http://artinsilver.com/blog/2009/03/13/about-the-carbon/ Metal Clay - copper, bronze, steel, and White Bronze Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:04:27 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://artinsilver.com/blog/2009/03/13/about-the-carbon/comment-page-1/#comment-51309 Tana Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:55:37 +0000 http://artinsilver.com/blog/?p=460#comment-51309 Thank you! Thank you!

]]> http://artinsilver.com/blog/2009/03/13/about-the-carbon/comment-page-1/#comment-51139 hadar jacobson Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:28:48 +0000 http://artinsilver.com/blog/?p=460#comment-51139 Tana, Position it with the narrow side facing up (on its side). Good luck! Tana, Position it with the narrow side facing up (on its side). Good luck!

]]> http://artinsilver.com/blog/2009/03/13/about-the-carbon/comment-page-1/#comment-51131 Tana Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:54:05 +0000 http://artinsilver.com/blog/?p=460#comment-51131 I have just begun making hollow forms. I made a small white bronze hollow bead and it slumped a bit in firing. I have a larger one ready for the kiln and I really like it and I want it to turn out! :-) is there a special way it should be place in the carbon to avoid slumping? I have just begun making hollow forms. I made a small white bronze hollow bead and it slumped a bit in firing. I have a larger one ready for the kiln and I really like it and I want it to turn out! is there a special way it should be place in the carbon to avoid slumping?

]]> http://artinsilver.com/blog/2009/03/13/about-the-carbon/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Hadar Jacobson Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:29:56 +0000 http://artinsilver.com/blog/?p=460#comment-101 After vacuuming the ash over and over eventually you are going to run out of carbon. Even if there is no ash, I like to refresh my carbon once in a while by adding 2 cups of new carbon to the old one. After vacuuming the ash over and over eventually you are going to run out of carbon. Even if there is no ash, I like to refresh my carbon once in a while by adding 2 cups of new carbon to the old one.

]]> http://artinsilver.com/blog/2009/03/13/about-the-carbon/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Sandy Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:13:10 +0000 http://artinsilver.com/blog/?p=460#comment-99 I ordered some powdered copper clay and it was quite easy to work with. I made some great things. I had also made some bronze clay pieces so I decided without putting much reasearch into it, that I would fire them together in the same container covered in carbon. I thought I would remember the time, the temp and the two firing schedules so I didn't write it down or print it. I accidentally set the kiln to high and I forgot to leave the lid off for the first firing. Needless to say, it was a disaster. Everything either burned up or broke. It was completely careless of me but it was a valuable lesson. My PMC silver has always fired perfectly so I got a little too confident. I've now printed out your instructions and will follow them carefully. I'm going to take another shot at the copper this weekend. One question, aside from having to replace the carbon that turns to ash, how many times can you typically fire the bronze clay in the carbon before you have to change it? Thanks for everything! I ordered some powdered copper clay and it was quite easy to work with. I made some great things. I had also made some bronze clay pieces so I decided without putting much reasearch into it, that I would fire them together in the same container covered in carbon. I thought I would remember the time, the temp and the two firing schedules so I didn’t write it down or print it. I accidentally set the kiln to high and I forgot to leave the lid off for the first firing. Needless to say, it was a disaster. Everything either burned up or broke. It was completely careless of me but it was a valuable lesson. My PMC silver has always fired perfectly so I got a little too confident. I’ve now printed out your instructions and will follow them carefully. I’m going to take another shot at the copper this weekend. One question, aside from having to replace the carbon that turns to ash, how many times can you typically fire the bronze clay in the carbon before you have to change it? Thanks for everything!

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