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Using Polymer Clay to repair Air-Dry Clay and baking it in oven?

Hello.I'm making an air-dry clay dollShe has a relatively strong armature made from plastic-coated wire, masking tape and there is some bubble wrap in her headThe only problem I'm encountering as of yet is that the neck keeps cracking and this doesn't look goodI keep trying to seal the cracks with more air-dry clay and letting it dry, yet it seems to be a problem I'm having difficulty improving on.Therefore, I want to use some PuppenFimo Polymer Clay to smooth over her cracks and then bake her in my convection oven at 110'c for half an hour (max).Does anybody know of worst-case possibilities in this situation?Will she explode/crack? I don't think I can leave the convection oven door open whilst it's cooking.Any help is appreciated greatly.Thanks.

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Rule of thumb for a roast is to bake your roast at 350 for 15 minutes per pound for rare to mediumI also use this measure for thick steaks and hams.
350F, I highly recommend using a meat thermometer, but you'll want to figure about 26-30 minutes PER POUND.So about 2 and 1/2 hoursChristopher EDIT: I forgot to add, once you remove the roast from the oven, loosely tent it with foil and LET IT REST FOR AT LEAST 15-20 MINUTES BEFORE CARVING IT.This is a very critical step that a lot of people don't do.Resting meat is a MUST after it comes out of the oven.
Pressure Cooker Pot Roast Ingredients 3-5lb Boneless Chuck Roast Onion Carrots Celery 1 cup Red wine(optional) 2 cups Beef Stock(3 cups if you omit wine) 4 Potaotes quatered 2 cups Mushrooms Quartered Preparation 1Heat Vegetable Oil in Pressure cooker lid off on Brown 2Add Roast and brown on all sides 3Add liquids, lock pressure lid, and cook under hihg pressure for 70 minutes 4Release Pressure mannuallyAdd Potatoes and MushroomsReturn lid, lock and cook under high pressure for 10 minutes.
Use the oven bag according to it's directionsCook in oven at 350F for about 3-4 hoursStick a fork in meet to see if it's tender (goes in easy)It really depends on the type of roast but about 1 hour per pound should do itLonger if you want it to fall apart or your making shredded beef (for tacos or taquitos, etc.).
I stumbled across your question trying to find an answer to my similar question of covering air dry with polymerSo I'm not going very helpful except to say that I really don't think you should put it in the oven due to the bubble wrap and masking tape Use aluminium foil and if you need to electrical tape.

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