Posts Tagged ‘clay’
This is Part 1 of our video showing you how to use liver of sulphur to achieve a variety of patinas on sterling silver and precious metal clay.
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Part 1: Discover Patina Gel stabilized liver of sulfur. The easiest way to add beautiful antique patinas on many metals including silver, brass, bronze and copper. Cool Tools Patina Gel is stabilized so it does not go bad the way the lump type does, and it’s super concentrated so it lasts for years and is very economical. This video also shows how to set up your patina station and the basics of creating a patina on a variety of metals. In the second video, you’ll learn some cool tricks to save time polishing.
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In this video you’ll learn a way of soldering earposts to PMC pieces. This method is good for flat pieces.
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This video shows you a hand finishing technique for putting a mirror shine on a flat piece of precious metal clay with slightly rounded edges. When polishing flat surfaces that have sharp, straight sides, use your polishing papers on a hard flat surface, not a padded surface. A padded surface is only used when you have rounded edges. If there are only fine, light scratches on the surface of your metal, you may be able to start with 400 grit. If any scratches are still visible after sanding, you’ll need to back up to a coarser grit before continuing. Each round of sanding must remove all the previous sanding marks. For deeper scratches and pits, start with 220. To remove a large amount of metal, start with a hand file. Then always work down in grits, not skipping any, from the coarsest to the finest.
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Making molds for precious metal clay is easy. Using RTV mold materials such as MegaMold and Sculpey Mold Maker, you can make low cost molds from almost anything you want to pick up texture from or duplicate.
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Award winning author and metal clay artist Sherri Haab has done all the research so you don’t have to! In her DVD, Sherri discusses the tools and techniques you will need to create rings, earrings, pendants and more. Sherri discusses how to care for your clay and keep it from drying out, how to size your ring, create patinas, build your own molds, set stones, and create professional looking links. You will be able to commemorate occasions, personalize gifts and create jewelry to complement …
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An example of useage of the SILVER SMITHS’ METAL CLAY POWDER. This can be purchased online here: www.silvernitrate.org Music: S.Joplin Swipesy Cakewalk c.1900
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This video will show you how to prepare sterling silver to co-fire with precious metal clay. Fire prong settings, pin findings, earring posts and more directly with metal clay with this simple technique.
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