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Metal Clay

Metal clay is an amazing material which allows beginners to create solid jewellery quickly and easily.

Metal Clay

Metal Clay

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About Metal Clay
Metal Clay is a new and unique material suitable for both GCSE and A Level Design & Technology, and Art courses.

Metal Clay - Silver
Metal Clay is a modern material and already revolutionising what jewellers and designers can create in solid silver without the need for casting equipment. Despite its name, Metal Clay is not ‘clay’ at all, but a paste made from fine ground particles of pure silver, organic binder and water. It works like traditional clay so can be moulded and sculpted in the usual way, or reduced with water into a ‘slip’ consistency for joining pieces together, or filling small cracks.

The ‘magic’ happens when the design is fired. The water evaporates and the organic binder burns away leaving a 99% pure solid silver piece. As such, it can be hallmarked as Fine Silver and (if needs be) can be silver-soldered. Care needs to be taken with any heat process like this, but the materials themselves are non-toxic.

For small projects, firing can be done with a torch and only takes a couple of minutes. Larger pieces should be kiln fired for even heating.

Once fired the silver metal clay appears white (the natural colour for silver) and must be polished. A stainless-steel brush will achieve a fine matt finish which can then be worked into a high lustre using a burnisher or polishing mop. Even easier is to polish by tumbling in a barrel polisher/tumbler with water, a little soap and some stainless steel shot. This technique has the added advantage of work-hardening the silver to strengthen it – important for delicate items such as rings.

Metal Clay – Bronze and Copper
This metal clay contains bronze or copper instead of silver. As such, it is a cheaper alternative – ideal for school use where budgets may be tight.

Metal Clay In Education
TechSoft are always looking for new and innovative products to help students get even more benefit from our CAD/CAM resources. These metal clays provide an excellent opportunity for creating ‘clever’ projects of high-value using laser-cut or milled 2D moulds. 3D moulds can be created using even our smallest CNC milling machine and softer materials such as modelling wax makes an ideal mould-material. Projects are likely to be small so costs can be controlled and throughput can be manageable for individual or groups of students. By using CAD/CAM for mould making, designs can be thoroughly checked in CAD and any number of moulds can be made using small amounts of cheaper material before committing to the metal clay. Metal clay is an excellent material for free-hand modelling but the use of moulds allows for tighter control and limits the chance for wastage.
Precious Metal Clay

The chosen design is created in TechSoft Design V3, SolidWorks or taken from a 3D scanned image. Any TechSoft/Roland CNC mill is then used to produce a mould or pattern. In this case a pattern is being milled from machining wax.
Precious Metal Clay

A flexible mould is produced from the pattern by hand-forming moulding compound around it. The compound sets quickly making for uninterrupted progress.
Precious Metal Clay

The metal clay is pressed into the mould, allowed to dry, carefully removed, and then thoroughly dried in a warm place before torch or kiln firing. This model has simply been brush-finished and awaits burnishing and polishing.
Class Starter Kits
Metal Clay Complete Starter Kit - Gas Hob
Everything your student might need, including art clay silver clay, tools, instructions and gas hob firing kit.

What's in the Kit?
  • Art Clay Silver 7gm
  • Acrylic Spacer Set - 5 different thickness guides for rolling out your clay
  • Mister Bottle - fill with water and use to gently mist your clay if it starts to dry
  • Fine brush - handy to use to smooth out the clay, add water to seams and to bond clay parts, manipulate and move small parts
  • 2 x non-stick working surface
  • 1 x Pro polishing pad
  • 1.5ml drill bit
  • Burnisher
  • 3 piece cutter set (circle, heart and square)
  • 6 x 3M Polishing Paper (Set with one of each of the 6 grits, roughly A7 size)
  • Veined leaf for texturing.
  • Gas hob firing mesh with protective cover - for firing the clay on a kitchen gas hob or camping gas stove
  • Roller - for rolling out clay
  • Acrylic spacers 1.5mm thick - to help roll the clay out to an even thickness
  • Oyumaru - reusable mould making material to make moulds for impressions
  • Sponge sanding pad set - to shape and smooth your clay before firing, and to mirror polish your silver after firing (use red, blue and green, in this order)
  • Brass Brush - for brushing your piece after firing, leaves a satin finish (style of brass brush may vary from kit to kit)
  • Silver polishing cream - for final polish
  • Town Talk Polishing cloth - for final polish
  • Liver of Sulphur - to give a black oxidised patina, antiquing solution
  • Round jump ring - to hang on a chain
  • Instruction booklet - very detailed with pictures and step by step instructions for 4 different projects, and how to store, finish, fire, and polish Art Clay Silver
  • Gas Hob Instructions
  • Leaflet - What is Art Clay Silver
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Metal Clay Complete Starter Kit - Gas Hob
(incs Art Clay Silver 7gm, Acrylic Spacer Set, Mister Bottle, Fine brush, 2 x non-stick working surface, 1 x Pro polishing pad, 1.5ml drill bit, Burnisher, 3 piece cutter set, 6 x 3M Polishing Paper, Veined leaf for texturing, Gas hob firing mesh with protective cover, Roller, Acrylic spacers, Oyumaru, Sponge sanding pad set, Brass Brush, Silver polishing cream, Town Talk Polishing cloth, Liver of Sulphur, Round jump ring, Instruction booklet, Gas Hob Instructions)
Order Code: PMC-KITSTART4
£77.00
Metal Clay Complete Starter Kit - Torch Firing
A complete Silver Clay Starter Kit for Torch Firing.

