[Jewelry making - Article 00445] - Re: [Orchid] Article: Minimal Metalsmithing

[Rmchristison]

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    I have to make a comment about melting PMC....I have had items I
    didn't like so....I planned to do a cuttlebone casting. Fine silver
    takes a tremendous amount of heat to melt, and being that PMC is
    fine silver, it took a long time with the very large tip to become
    liquid...but IT DID MELT AND BECOME LIQUID. It melted in drips and
    of course didn't create the cuttlebone casting, but I did have a
    strange "ingot" when it solidified. I ran that through the rolling
    mill. Good experiment....I will use the rolled out material in some
    other fashion by including it on sterling or copper or brass items,
    with rivets as I do with the regularly fired PMC. Just gotta be bold
    You must look beyond the box!! 

Rose Marie Christison
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