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Precious Metal
Clay, PMC, PMC+,PMC3
Art Clay Silver, and Now BRONZclay & COPPRclay!
Silver Clay is a combination of water,
binders, and small particles of either silver or gold. It is molded by hand into
a desired shape then heated in a kiln or torch to remove the binder and fuse the
metal powder into a solid form.
The result retains all the marks of the maker, transformed into a precious and
durable object.
Precious Metal Clay and Art Clay are two different brands of
clay-like materials that shape easily, then amazingly fire into a pure metal
object! PMC+, PMC3 and all Art Clay Silver can be formed and worked just as you
would clay, shrinkage (8-12%). All are perfect for creating sized designs, such
as rings and earrings. They fire at a low temperature in a short time! Allowing
firing with a propane torch, or even on the gas stove top. PMC Original shrinks
35% and requires a
kiln to fire.
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Precious Metal
Clay and Art Clay Silver types to choose
Clay Type-The
standard product of Precious metal clay. Most of molding work is done with this
type. Shape and mold the clay just as you would work with ceramic clay.
PMC original
is a much
larger lump of clay than PMC+, however it's fired weight is almost the same
(1oz.). It is soft and buttery to work with. Shrinks 29%, fires to .999 fine
silver
PMC+ and Art clay
fires
harder and shrinks less than Original PMC. It is a little less plastic to work
with. PMC+ shrinks 12%, fires .999 pure silver.
PMC3
(and Art
Clay 650) . The primary difference is in its firing
temperature which is significantly lower than the other versions. PMC3
can be fired at three time/temp settings: 10 minutes at 1290 F (700 C)
20 minutes at 1200 F (650 C) 30 minutes at 1110 F (600 C.) Art Clay 650 is fired
to 1200 for 30 Min.
Paste
Type (PMC3) (Art clay 650)
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Glue unfired PMC pieces together. |
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Fill in cracks of unfired pieces. |
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Draw patterns. |
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Paint directly onto leaves, paper, etc. using the “rubbed transfer”
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Syringe Type
(PMC3)-(Art
clay 650)
Create fine detail
by applying the
silver through the syringe tip
Paper Type
(PMC+)-
and Art Clay Paper
for origami or other
folding techniques.
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