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  • Re: Burnishing in a tumbler: help!! pieces turn black

    It took a lot of work to make my pieces shiny again after they came out with a dark brown patina. What finally worked? I soaked my shot in flat Coke for several hours and then rinsed it well. I don't know if that made a difference but it took all the shine off the shot, so I'm sure it removed...
    Posted to Metal clay (Forum) by pdx silversmith on 10-05-2008
  • Re: Burnishing in a tumbler: help!! pieces turn black

    Thanks everyone for the tips, I was sure glad to know my pieces were restorable. I'm going to try all idesa to see with one works best for me and the glass jar sounds pretty original and you could see the pieces as your burnishing them. I'm very visual like alot of us artist's so I would...
    Posted to Metal clay (Forum) by beadmanic on 08-27-2008
  • Re: drilling, hammering, sodering with PMC

    PMC is much more brittle and pourous than fine silver or sterling. You can drill, hammer and solder but it is more difficult. A couple of tips. When you drill metal clay, DO NOT mark it with an automatice center punch. It will crack; every time. Learned that the hard way. You need to mark gently with...
    Posted to Metal clay (Forum) by geltdesigns on 02-11-2008
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