Everything you need, including art clay silver clay, tools, instructions and torch firing kit.

What is in the kit?
  • Art Clay Silver 7gm
  • Acrylic Spacer Set - 5 different thickness guides for rolling out your clay
  • Mister Bottle - fill with water and use to gently mist your clay if it starts to dry
  • Fine brush - handy to use to smooth out the clay, add water to seams and to bond clay parts, manipulate and move small parts
  • 2 x non-stick working surface
  • 1 x Pro polishing pad
  • 1.5ml drill bit
  • Burnisher
  • 3 piece cutter set (circle, heart and square)
  • 6 x 3M Polishing Paper (Set with one of each of the 6 grits, roughly A7 size)
  • Veined leaf for texturing.
  • Gas torch - for firing the clay (gas not included, use Butane Gas which can be found in most newsagents)
  • Fibre brick - heatproof surface for firing metal clay and soldering
  • Roller - for rolling out clay
  • Acrylic spacers 1.5mm thick - to help roll the clay out to an even thickness
  • Oyumaru - reusable mould making material to make moulds for impressions
  • Sponge sanding pad set - to shape and smooth your clay before firing, and to mirror polish your silver after firing (use red, blue and green, in this order)
  • Brass Brush - for brushing your piece after firing, leaves a satin finish (style of brass brush may vary from kit to kit)
  • Silver polishing cream - for final polish
  • Town Talk Polishing cloth - for final polish
  • Liver of Sulphur - to give a black oxidised patina, antiquing solution
  • Round jump ring - to hang on a chain
  • Instruction booklet - very detailed with pictures and step by step instructions for 4 different projects, and how to store, finish, fire, and polish Art Clay Silver
  • Torch firing instructions
  • Leaflet - What is Art Clay Silver
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Metal Clay Complete Starter Kit - Torch Firing
(incs Art Clay Silver 7gm, Acrylic Spacer Set, Mister Bottle, Fine brush, 2 x non-stick working surface, 1 x Pro polishing pad, 1.5ml drill bit, Burnisher, 3 piece cutter set, 6 x 3M Polishing Paper, Veined leaf for texturing, Gas torch - for firing the clay (gas not included, use Butane Gas which can be found in most newsagents), Fibre brick, Roller, Acrylic spacers, Oyumaru, Sponge sanding pad set, Brass Brush, Silver polishing cream, Town Talk Polishing cloth, Liver of Sulphur, Round jump ring & Instruction booklet)
Order Code: PMC-KITSTART3
£92.00
Basic Student Kits
Basic Student Kit
This 11 piece complete kit will give your students all the basic tools they need for working with metal clay.

We've kept the kit compact and economical, focused on the most important tools. It contains reusable tools only, and no consumables like sanding pads or pro-polishing pads.
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Basic Student Kit, 11 piece.
(incs Non-stick hardwearing working sheet 10x10cm, 1mm pair of spacers/thickness guide, 1.5mm pair of spacers/thickness guide, Roller, Paint brush, Small mister spray bottle, 2 x Diamond dishes - use one to cover clay whilst working, and one for water, oil, or any other use you can think of, 1.5mm drill bit, Brass brush, Burnisher with wooden handle (curved or straight tip))
Order Code: PMC-KITBAS1
£20.00
Fossil Moulding Kit
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Fossil Making Kit (Class Set) inc. 10 x PMC3 7g packs, 2 x stainless steel brushes for polishing, 10 x workmats, butane gas torch, torch firing block, olive oil spray, 4 x paintbrushes, 2 x clay shapers, fine sandpaper, large mould compound, rubber black, real fossils
Order Code: PMC-KITF
£435.00
Clay
Bronze Clay
This Bronze Clay is a clay-like material which turns into pure, solid bronze when fired in a kiln (this clay can not be fired with a torch). 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. The 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. Combine it with your imagination and let your fingers do the rest!

