Sure Trish, I'll be glad to. I punch out a circle, in this case 1 7/8" with my hydralic press and Pepe large circle dies. Then, in this case, I drilled my hole and then domed the piece. Next, I clean and then counter enamel; generally two firings. I
Sure Trish, I'll be glad to. I punch out a circle, in this case 1 7/8" with my hydralic press and Pepe large circle dies. Then, in this case, I drilled my hole and then domed the piece. Next, I clean and then counter enamel; generally two firings. I find I get a smoother surface this way instead of one heavy sifting. Fired at about 1450 degress. First firing for about 2 minutes and second two to three minutes. Inbetween firings I pickle the piece in cold Spatime Ph down; a swimming pool chemical,a capfull to a quart of water. Next, I apply my base coat, I believe this was Shapphire leaded also in two siftings. After that I wing it. With this color back ground I used several different color greens and a dark blue; I have a lot of older enamels that aren't labeled, so I just pick colors I like. I believe the red was Cardinal which is more stable than Flash Red. Also Canary yellow. As many of you already know, when you apply unleaded on a base coat of leaded, the unleaded enamel will break up and/or be...
Would you sell this pendant, i would like to buy it.
Greetings from Austria
Patricia Haberl
Sure Trish, I'll be glad to. I punch out a circle, in this case 1 7/8" with my hydralic press and Pepe large circle dies. Then, in this case, I drilled my hole and then domed the piece. Next, I clean and then counter enamel; generally two firings. I
... moreKeith, this is lovely, would you explain your techniques to all of us and your enamel colors?