03-09-17C_PMC STERLING OneFire 取扱説明書

Getting Started With
OneFireSterling PMC ™
OneFire Sterling PMC™
has a silver purity of 96%.
It can be legally marked
as sterling after firing.

Welcome to theexciting world ofPrecious Metal Clay

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Congratulations!
Congratulations!
If this is yourIf thisfirstisexposure
your first toexposure
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PreciousClay,Metal
you’reClay,in foryou’resomein for someexcitement.excitement.
If you are familiar
If you arewithfamiliar
fine silver
with clay,
fine silverprepare
clay,topreparebe
to be
impressedimpressedby the great
byworkability
the great workability
and impressive
and impressive
strength ofstrength
OneFireof OneFire
Sterling PMC™.
Sterling
ForPMC™.
those withFor thoseexperience,with experience,
the instructions
the instructions
are simple:are simple:
everythingeverything
you know you
aboutknow
working
aboutwithworking
metalwithclay metal
holds clay
trueholds
here. true
Use here. Use
the same carving
the same
andcarving
modeling
and tools,
modeling
the same
tools,techniques,
the same techniques,
and the and thesame construction
same construction
methods asmethods
with otheras withclays.other
Wipeclays.
toolsWipewith tools
a dampwith a damp
cloth whencloth
switchingwhen between
switchingclays,
betweenand reserve
clays, andbrushes,reservesandpaper,brushes, sandpaper,and sanding
andsticks
sanding
for eachstickstype.
for eachFine type.
silver Fineand silver alloyand silver
clays alloy
can beclays can be
combinedcombined
and fired together.
and fired together.
The Science
The Science
OneFire Sterling
OneFirePMC™
Sterling
combines
PMC™ combines
microscopic
microscopic
particles ofparticles
metals inofthe
metals in the
proportions
proportionsof approximatelyof approximately
96% silver 96%
with silver
4% copper.
with 4%The
copper.
metal The metal
powders are
powders
mixed arewithmixed
waterwithand watera nontoxic
and abinder
nontoxic
to createbinderato create amaterial thatmaterial
can bethat
workedcan beasworkedeasily asasmodelingeasily as clay.
modeling
Objects
clay.canObjects
be can be
made withmade
simplewith
tools,
simplethentools,
they arethendriedthey andare driedsometimes
and sometimes
refined refined
further. The
further.
piecesThearepiecesthen fired
are thenin a kiln
fired
to inburna kilnaway
to burnthe binderaway theandbinder andfuse the particles
fuse theinto
particles
solid metal.
into solidThemetal.
result The
has properties
result has properties
very similarvery similar
to cast sterlingto castsilver.
sterling
It cansilver.
be polished,It can be soldered,polished, andsoldered,patinaedandjustpatinaed
like just likeany other precious
any othermetal.
precious metal.
Tools andTools
WorkandArea
Work Area
One of theOne
great
ofthings
the great
aboutthingsOneFire
aboutSterling
OneFirePMC™
Sterlingis thePMC™
fact thatis the fact thatyou can use
you
it almostcan useanywhere.
it almost anywhere.
Choose a comfortable
Choose a comfortablelocation withlocation withgood lighting
goodandlighting
you’reandall set.
you’reModelingall set. Modelingtools can betools
as simple
can beas
as simple as
rubber stamps,
rubberchildren’sstamps, toys,
children’s
cookietoys,
cutters
cookieandcutters
toothpicks.
and toothpicks.
Avoid
Avoid
aluminum foil
aluminum
and aluminum
foil and tools,
aluminumbut otherwise
tools, but otherwise
anything goes!
anythingYou’ll
goes! You’ll
find that you
findwillthat
discoveryou willthe
discovertools youthe want
tools asyou
youwantgo along.
as you go along.
A basic starter
A basic
kit will
starter
includekit willa needle
includetool,a needlea rolling
tool,pin,a rollinga couplepin,smalla couple small
paintbrushes
paintbrushes
and a craftand
knife.
a craft
You’llknife.
wantYou’ll
a rollwantof plastic
a rollwrap,of plastica smallwrap, a small
cup for water,cup andfor water,
olive oilandorolive
moldoilrelease.
or mold
A release.
piece ofAplastic,piece glassof plastic,or glass orceramic tileceramic
makes tile
a goodmakesworka goodsurface.
work surface.
Working Working
with Freshwith
ClayFresh ClayThe most obvious
The mostway
obvious
to useway
OneFireto useSterling
OneFirePMC™
Sterling
is toPMC™
form itis while
to form it while
it is most malleable.
it is most malleable.
Fresh fromFreshthe package,from thethepackage,
clay is thereadyclaytoisuse
readyandto use andcan be rolled
can tobemake
rolledsheets
to makeof whatever
sheets of thickness
whateveryou
thickness
need. youPressneed.
the Press thesoft clay against
soft clay
texturesagainstfortextures
dynamic
foreffects.
dynamicSofteffects.
clay canSoftbeclay
rolledcan into
be rolled intorods and tapers,rods andcurled,tapers,twisted,curled,
andtwisted,joined.andTojoined.
combineToparts,
combinesweep
parts,
a sweep a
damp brush
damp
acrossbrush
the acrossjoint several
the jointtimes.
severalFor times.
larger For
joints,largermakejoints,a pastemake a paste
by addingby
wateradding
to OneFire
water toSterling
OneFirePMC™.
Sterling
MixPMC™.
small bits
Mixof
smalldrybits
clayofordry clay or
the dust createdthe dustbycreatedsanding.bySpreadsanding.
thisSpread
slip onto
thistheslipjoint
ontoandtheallow
joint itand allow it
to dry. Usetoseveral
dry. Usecoats
severalif needed.
coats if needed.

