Recommendations for moldable epoxy putty for sculpture-like work.?

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I actually need to mold a new handle for one of my favorite cooking spatulas that got the handle melted off from being left hanging over the next burner. 
I have worked with epoxy putty like adhesives which are very sticky (on purpose) and would like suggestions as to brands intended for sculpture like work that have a moderate working time after mixing and form up by hand shaping around the metal handle stem and then stay in place while setting hard and are not sticky, flowing, etc.

Diane B. · Accepted Answer

I don't know enough about all the brands and lines of epoxy putty to suggest one with any particular properties, but you can check out some of these to see what they offer:

Milliput 
http://www.milliput.co.uk/home.htm  (Micromark catalog has Milliput too)
Here's at least some info from my site about Milliput, but from a few years ago:
...specially made epoxy compound for the restoration of porcelain and other ceramics. Milliput Superfine White has a very fine grain and pure white in color. Milliput Terra-Cotta has a fine to medium grain. Both colors have a easy 1:1 mixing ratio. ...Both of the putties will set in about 1 hour....adheres well to wood, metal, plastic, glass and porcelain surfaces. It can be easily shaped before hardening or after hardening, drilled, cut and sanded. It can also be tinted during mixing, or painted after drying. ..two 2-1/2 oz. bars (1 bar each of resin and hardener).
....Milliput is one of my favorite epoxies...molds like clay and cures hard (for sculpting when in partly hard stage). You can roll it as thin as 1/64 inch for making super detailed scale parts. One big advantage is you can smooth with a wet finger or tools and cleans up with water before it cures...gets leather hard in about 90 minutes and fully cures in 5 hours without heat (or sooner with hair dryer). Carving this stuff is extremely difficult after it dries completely.... 4 ounces of putty for around $12.

Magic Sculp
https://www.google.com/search?q="Magic+Sculp"+review
http://www.magicsculp.com/faq's.htm

same as Magic Sculpt? ... or two products?
https://www.google.com/images?q="Magic+Sculp"
https://www.google.com/search?q="Magic+Sculpt"

Gapoxio epoxy clay

Apoxie Sculpt & FIXIT
https://www.google.com/search?num=50&q="Apoxie+Sculpt"+review
http://www.avesstudio.com/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=7&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1&vmcchk=1&Itemid=1
… 0% shrinkage
…adheres to almost everything including polymer clay (even sticking to it's own cured self), yet harms almost nothing.
....no baking required....non-toxic, no fumes, no gloves, super adhesive, non-shrinking, super strong and long lasting
...waterproof, can be painted, filed, sanded, tapped, drilled, etc. 
...can even be used on foam (polystyrene foam?) without damage, as no solvents
...putty-like in consistency. 
...working time about 3 hours; for longer working times just finish what you can then mix up more and continue working 
...The Chicago Field Museum used Apoxie Sculpt exclusively to restore Dinosaur Sue, the full size T-Rex they are exhibiting.... Disney has used these products for many years.
...Doll makers use for repairs and restorations as well as for originial work

Apoxie Sculpt from AVES Studio
...10 colors & 2 metal-- (I ordered cream & what I got was an unattractive dull silvery gray.).
... if it's sticky, wet your clay, tools or hands to avoid for awhile 
...an amazing sculpting, repair, restoration and fabrication product
...a self-hardening, 2-part, synthetic clay....putty-like feel. 
...cures hard overnight (24 hour full cure).. 0% shrinkage...strongly adheres to almost any clean surface (...can take up to 350o heat)
http://www.avesstudio.com/Products/products.html
http://www.clayalley.com/apoxie.htm (Apoxie Sculpt ...at Clay Alley)

The armature in my figure was wire-wrapped, with fusible fleece...after baking and before dressing, the head and hands were covered with Apoxie Sculpt ...Apoxie isn't as light as foil but no chance of getting  trapped air that will later crack p'clay, and Apoxie is rock hard when it dries.

For best results in achieving a thin sheet with all of these products:
... knead thoroughly and let rest for an hour... roll in-between sheets of waxed paper coated with vaseline; let rest again
....just before cures or sets (about 2 hrs from mixing), ready to shape.  Dewey

....can freeze mixed epoxy for up to 3 days to extend the working time
....polymer clay will adhere, but best adhesion occurs before the epoxy completely cures 
.... can also mix it once kneaded, with polymer clay. I like a blend of 2/3 epoxy to 1/3 polymer for a medium that's easier to use, though not as strong, with working time of 5 hrs before it sets up. Katherine Dewey

FIXIT comes in ceramic white and Aluminum. It is a great structural enhancer but also used for complete sculptures. It has more uses than I could even tell. 
....drawbacks for an artist such as myself: once painted,  paint chips off very easily. (If must sand & prime for better adherence, not worth my time.) Also, without an armature, it slags down once molded.

(I'm assuming you don't want to use polymer clay for the handle**, or two-part silicone putties that would cure highly heat resistant but not totally rigid.)
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Recommendations for moldable epoxy putty for sculpture-like work.?
I actually need to mold a new handle for one of my favorite cooking spatulas that got the handle melted off from being left hanging over the next burner. 
I have worked with epoxy putty like adhesives which are very sticky (on purpose) and would like suggestions as to brands intended for sculpture...

Recommendations for moldable epoxy putty for sculpture-like work.?

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