very real.
Thanks, Cindy.
GRRRRR! I was so excited that I wouldn’t burn clay in my fickle changeable temperature toaster oven ever again!! You really got me!!! I will forgive you, because I have had so many good things from you.
I’m a regular too AND I knew it was April 1st but I still fell for it! Major “Oh, duh!” moment.
Cindy, you are altogether too convincing LOL. Here I was even trying to read the name on the fake invoice! One of your better ones, you scallywags :-))
Yes, I’m a regular and knew right away it was a joke but like a traffic accident I had to gawk to see what’s up.
I wondered what you’d come up with, Cindy! Very good :-D
Hi Cindy, Ha! didn’t get me this time :-)
However, talking about baking at a higher temp. I’ve seen on the web that , that is how they get the Pardo translucent so clear. They said that it will smoke a bit while baking. And I don’t remember the temperature they mentioned.
Can you check this out? And would it work with other brands of translucent as well. Especially
Premo.
Thanks
Deni
Oh, you sneaky one!!! You had me going, I had already started looking for the link to get some of that wonderful additive, when i noticed the date, dumb me, thought, OH, she just now learned about it!!! DUH??? You really got me good with this one.
Have a happy April.
Louise Traylor
Baahaahaa!!!! You totally reeled me in! I was already thinking about how.to get this stuff! Although your demo of over and under baked was awesome as usual!
It is 6 am AND -you got me too. Not awake enough to catch on !!!!!!!!Happy April the oneth!!
You got me- first smile of the day!
SNAP!! I confess, you got me and I was hanging on every word! Have a great day!