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Post by johnw on Jan 15, 2019 2:09:36 GMT -5
The newbie I referred to earlier will be returning to my community in March and this is the best part.............She teaches the craft and is a certified PMC teacher. Now how is that for a coincidence?  Cheers, johnw |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 15, 2019 9:01:51 GMT -5
The newbie I referred to earlier will be returning to my community in March and this is the best part.............She teaches the craft and is a certified PMC teacher. Now how is that for a coincidence?  Cheers, johnw No such things as coincidence People always come into our lives when we need then for some reason or another |
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Post by johnw on Jan 15, 2019 12:57:55 GMT -5
The newbie I referred to earlier will be returning to my community in March and this is the best part.............She teaches the craft and is a certified PMC teacher. Now how is that for a coincidence? Cheers, johnw No such things as coincidence People always come into our lives when we need then for some reason or another : Wow, if you only knew how true that is. Just like me joining RTH, I done found a home and a second family. Cheers, johnw |
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metalsmith
Cave Dweller 
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Post by metalsmith on Jan 20, 2019 11:34:19 GMT -5
Never worked with it. I do have some real natural silver clay from Virginia City. IN the Comstock days they clay would plug up the machinery so they would throw it away. The a German chemist tested it and found it was nearly pure silver. I found a vein of it while exploring a mine down in 6 Mile Canyon. Went back recently to find the mine and get some more but the whole area has changed so much in the about 30 years since I had been up there. Thought it would be fun to make something from the clay. You might get away with it if the silver iclay is nearly pure. The marketed silver clay contains an organic binder that burns out to leave silver (sterling or fine) behind. Obviously with naturally occurring clay the binder is inorganic and not likely to burn out. |
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steven1459
off to a rocking start
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Post by steven1459 on Mar 30, 2023 5:40:07 GMT -5
I would like to make very small sculptures or jewelry in copper or bronze paste. I don't have an oven but I would like to be able to cook them with a torch. Several videos on the internet show that it is possible but we never see a solidity test and there is an assembly each time (the video is never continuous). According to the majority of people who have tried, it is not possible because of oxidation to have a resistant part.
No matter how many forums I have browsed, I have not seen any mention of trials with the use of "borax" style fluxes. To my knowledge, all soldering requires protection against oxidation (tin solder, copper solder, etc.) of the solder flux type. This one could make an airtight barrier against oxygen. To be applied below, above and on the sides. Could you tell me if you have already tried and if so, what result do you get?
THANKS.
Good for you.
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Post by liveoak on Mar 30, 2023 6:30:54 GMT -5
steven1459 Welcome to the forum BTW. I don't work with metal clay, so can't help directly. But, I'd suggest you go to a better jeweler's forum and ask. orchid.ganoksin.com/Lots of people work in metal clay & I'm sure someone could help there. Good Luck, Patty
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Post by MsAli on Mar 30, 2023 7:31:51 GMT -5
I would like to make very small sculptures or jewelry in copper or bronze paste. I don't have an oven but I would like to be able to cook them with a torch. Several videos on the internet show that it is possible but we never see a solidity test and there is an assembly each time (the video is never continuous). According to the majority of people who have tried, it is not possible because of oxidation to have a resistant part. No matter how many forums I have browsed, I have not seen any mention of trials with the use of "borax" style fluxes. To my knowledge, all soldering requires protection against oxidation (tin solder, copper solder, etc.) of the solder flux type. This one could make an airtight barrier against oxygen. To be applied below, above and on the sides. Could you tell me if you have already tried and if so, what result do you get? THANKS. Good for you. The gentleman that started this thread has sadly passed away. Bluesky78987 maybe you know the answer? Side note I'll be trying some.metal clay here soon |
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