Copper Clay Firing

Help with storing firing and finishing this new generation metal clay.

Copper clay firing.

I ve loved working with silver metal clay for more than 14 years now and i particularly enjoy the opportunity to experiment with new base metal clays as they hit the market. Offered in lump wet form this clay is waterbased air dries and fires to 999 pure copper. All types of metal clay can be fired in a kiln as long as the kiln can ramp up to the required temperature as high as 1650 degrees f 900 degrees c and can hold that temperature for anywhere from 10 minutes to 4 hours it can be used for firing metal clay. It is a incredibly reliable clay and the clay we recommend whole heartedly to anyone new to base metal clay.

Firing at temperatures above these risks melting the material it s real metal and will melt just like conventional metal when heated to its melting point. Cyprus copper clay firing guide. Economical easy to form fire and finish the fired clay presents as beautiful on its own or as the perfect platform for enameling projects. Silver clay and other metal clays copper bronze and gold can be molded and shaped then fired and finished using metalsmithing techniques.

Create one of a kind metal clay jewelry. Firing of prometheus copper clay. Add bronzclay copprclay prometheus metal clays pmc fyi and art clay to your shopping cart today. Art clay copper only requires a 30 minute kiln firing time and you don t need to use any activated carbon or firing pans you can even fire it with a torch.

This copper clay compound eliminates the need to fire in charcoal and shortens the firing time dramatically. Place the dried piece or pieces on a stainless steel mesh and put it in to the preheated kiln to 920 c 1690 f wait for the kiln to raise up to its target temperature again then start timing your firing for 30 minutes. That is to say if you short fire precious metal clay or art clay you will make it weaker. Art clay copper a new generation of copper clay requires only 30 minutes of firing on an open kiln shelf for completion of a project.

Put the stainless steel lid on the firing container and place it in the kiln on stilts to allow good heat circulation. Again if you are firing many pieces in layers make sure there is at least 1 2 of space between the vertical layers as well. The longer the firing process the denser the metal achieving maximum at the durations shown below. You have 3 choices.