Product Description
Prometheus® Jeweller's Sterling White Bronze Clay is a claylike material which turns into pure, solid bronze when fired in a kiln. It is a mixture of micron sized bronze powder, water and organic binder. It can be formed by hand, rolled into a sheet or a rope. It can be moulded, textured, even turned on a potter's wheel. Prometheus® Bronze Clay can be fired with most lab-created gemstones (cubic zirconias), pre-tested natural stones, glass beads, ceramic and porcelain.
When the clay is fired in a kiln, the organic binder evaporates and burns away and you’re left with pure, solid bronze. Brush it, if needed pickle it to remove any fire-scale and finally polish.
You can create unique jewellery, ornaments, hollow ware, statutes, sculptures and many other decorative objects. Any thing you create with Prometheus® Bronze Clay is a piece of art. Combine it with your imagination and let your fingers do the rest!
This clay shrinks between 15%-16% based on firing methods.
Prometheus® Jeweller's Sterling White Bronze Clay has a 2-stage firing:
- Place your dried piece(s) onto stainless steel mesh, and into a cold kiln
- Wait for the kiln to heat up to 500°C/932°F and fire for 15 minutes
- Once finished, remove the piece and leave to cool on a heatproof surface
- Preheat your kiln to 770º/1420°F
- Pour 3cm of activated carbon into a steel container, and place pieces at least 1.5cm apart
- Thoroughly cover with activated carbon, and place steel container inside the kiln
- Wait for the kiln to heat back up to temperature, and fire for 2 hours
- Once finished, remove the piece and leave to cool on a heatproof surface
Annealing: If your pieces are thin and long, then it is recommended that you anneal your pieces in order to maintain high strength and malleability.
*Also available in 20g, 50g and 100g clay here*
