The Field Lab: a monday matinee...

Monday, September 10, 2018

a monday matinee...

6 comments:

John Wells said...: Pouring 2 troy ounces of 999 fine silver into an open mold made with delft clay. The melting point of silver is 1,763° F. In order to get a nice rolling pool to pour, it has to be about 1,800° F. The hot silver flames a bit as it burns off some of the oil in the delft clay. News Theme 2 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Prelude No. 15 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
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Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/; September 10, 2018 at 11:52 AM
B.B. Sutton said...: Is any of the delft clay salvageable or reusable after a pour?; September 10, 2018 at 12:19 PM
John Wells said...: I dispose of the charred parts and about 1/8" around them and save the rest for re-use. Eventually what is left over becomes too dry to use. I have yet been able to find the precise formula of oil + catalyst to recharge dried out leftovers.; September 10, 2018 at 1:23 PM
B.B. Sutton said...: Are you going to give each person a heads up when you ship the crosses or should we just look for them in the mail box?; September 10, 2018 at 8:33 PM
Margery Billd said...: Nice.; September 10, 2018 at 9:50 PM
John Wells said...: BB...once the shipping label is printed, you will get an email notification and a tracking number.; September 11, 2018 at 4:26 PM

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