[Jewelry making - Article 00137] - Re: [Orchid] Article: Minimal Metalsmithing

[Elaine Luther]

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>     I read your article and found that the major weakness of metal clay
>     continues to be omitted from the discussion. The fact that sintered
>     metal clay, depending on the formulation is over 200 times more
>     porous than cast metal. 

    According to Tim McCreight and the engineers at MMC, 

    PMC+ when fired at 1650 for 2 hours, gives you an increase in
    density of 5%, resulting in a density of the PMC+ equal to that of
    cast fine silver. 

    That's certainly strong enough for a pendant or earring. By soldering
    your findings on with sterling silver, all's good and right with the
    world. 

Elaine
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