[Jewelry making - Article 00101] - Re: [Orchid] Moldy PMC3 Clay

[R . E . Rourke]

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    happened with a polyethelene jar of slip. with a plastic lid, lined
    with what i discovered later to be a plasticised paper insert. with
    nitrile gloves and a wooden stir stick i removed the mold from the
    slip ( it was just on the surface of the side of the container) and
    tossed it. then took a clean spoon and transferred the thick slip to
    a polystyrene jar with a polystyrene lid (1.00 at a retailer). mixed
    in 1 drop of rosemary essential oil and one drop of vegetal glycerine
    and no more problems...its been a year now..the polyethelene (
    flexible plastic - like shampoo bottles for instance) breathees to
    some degree, polystyrene - harder and glossier like disposable eating
    utinsels that break off easily and cleanly doesn't..but if your
    package was unopened and sealed, call the seller and get a
    replacement, a box cutter could have made an invisible nick beyond
    your control..or some other mildly annoying thing could have
    happened..the mold will burn off though. wear a respirator - or as i
    think it was Rick that said yesterday- don't call for the
    waaambulance if you forget to take proper precautions as far as
    breathing in who knows what the mold is..it follows: Don't sinter it
    off near birds, or pets,,, Fish on the other hand in an aquarium will
    probably be unaffected due to their covered with H2O environs.. 

R.E.R.
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