You can make hollow beads and sculptures using PMC+ Paste and Cork Clay. Cork Clay is a non toxic modeling product that is an excellent core for making silver clay beads, sculptures and other hollow forms. ...
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What is PMC? PMC is short for Precious Metal Clay. PMC was developed by Mitsubishi Materials Corp. of Japan and introduced into the United States in 1996. PMC is particles of fine silver suspended in an...
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PMC 22KY Gold Clay This 22 karat material is an alloy of 91.7% gold and 8.3% silver, refined into microscopic particles that fuse at relatively low temperatures. This unique combination provides rich yellow...
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Aura 22 is a paint-on 22KY Gold paste-like solution. When properly fired, it can add 22KY gold accents to PMC. Items needed: a butane torch a torch stand or solderite tile Aura22 a fired PMC item (not...
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PMC Stovetop Firing Items Needed: Gas Stovetop 6x6 inche stainless steel mesh screen Safety Glasses Tweezers Timer Dry PMC3 item Place the stainless-steel mesh screen on thop of the burner....
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Applying Aura 22 Gold Accents to your PMC pieceWhat is Aura 22?Aura 22 is a paint-on 22KY Gold paste-like solution. When properly fired, it can add 22KY gold accents to PMC. Items needed: a butane torch a torch stand or solderite tile Aura22 a fired PMC item (not finished) heat-proof glove a ball burnisher Directions: First fire your PMC itemImmediately after firing PMC, the silver is oil-free, pourous and pure. This is the best time to apply Aura 22 Then without finishing and carefully not touching the white, pourous surface, apply two ...Nov-15-06 20:28:47 PSTComments 0
Diamonds and PMC - The Disappearing TrickIn a past newsletter from a jewelry supplier there was a story related about a woman whos lost her diamond from the silver precious metal clay piece she had fired in her kiln. She looked throughout the kiln and couldn't find it. So she repeated the PMC piece and again to her dismay, the diamond was gone. Ouch! what an expensive experiment. It certainly did disappear. Diamonds are carbon based, like any carbon, it burns into a gas. At the 1600F temperature required to fire PMC, it became carb...Nov-15-06 20:27:37 PSTComments 0
Which Precious Metal Clay Should I Use? Original PMC PMC + PMC 3 Formula Formulated to work like modeling clay. The particle size and the proportion of binder is higher than in the other versions of PMC. It has the longest working time and the greatest shrinkage. Created specifically to allow for lower temperatures that would make it possible to include gems and sterling silver elements. It has three firing schedules. It shrinks less than original PMC and is a bit stronger. Because there is less metal, it has a slightly sho...Aug-09-06 13:30:43 PDTComments 0