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  • Last Post by Deleted Member
    June 22, 2011

    Sunshine painting enamels

    Claudia Rush - June 22, 2011 - 0 replies
    Can anyone tell me where to buy a sample set of Sunshine colors made by Ferro?
    Warm Glass sells 2 oz containers and if you get all the colors it's $470. Ouch!  Ferro sells one for $200 but I was told they are tiny amounts and it doesn't include all the co...
  • Last Post by Edmund Massow
    June 18, 2011

    enamel silk screening

    Jennifer Harris - June 15, 2011 - 5 replies
    Is there anyone out there doing silkscreening?  i have been working in it a little and just love it.  Someone somewhere mentioned the use of enamel mixed wih water to silk screen with.  I've been using olive oil.  I use Ferro's Sunshine Colors for silkscr...
  • Last Post by theresa zack
    April 26, 2011

    How to Enamel Bangles - with Jean Van Brederode

    Trish White - April 25, 2011 - 6 replies
    How to Enamel Bangles

    Posted byJean Van Brederode on April 23, 2011 at 8:04pm in Uncategorized
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  • Last Post by Joseph A Osina
    November 7, 2010

    Separation Enamel

    Joseph A Osina - February 12, 2010 - 7 replies
    HOW TO USE SEPARATION ENAMEL - by Joseph A. OsinaPrepare copper by Kiln firing for two minutes “ Cool then clean with scrubby and Penny Brite
    Step 1: Spray surface with Klyr fire mixed with water 50/50 Sift on a thin even layer of TRANSPARENT ename...
  • Last Post by Tonya Powell
    September 22, 2010

    Riveting an enamelled plate to a metal sheet

    Edmund Massow - June 13, 2010 - 4 replies
    Riveting an enamelled plate to a back plate
     
    Three things that are very important in my opinion when riveting an enamelled plate to a mounting-plate.
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  • Last Post by Trish White
    July 13, 2010

    REMOVING RUST ON TOOLS

    Trish White - July 13, 2010 - 0 replies
    COCA COLA
    The carbonic acid in this soda will make short work of the rust on your tools.
    Rinse well - then soak in WD-40 overnight - Wipe clean and let the tool sit
    for a day.
  • Last Post by Vera Meyer
    March 16, 2010

    Make Your Own Threads

    Vera Meyer - January 31, 2010 - 4 replies
    Here are step-by-step instructions which will show you how to make your own enamel threads in any color and in a variety of sizes.   Your design options with the commercially available small broken pieces of primary colors are limited, but now you wil...
  • Last Post by Trish White
    March 11, 2010

    The Cost of Operating a Kiln

    Vera Meyer - March 10, 2010 - 1 reply
    Would you like to know how much it costs me to run my kiln? Here’s how I calculated it:
    1. I found a metal plate on my kiln that states the volts (120) and amps (14.1) and multiplied the two numbers to get the watts (1692).

    2. I divided the watts by 1,...
  • Last Post by Trish White
    February 26, 2010

    What is IMPASTO Technique in Enameling?

    Trish White - February 26, 2010 - 0 replies
    The first question I asked myself when I looked at Marilyn Tendrich's Impasto Rose.According to Bill Helwig in his article "Impasto- A New Technique or The Characteristics of Glass in Use" Glass on Metal Magazine, Volume 3, No.2. April l984.
         
    The...
  • Last Post by Trish White
    February 23, 2010

    Common Silver Alloys for Enamelling -

    Trish White - February 23, 2010 - 0 replies
    By Raymond Jackson - UK
    Common Silver Alloys for Enamelling
    Sterling silver (7.5% copper in a minimum of 92.5% silver) is widely used for silver articles including jewellery and for enamelling the same. The copper content increases the strength and hardne...