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  Last Post by Anna Margolis
  

  November 21, 2017

  Millefiori

  Trish asked me to write a tutorial on how to use Millefiori creatively. You can find it as an attached file at the bottomI want to thank her cordial that she the tutorial has edited, in order to make my bad English readable.
  Edmund
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  Last Post by Anna Margolis
  

  November 21, 2017

  LILY ROOT Powder

  Lily root powder is an excellent temporary adhesive for gluing wires to a vertical surface. It leaves no residue on the enamel. To achieve the viscosity that meets your needs, experiment with mixing powder to water ratios. Enamelwork Supply Co. suggests 1...
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  Last Post by Garfield Stinvil
  

  October 3, 2015

  From out Noteboooks Pages

  KILN Elements- Paragon SC2 & SC3
  From Paragon.... Q. Why does your SC-2 and SC-3 have two elements instead of one? A. Both kilns used to have a single element that wrapped around the firing chamber from the left side, across the ba…
  Kiln Programm...
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  Last Post by Edmund Massow
  

  April 8, 2015

  DECALS - from Jewelry Making Daily

  DecalsThe decals we use on torch-fired enamel are called ceramic waterslide decals. Homemade decals can be printed on older model laser printers that use ink that contains high percentages of red iron oxide. Red iron oxide is a colorant that survive...
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  Last Post by Charles Winkel
  

  April 5, 2015

  Paté de Verre

  Paté de Verre
  -  is an  ancient process of grinding glass into a powder, adding color, placing in a mold and heating it so the powder became molten. Basically an early rhinestone.
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  Last Post by Edmund Massow
  

  October 15, 2014

  ENAMELING ON COPPER BEADS - by Edmund Massow

  Edmund has done a great job from start to finish on showing the artist how to enamel on copper beads: go to:http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/gom-copper-balls.htm
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  Last Post by Rudolf Molnar
  

  July 26, 2014

  Earring posts

  Hi all - Looking for advice/help. I have a commission to do 2 sets of enameled earrings that are post-type. I've tried to solder, then enamel, but the sterling silver post can't take the heat and melts off. FYI-am using a torch to fire my enamel pieces as...
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  Last Post by Vera Meyer
  

  April 23, 2014

  ELECTRO - ETCHING - A NEW APPROACH - by Rudolph Molnar

   
  A NEW APPROACH TO ELECTRO-ETCHING
   
  I would like to share my system of electro-etching that has been very successful. What you will need is a design or photo changed into a vector image by use of software that is either Coral Draw or Adobe illustrator. ...
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  Last Post by Pam Timm
  

  February 5, 2014

  Applying Transparent Enamels to copper

  I wrote this paper to assist those seeking to use transparent enamels on copper, perhaps for the first time. It supplements information already available in books and articles on enamelling, and includes some of the writer's own observations and experimen...
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  Last Post by Trish White
  

  December 13, 2013

  Replace Those Shaky Firing Racks!

  How many times have you watched your perfectly placed trivet wobble on the firing rack as you carried it to the kiln? Some where, some how I came into the possession of a sheet metal rack that solved my problem, however, I wanted more but could not find...