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    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 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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    WOW - they look fabulous! nice centre too
    nic x
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    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.
    Anne

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    I'm glad you're keeping the making flowing
    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

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    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.
    Anne

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