Lava Ring materials - by Metal Clay Artist Magazine

Lava Ring
By Angela B. Crispin
Materials:
Metal Clay Findings 8mm flared ring
liner
Art Clay™ Copper
Gloves in a Bottle® barrier hand cream
Isopropyl alcohol
Jewelry concrete or a sculpting concrete
and compatible colorant
Tools and Supplies:
Cotton swabs
Coarse sandpaper (280 grit)
Clay extruder with a 3.5mm round-hole shaping disc insert
Plain white paper (optional)
Ceramic tape/kiln shelf paper, such as Bullseye ThinFire paper (optional)
Watercolor paintbrush
Craft knife
Silicone-tipped clay shaper, size 0
Dust mask or particulate respirator (recommended)
Flexible sanding pad (fine grit)
Protective eyewear (kiln/torch glasses to protect your eyes from infrared)
Gloves
Long tongs (for reaching into the kiln)
Pickle solution
Burnisher
Bowl of water
Heat-resistant firing surface (for heat patina, optional)
Small disposable plastic container
Measuring spoon
Spatula
Soft cloth or sponge
Micron-graded non-woven polishing cloths (such as 3M™ Wetordry™
Polishing Papers - optional)
Wenol™ metal polishing cream
Winsor & Newton™ Wax Varnish or Nikolas Clear Lacquer spray (optional)
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Note: If your work surface, tools and/or supplies have been used with
silver clay, be sure to clean them thoroughly before using them with copper
clay (and then clean them thoroughly afterwards if you plan to use them
with silver clay again). Alternatively, you can keep a duplicate set of
frequently-used tools and supplies and dedicate them to copper clay use
exclusively.
Equipment:
Toaster oven or other heat source for drying the clay (optional)
Kiln with kiln shelves
Rotary tool
Fine polishing wheel for rotary tool made with Scotch-Brite™, e.g., Galaxy™
polishing wheel (red)
Pickle pot
Torch (for heat patina, optional)
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