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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

  • necessary pmc thickness for setting different size stones

    I was told that one needs a total of five playing cards thickness of pmc to properly set a 4 mm faceted stone. Does anyone know the minimum necessary thicknesses for bigger stones?
    Posted to Metal clay (Forum) by Shinyrocks1 on 08-26-2008

  • Shrinkage problems when attaching fine silver bezel wire to pmc base

    I have read --and tried--a couple of methods of attaching a fine silver bezel to a base of pmc. I'm trying to do this to incorporate freeform cabs into my pmc work. I've tried just setting the bezel on the pmc and using paste (also tried art clay oil paste) to attach the two. Also tried sinking...
    Posted to Metal clay (Forum) by Shinyrocks1 on 08-26-2008

  • Firing rings with backplates

    Hi All I'm hoping someone will be able to help me on this. I have been making rings with PMC for a little while but I have recently incorporated stones in my work. I have created a backplate and attached a bezel but how do I fire the ring and backplate. Usually I put a ring pellet in the centre of...
    Posted to Metal clay (Forum) by Vivecat on 08-20-2008

  • PMC Basket Weave Earrings

    I just created these! I love them!
    Posted to Show us your work (Forum) by dvinedesigns on 06-02-2008

  • A little bit about me!

    Hello Everyone, My name is Robert Stigall. I am a beginning jewelry metalsmith. I was inspired to take up this extremely fun hobby after participating in beginning jewelry metalsmithing class last semester at VCU. The class was taught by Natalya Pinchuk and was very informative and inspiring. I learned...
    Posted to Meet the community (Forum) by robstig3 on 05-27-2008

  • Re: PMC vs. Metal Clay

    "Metal clay" is a generic term for a material made of microscopic particles of precious metal held together with organic binders and water to create a clay-like substance. When the metal clay is fired at high temperatures, the metal particles sinter into solid metal, and the organic binders...
    Posted to Metal clay (Forum) by MSchindel on 03-15-2008

  • Books, Classes...

    I was wondering what the best books are for teaching yourself how to work with metal clay. I am very interested in learning. Also, any good classes in the Indianapolis area? Any tips are welcome. And could anyone share what supplies and tools to get and which ones to avoid. Any word would be appreciated...
    Posted to Metal clay (Forum) by Black Ant Beads on 03-07-2008

  • Jewelry by the month

    Hi! I just finished a neat jewelry calendar and I wanted to share. It was one of those projects that left me hairless, but the final effort was worth it. What makes it so neat is all the contributions I received from other artists. Here is a preview ... Thanks for looking. Holly Gage For more details...
    Posted to Show us your work (Forum) by gagedesigns on 12-04-2007
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