Precious Metal Clay - Page 2
Here are the inexpensive items you’ll need:
Roller: In order to roll the clay out, you’ll need a roller. I used an piece of PVC approximately 6 inches long in length and about an inch in diameter.
Graph Paper: Slip this under the clear plastic. The lines on the paper help you line up and cut squarely.
Playing Cards: A few cards come in handy (about 10 or so) when rolling out clay. Put she same amount of cards on either side of the clay when rolling. This process will be demonstrated in future PMC projects on this site.
Emery Board: After pieces are dried and before they are fired, there might be some areas that need to be soomthed with an emery board or fine sand paper.
Olive Oil: Clay can be sticky. Olive oil should be applied to hand (you don’t need much), and your roller to prevent the clay from sticking.
Metal Mesh: A small piece of metal mesh is handy for drying clay before it is put in a kiln.
Vermiculite: If you are three dimensional pieces, such as beads, after they dry you’ll want to place them in some vermiculite. Then they can be fired in this, and you won’t get a flat side to your piece.
Textured Scraps: Lace, mesh, and other textured material is great for creating textures in the clay.
Boy, that sure seems like a truck load of supplies, and I’m sure you might find other tools that would be helpful with PMC. However, I was able to find many of the supplies listed here around my house. You probably will also find all kinds of items that you could put in your clay tool box.
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