Hi, Thanks for reply.... I did pre fire the carbon - just to be on the safe side. It was absolutely dry, as I had bored out the centre of rounded shapes.. I did slow ramp up - I followed instructions to slow ramp pieces thicker than 3cards - I also adjusted my pan and pre tested my kiln for hot spots and temperature accuraccy.. It was ...

2nd post ever, on a roll, thought I might as well add in this query too.... Once bronzeclay has been fired - hopefully successfully(see previous post, ahem) - can it be soldered? can it be heated again with silverclay without compromising structural integrity? I have seen the other post below ask about torch firing silverclay on fired ...

Wotcha, I have had a read of lots of other posts regarding this and they are directing me to similar info and posts, so I know I'm being a bit impatient by posting a new post about it - but its my 1st ever post and its an emergency!! I am proficient with metal clays - the silvers - and have had bronzeclay knocking about for a while but not ...