Working Working
with Dry Clay
with Dry Clay
OneFire Sterling
OneFirePMC™
Sterling
canPMC™
be worked
can bein worked
its dry, unfired
in its dry,state.
unfiredThe state. The
typical approach
typical approachis to do someis toforming
do somewhileforming
the claywhile
is thesoft,clay
thenis allow
soft, then allow
it to dry soitittocan
drybesohandled
it can beeasily.
handledAt thiseasily.
point,At thisedges
point,
canedges
be sanded
can be sandedsmooth, holessmooth,can beholes
drilled,can betexturesdrilled,deepened
textures deepened
and parts added.
and parts added.
OneFire Sterling
OneFirePMC™isSterlingespecially
PMC™is especiallygood for carving.
good for
Usecarving.
knives,Use knives,
gravers, orgravers,
miniatureor gouges
miniature
to gouges
incise designs.
to inciseThedesigns.
clay carves
The clayeasily,carvesbut easily, but
if you makeif you
a mistake,make simply
a mistake,press
simplyfreshpress
clay into
freshtheclaygroove,
into theallow
groove,it to allow it todry, then carvedry, thenit again.
carve it again.
To join dryToparts,
join dampen
dry parts,themdampenslightly,
them
brush
slightly,
on abrushsmall onamounta smallofamount ofslip and press
slip andthe partspresstogether.
the parts The
together.
slip acts
Thelikeslipmortar
acts likebetweenmortar between
bricks andbricks
makesanda smoothmakes joint
a smoothwhenjointdry. when dry.
Firing Firing
Allow workAllow
to drywork
completely
to dry completely
before firing
beforeby leaving
firing by
it exposedleaving ittoexposedair,
to air,placing in aplacing
warm spotin a warmor using
spota ordehydrator.
using a dehydrator.
Set piecesSet
on piecesa firing on
shelf,
a firing
or forshelf,
piecesor forof irregularpieces ofshape,
irregular
on shape,
refractoryon refractorywool or vermiculite.
wool or vermiculite.
Heat at fullHeatramp,
at ideallyfull ramp,
towardideally
thetowardback ofthe
thebackkiln of the kiln
where thewhere
heat isthe
uniform.
heat is uniform.

