Notice

Before Emailing Us

Our policies are as follows:

• WE SHIP ONLY TO ADDRESSES WITHIN THE UNITED STATES
• We will not email picutres of molds. If you want to see pictures, email us the mold manufacturer and mold number and we will try to find a picture of the mold and post in on our web site and email you when it is posted. You can request pictures of up to 3 molds.
• We will not try to match a picture you email us with specific molds we offer nor will we try to find a mold matching a description you give us. Instead, use our comprehensive mold search above. Use a simple word for the best search results.
• Be sure that your question has to do with specific items we have for sale and are listed on our web site. If you are looking for a particular mold, kiln, ceramic supply or literature and it is not listed on our web site, we do not have it.
• We do not publish a catalog of what we offer for sale. Everything we sell is listed on our web site. Mold catalogs and ceramic books are available for sale on our Books page.

Mold Shipping Information

DELIVERY TIME OF MOLDS IS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 WEEKS.. The mold is made when you place your order. Mold companies usually do not stock molds on their shelves anymore unless the number of molds they carry is less than 500. Asking us to speed up your order is totally futile, because we have no control over the mold production schedule of the company that is making the mold.

Mold Shipping Costs.On almost every mold page, in the yellow column headers at the top of the mold table is an input box that you can enter your zip code to determine the approximate shipping costs for each mold. The shipping estimate will be blank if the weight of the mold is unknown.

Multiple Molds Shipping Costs. You can determine the shipping costs for multiple molds by adding the weights of all the molds you are interested in that are made by the same company and then finding one mold that has approximately the same combined weight from that same company. For example, if you want 3 Kimple molds, one weighing 5 pounds, another 3 pounds, and another, 22 pounds, add up the weight, which will equal 30 pounds. Find one Kimple mold weighing between 29 and 31 pounds. The shipping costs will be approximately that amount. If the total weight is over 50 pounds, you must figure things differently because there will be more than one box shipped. Do this: Divide the total weight in two and find the weight of one mold having that weight. (For instance, if the total weight of your molds is 90 pounds, divide by 2, to get 45 pounds. Find a Kimple mold weighing about 45 pounds. Then take the shipping costs and multiply by 2. If the total weight is 101 - 150 pounds, divide the total weight by 3, find a mold of that weight and multiply the shipping costs by 3. Do a similar thing for every increrment of 50 pounds. Each box shipped cannot be more than 50 pounds of mold weight. So it will take 2 boxes to ship 51-100 pounds, 3 boxes for 101-150 pounds, etc. Occassionally, more than one company makes different molds of a particular mold company. For example, certain Byron molds are made by Creative Paradise, while others are made by Starlite, and others are made by Lakeland, depending on the mold numbers. An accurate shipping cost cannot be figured if you are ordering multiple molds made by separate companies.

Shipping Costs for Multiple Molds From Different Companies. Molds made by different companies must be figured separately because they will be shipped from different locations and have different shipping policies. Make sure that when you do the calculations for multiple molds that you calculate only those molds made by the same company. And, as stated above, there is a possibility that a mold company may be represented at different production sites, making the shipping more..

Other Mold Shipping Notes. In most cases, the approximate shipping costs quoted is a little more than what is actually charged. When you place your order, we get an authorization from the charge card company for an amount a little more than what you will actually be charged in order to make sure your card has enough funds for your order. This authorization reserves that amount for us to actually charge later when your order is shipped. If you are using a debit card, this amount will be immediately withdrawn from your account but will still be held by your bank as escrow toward the pending sale. When your order is shipped and we know the exact amount the manufacturer is charging for shipping, then your charge card is actually charged the entire amount of your order, including shipping. If you used a debit card, the difference, if any, will be returned to your account by your bank.We will mail you a receipt separtely showing all charges.

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see Overview of Ceramic Methods from Start to Finish

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This page last updated on 09/28/2009