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  • ASK THE EXPERTS
    "In the beginner's mind there are possibilities but in the Expert's there are few"...Sunryu Suzuki, Zen Master

    A forum for questions you have on enameling issues. 
  • Trish White (owner)
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    • Last updated October 6, 2015
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ASK THE EXPERTS

Discussions

  • Last Post by Edmund Massow
    October 7, 2020

    Metal thickness

    Rudolf Molnar - July 5, 2015 - 2 replies
    I want to make champleve gold bracelet. How thick must be the 18K gold if I want 0,5-0,7mm depth enamel on top and don´t want to use counter enamel. Can I use 22K gold with better results? Is there any ratio/coefficient for gold/enamel, silver/ename...
  • Last Post by Henry Borysewicz
    January 29, 2019

    Gems under enamel?

    Henry Borysewicz - January 29, 2019 - 0 replies
    Has anyone tried firing gems like cubic zirconium or synthetic ruby under enamel?
  • Last Post by laura taskey
    May 24, 2016

    Separation Enamel

    laura taskey - May 24, 2016 - 0 replies
    I'm trying to find the correct procedure for using SE-2, separation enamel. Can someone please help with that? Thanks.
  • Last Post by Jeanne Abriel
    January 4, 2016

    Firing Pink Colors for Cloisonne

    Jeanne Abriel - December 24, 2015 - 4 replies
    I'm having a very hard time firing pink colors when I do cloisonne pieces. The pinks often turn orange. I've used Ninomiya L94 (raspberry), G703A, N14,  SL5, and a Thompson leaded color called Tea rose. I can get a pink initially but in the final fir...
  • Last Post by M. Quinnan Whittle
    January 1, 2016

    Solders for Enamel

    M. Quinnan Whittle - December 21, 2015 - 2 replies
    Please clear up for me what the difference is between eutectic and IT solders.  I bought eutectic solder for soldering under enamel, but have since been told to use IT solder.  I can find very little information about IT solder.  I trust th...