1600–1650˚F
1600–1650˚F(870–900˚C)(870–900˚C)for oneforhour
one hourFinishing Finishing
OneFire Sterling
OneFirePMC™
Sterling
canPMC™
be filed,cansanded,
be filed,tumbled
sanded,and
tumbledpolished
and polishedusing traditional
using traditional
jewelry techniques.
jewelry techniques.
Filings andFilingsscrapsandcanscraps
be sentcan
forbe sent forrefining justrefining
like otherjust precious
like othermetals.
precious
Usemetals.
liver ofUse
sulfurliverorofa sulfur or a
proprietary
proprietaryoxidizer tooxidizer
developtoadevelop
dark patina.
a dark patina.
Because OneFire
BecauseSterling
OneFirePMC™
Sterling
hasPMC™
a high hassilvera highcontent,silverit content,
does notit does notcreate firescale.
create firescale.
Rehydrating
Rehydrating
If OneFireIfSterling
OneFirePMC™
Sterling
dries
PMC™
out, ordries
if youout,decideor if youbefore
decidefiringbeforethat firing thatyou want to
you
start
wantover,to start
grindover,the claygrind
into
thesmallclay pieces
into small(a coffeepiecesmill(a coffee millreserved forreserved
this works
for thiswell)works
and graduallywell) and add
graduallyclean add
water.
clean
Rollwater.
the stiff
Roll the stiffclay as thinclay
as possible
as thin astopossible
force thetowater
force into
the water
the clay.
intoRepeat,
the clay.
addingRepeat, adding
water sparingly
waterassparingly
neededasuntil
neededthe clayuntil
is thereadyclaytoisuse.
ready to use.
Special Techniques
Special Techniques
Artists withArtists
advancedwith advanced
metalsmithing
metalsmithingskills will findskillsthatwillthis
findmaterial
that thisworks
material works
well with allwell
traditionalwith all traditional
techniques.techniques.
It can be soldered
It can bewith
soldered
any gradewith anyof grade ofsilver solder.
silverIt alsosolder.
invites
It alsoenameling,
invites enameling,keum-boo,keum-boo,stonesetting,stonesetting,andandplating. Simply
plating.
put,Simply
there put,
is nothere
techniqueis no techniquein the metalsmiths’in the metalsmiths’arsenal thatarsenal thatcannot becannot
done onbeOneFire
done onSterling
OneFirePMC™.
Sterling PMC™.
Health andHealth
Safetyand Safety
Like all otherLikeforms
all otherof PMC,
formsOneFireof PMC,Sterling
OneFirePMC™
Sterling
contains
PMC™nocontains
toxic no toxic
chemicals. chemicals.
It has beenItextensively
has been extensively
tested to insure
testedthat
to insurethere thatare nothere are noharmful ingredients.
harmful ingredients.
Though rare,
Thoughit is possible
rare, it isfor
possiblesome individuals
for some individuals
totoexperienceexperienceskin rash orskinitchinessrash orafter
itchiness
contact
afterwithcontact
PMC™.
with
If youPMC™.
haveIfayou have areaction, discontinue
reaction, discontinue
use and consult
use anda doctor.
consultUse
a doctor.
care toUse
avoid
careburn
to avoid burninjury. Do not
injury.
ingest.
Do notKeepingest.
out ofKeep
reachoutofofchildren.
reach ofWash
children.
hands
Wash
afterhands afteruse.
use.
Alloy Specifications
Alloy Specifications
The legal definition
The legal ofdefinition
sterling ofis …asterlingis alloy…acontaining
alloy containing
atat least 925
asilversilveralloysilver
containing
atleastleast925
925
parts per thousandparts per silver.
thousandThe silver.
addition
Theofaddition
more silverof morecreatessilvera sterling
creates a sterlingalloy that canalloybethat
fired
canwithout
be firedthewithout
need fortheactivatedneed for carbon.
activated carbon.

12/2020