[Jewelry making - Article 00203] - Re: [Orchid] Substitute for vermiculite and alumina hydrate?

[Noel Yovovich]

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>     Someone posted in a forum or wrote in an article that they used a
>     common household alternative to alumina hydrate or vermiculite to
>     support PMC pieces and keep them from slumping in the kiln. 

    Not sure this is what you mean, but I use silica sand. The aluminum
    hydrate I have is as fine as flour and gets all over-- silica sand
    is larger and stays put. I used stuff in a bag, nice and clean for
    ceramics, but washed sandbox sand should work just fine too. 

Noel
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