plaster+casting

= Plaster Casting= toc We are meeting at the beach to do some plaster casting! //**Meet at 5pm if you can...** (or the normal time)//

=Directions=
 * 1) South on Valley View
 * 2) turns into Bolsa Chica, keep going
 * 3) Right on Warner
 * 4) follow that to PCH and cross PCH
 * 5) There is free parking behind Jack in the Box (on your right)

//**Cell Numbers:**//
 * Glenn: 626-456-3246

=Supplies= You should hook up in groups of about 4. Each group of 4 will need:
 * 1) 2 Shovels - a big one for digging a big mold hole, and a small garden shovel for digging out your finished casting
 * 2) 25# of plaster
 * 3) 5-Gal bucket - spend 5 bucks (per team) on a big heavy 5 gal bucket - the smaller ones won't handle the sand and plaster and stuff we'll be mashing through them
 * 4) Stir Stick - 5 gallon size

=Process=
 * 1) Pick a spot near the water - too far ashore the sand is too dry, too close to the water... well... you know what waves do!
 * 2) Dig a hole you can insert an arm or leg into
 * 3) Insert an arm or leg
 * 4) Use bucket to get wet sand - have teammates pour it around the body part and pack it in
 * 5) remove body part carefully, trying not to damage your //mold//
 * 6) make one mold (or more) for each team member
 * 7) put plaster & water in bucket - stir fast & hard
 * 8) pour plaster in your molds
 * 9) wait about 25 minutes
 * 10) use garden shovel or hands to carefully dig out your casting trying not to break thin wrists or ankles or fingers or toes
 * 11) marvel at your creation! :)
 * 12) take cool photos of them on the beach
 * 13) post photos here on the wiki! :)
 * 14) Fill in all the holes on the beach - so nobody walks by later and falls in one!
 * 15) Pick up trash / clean up mess / leave beach a nice place
 * 16) Walk to Jack-in-the-Box and eat food! :)

//**Oh, by the way:**// when you're done, your bucket will have gobs of plaster all around the inside, and you'll be tempted to just throw it away. But if you wait a day for it to get nice and hard/brittle, then you can give the bucket a whack or two on the ground and everything will come right off and you'll have a perfectly good bucket! :)