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I have a hot pot that fires silver clay with pellet stove gel. Do I have to use PMC3 or can I use Art Clay? Is there a difference in the clay itself or does it just depend on the size/grams?
- Christine
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Hot pots are designed for use with low fire metal clay--PMC3® and Art Clay® 650 both fit the bill. The two brands of clay are different in a few ways:
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- Shrinkage percentage
- PMC3 shrinks 10-15%
- Art Clay 650 shrinks 8-10%
- Density of the metal after firing
- The density difference between the two brands is minimal and each are strong and well suited to any application, including rings and other designs that suffer a lot of wear
- Recommended firing times
- PMC3 lowest firing time is 1100 degrees Fahrenheit with a hold time of 30 minutes
- Art Clay 650 is 1200 degrees Fahrenheit with a hold time of 30 minutes
- Package sizes
- PMC3 is sold in 9-gram, 16-gram, 25-gram and 50-gram packages
- Art Clay 650 is sold in 10-gram, 20-gram and 50-gram packages
- Tammy Honaman, Author, Jewelry-Making Designer and Educator
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