[Jewelry making - Article 00178] - Re: [Orchid] PMC firing

[Lauraoka]

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    Lin-- You might want to check on the PMC Guild website for a lot of
    information (www.pmcguild.com).  Also, check out the metal clay
    groups on Yahoo.com--there are several ones you can sign up for. 

    As to your specific question regarding the hot pot, that was
    mentioned just the other day on the "metal clay" group on Yahoo.  To
    quickly summarize:  The hot pot is not hot enough to include enamels
    with your PMC.  It is not good for PMC regular or PMC+ (or the Art
    Clay equivalent)--just the PMC-3.  You can add some synthetic
    gemstones  and sterling silver findings, but not glass due to
    temperature sensitivities.  The ceramic fiber hot pots were
    considered to be more durable than the ceramic hot pots--ceramic hot
    pots had a tendency to break more easily and crack. 

    I would think that if you could get some sort of temperature gauge
    on your mini-kiln then it would be fine for PMC.  Anything will do
    as long as it holds the correct temperature for the right amount of
    time.  

Have a blast with the stuff!
Laura


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