Thank you Nic

[snow_imp]

I just wanted to say thanks to Nic (MuranoSilver) for the great course on PMC yesterday!

I may have "hot hands" (not good for working with clay) but I still managed to make a gorgeous (if I may say so) pendant using PMC and UV resin (that was new to me too). Photos will appear as soon as I remember to take them.

And thanks to everyone there for putting up with my 'newbie' questions about soldering and a whole host of other topics too.

I'll be playing with the new pack of clay I bought in the next couple of days - hopefully!

P.S. I REALLY want one of those massage chairs!

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[MuranoSilver]

I'm so glad you had a great time Anne & hope that you don't get the Lurgie I was battering off through the day :)
I can't wait to see what you make next & definately open up that packet ASAP!
Thanks for showing us the cooks torch Bridget (great suggestion from George)
Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions pop up
nic xx

[Rustic Charm]

It was great to meet you Anne, sorry i said hello "snow imp" but i tend to think of most people as their forum names first proper names 2nd! lol
Don't worry about newbie questions as every one does things differently so i think we all learnt something new one way or another even about soldering!! You seemed very happy in the massage chair, is yours on order yet ? i think Vickie has told her OH that she wants one too! i want "ring tongs" lol x

[MuranoSilver]

Yes it looks like Ring Tongs will be ordered by a few of you, lol

[Lisa Quinn]

[QUOTE=snow_imp;30268]I just wanted to say thanks to Nic (MuranoSilver) for the great course on PMC yesterday!

I may have "hot hands" (not good for working with clay) but I still managed to make a gorgeous (if I may say so) pendant using PMC and UV resin (that was new to me too). Photos will appear as soon as I remember to take them.

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Don't forget to post the pics Anne looking forward to seeing your lovely pendant finished, sorry that I had to leave early, but it was a lovely day and really great to meet you all at long last xx

PS: Vickie has sourced ring tong tings already !!

[lynnm]

ring tongs??? what's that???

[snow_imp]

I finally took a photo of the items I made on Nic's clay course.

Sorry the photos a bit out of focus - still haven't got the hang of photographing small items.

I have played with the clay since - not very successfully - but I'm going to have another go this week.

Haven't ordered the massage chair yet - just need to save enough for that one. Could be difficult as I keep looking at the clay and other jewellery related tools etc I want.

[MuranoSilver]

Did the UV resin harden Ok in the end? (hope so)
Can't wait to see what else you've made and hope you're still enjoying it,
if it wasn't so far you could come and use my massage chair,lol
nic x

[Rustic Charm]

Here ya go, top row and shells i done at Nics, bottom row i did yesterday still need to go in tumbler and plain heart needs sanding more to get rid of scratch.
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[Lisa Quinn]

Great to see the finished articles A and B, they look lovely and the finished textures are really cool. Can't wait to see your next clay projects xx

[Mila Jewellery]

Sorry this is a bit late in the day lol by a week! But just wanted to say the course was great fun, thanks Nic and it was lovely to meet Anne and Lisa too :D I was going to have a go this weekend but we've had a power cut for all of yesterday and it's been a bit of a mare so I'll make sure I do some in the week as I've got lots of idea I want to try!!

I am, however wearing the flower earrings I made :)

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[MuranoSilver]

WOW - they look fabulous! nice centre too ;)
nic x

[snow_imp]

I have now received my "starter" kit from silverclay as well as some texture sheets so plan to start having another go tonight or tomorrow.

A question for you Nic - if I remember rightly, you said that the stove firing method needed to be left for 5 or more minutes in the heat to be fired properly - is there a maximum time it should be left? Or is it just that longer is better when stove firing?

Oh, and I managed to find some really fine drill points in the local market - so they should be useful.

[MuranoSilver]

I'm glad you're keeping the making flowing :D
You can leave it forever on a hob (it will do no harm as it's not hot enough to melt the silver)

Here's the section on Hob Firing from the course notes :)
GAS HOB firing
Ideally, Silver Clay needs firing for a set time at a set temperature.
However, with practice, you can fire small pieces on a kitchen gas hob.
This is best for pieces no bigger than a 50p piece and if you don't have a gas hob you could try a portable camping stove

Lay the mesh on the hob and light the gas. As it heats up you'll notice cherry red areas
these will be heating between 650-800 degrees (suitable for silver clay).
Turn the gas off and, after the mesh has cooled, lay your dried clay on one of the red spots.
Relight the gas and fire your piece for 6-10 minutes, making sure that it's still in a red spot.
Let it cool before you touch it, or the mesh.

N.B. If you don't get any red spots then your hobs flame may be too far from the mesh &
the metal wont be strong enough if you try to fire this way... If you have a camping stove try that

Small Drill bits are always useful & they seem to last forever when using them on dried clay :Y:

nic x

[snow_imp]

Thanks.

I knew your notes had said something about hob firing - but as per my usual success after a course - I can't find all the notes pages right now, but I will as I know they all came home with me.