[Jewelry making - Article 00784] - Re: [Orchid] Precious Metal Clay Project

[joe.hanson]

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>        The trouble, as I see it, w/ PMC is the application of the
>     material itself. I have seen very little work that exploits the
>     unusual qualities that are peculiar  to this material.  There
>     doesn't seem to be a lot of artists approaching it as a clay, > 

    I have been following the thread on PMC with interest, as it is all
    very new to me.  Though I was not particularly impressed with the
    ring in the Lapidary Journal article, I was impressed by the fact
    that the article suggested the use of a torch for firing. I though a
    kiln was a must.  To be honest, it only recently dawned on me that
    PMC was made of actual precious metals and not some sort of metallic
    colored polymer (I told you it was new to me) 

    Reading Andy Coopermans comments, specifically those included above,
    a question occured to me.  Its strictly an acedemic question; I dont
    work with PMC nor do I plan to in the near future, Im asking merely
    to satisfy my own curiosity. 

    Could hollow objects be formed of PMC similar to porceline?  That
    is, could a thin slurry of PCM be made, poured into a mold and then
    drained, leaving a thin coating which could be built up, removed, and
    fired to yield hollow objects? 

Just wondering, Joe


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