{"product_id":"art-clay-silver-clay-50gm","title":"Art Clay Silver Clay - 50gm","description":"\u003ch1\u003e50 gram Art Clay Silver Clay, this wonderful clay makes beautiful jewellery! Art Clay Silver Clay can be sculpted, shaped and fired!\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArt Clay Silver has been around since 1995. Since its launch, there have been a few different types of Art Clay Silver. When Art Clay created this clay formula they picked the best parts from their most popular clays - easy moulding, slow drying, and a possible low firing temperature making it suitable for combining with glass and porcelain, and allowing torch and gas hob firings. We think this might just be the ideal silver clay!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy use Art Clay Silver Clay?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt has a better workability and a longer working time than previous Art Clay Silver products.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArt Clay Silver can be hallmarked as fine silver (999) at any UK Assay Office.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShrinkage 8-9%.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt retains and accepts moisture easier than the previous silver clay types, which means it is easier to keep supple and much easier to reconstitute if it dries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt has similar drying times (when applying heat).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt carves and files easier in the dry stage than the previous formulas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to fire your metal clay:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFire with kiln, torch, or gas stove. Using a kiln, the recommended time and temperatures are 30 minutes at 650°C, up to only 5 minutes at 800°C.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePack size:\u003c\/strong\u003e The 50gm package contains 2 individually wrapped 25gm blocks of clay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't just listen to us - here is some feedback we've had from users:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI attempted plenty of rolling out, cutting and then ‘scrunching’ up and re-rolling and didn’t observe any cracking, drying-out or the usual deterioration in the ‘condition’ of the clay that one would expect at that stage.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e...v\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eery ‘user friendly’ for beginners who struggle with working fast enough to prevent the clay drying. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe clay is definitely easy to manipulate if you are designing as you go. Mistakes and cracks are very easy to repair\/fill with a wet brush and it goes smooth quickly and nicely.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI bonded to pieces together beautifully, and only needed a little sanding. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo problems and no minor surface edge cracking! \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eI polished with the ‘sunshine’ cloth and was really amazed at the beautiful deep shine, it took me by surprise. The pieces also felt dense, and strong.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith its ability to blend so well when pasted, this makes putting the 3D pieces together seamless. The clay seems to take longer to dry out which gives more time for creating a piece. The clay has a lovely soft smooth texture and works for much longer than the existing 650. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt carved well. When dry, it feels nice and velvety, not chalky. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eCollected all my sandings, drilling dust and tiny dried bits and reconstituted them. They came together really easily.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Art Clay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58320685891919,"sku":"102-A-0275","price":246.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/2591\/2911\/files\/ACS50g__72977.1720521698.800.800.png?v=1785147507","url":"https:\/\/www.metalclay.co.uk\/products\/art-clay-silver-clay-50gm","provider":"Metal Clay","version":"1.0","type":"link"}