This clay only shrinks 5%!
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Bronze Clay (50g)
Order Code: PMC-CLB-50
£14.20
Bronze Clay (100g)
Order Code: PMC-CLB-100
£23.00
Silver Clay
Art Clay Silver allows easy moulding and slow drying, whilst making firing at low temperature possible. Thus making it suitable for combining with glass and porcelain, and allowing torch and gas hob firings.

The clay has great workability and a long working time. It retains and accepts moisture easily, which means it is easier to keep supple and much easier to reconstitute if it dries.

Fire with kiln, torch, or gas stove. Using a kiln the recommended time and temperatures are 30 minutes at 650°C on a continuum to only 5 minutes at 800°C.

Shrinkage is 8-9%.
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Silver Art Clay 7g
Order Code: PMC-CL4-7
£18.80
Silver Art Clay 10g
Order Code: PMC-CL4-10
£25.00
Silver Art Clay 20g Bonus Pack. SPECIAL OFFER: Includes an extra 2g free of charge!
Order Code: PMC-CL4-20-SO
£49.00
Silver Art Clay 50g Bonus Pack. SPECIAL OFFER: Includes an extra 5g free of charge!
Order Code: PMC-CL4-50-SO
£121.00
Class Packs of Silver Clay
10 x Individually sealed packs. Available for class use only. Comes with no retail packaging or instructions.
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Silver Art Clay Class Pack, 10 x 5gm packs
Order Code: PMC-CL4-5PK
£96.00
Silver Art Clay Class Pack, 10 x 7gm packs
Order Code: PMC-CL4-7PK
£133.00
Silver Art Clay Class Pack, 10 x 10gm packs
Order Code: PMC-CL4-10PK
£186.00
Paste
Use Art Clay Silver Paste to glue (wet or dry) clay parts together. It is great for repairing cracks and filling in marks and bumps. Overfill marks as the paste shrinks back as it dries, and then smooth out the surface with a fine abrasive sanding sponge or blending and smoothing foam.
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Art Clay Silver Paste, 10gm
Order Code: PMC-PASTE1
£24.00
PMC3 Paste, 15gsm
Order Code: PMC-PASTE
£37.00
Art Clay Silver Paste, 20gm
Order Code: PMC-PASTE2
£47.00
Materials
Moulding Compound
This siligum 2 part silicone moulding compound can be used with metal clay, polymer clay, plaster, resin, and even low melting metals and waxes. 100g will produce an absolute minimum of 50 casts (used with metal clay it seems to last forever).

To use, mix equal parts of the two colours until they become one even colour. Press onto the texture or shape you want to capture. Let cure for about 5 minutes. When you can press a finger nail into the compound without it leaving a mark, it is ready to de-mould. Let rest for about 5-10 minutes before use.
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Moulding Compound 100g
Order Code: PMC-MC-100
£15.00
Moulding Compound 300g
Order Code: PMC-MC-300
£30.00
Non-Stick Balm
Badger Balm 2oz
Made with just two powerhouse ingredients - antioxidant-rich extra virgin olive oil and beeswax - this mild organic moisturiser is safe for metal clay, as well as sensitive skin, and effective enough to soften even the toughest problem areas.
  • Warm up a small amount between your fingertips and spread over your texture.
  • Rub some on your hands before you work with the clay to stop your skin from drying out the clay.

Slik Balm 2oz
This slippery non-stick balm is perfect for metal clay, textures, and moulds! Keep metal clay from sticking to your hands! Formulated to condition skin while leaving hands feeling dry and grease-less. Also great for tools while working working with wet clay.
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Badger Balm - Natural Scent, 2oz
Order Code: PMC-BALMBADG
£15.70
Slik Balm, 2oz
Order Code: PMC-BALM1
£8.50
Syringes
Bronze Clay Syringe
Prometheus Troy Bronze Clay is a clay-like 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 Troy 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.

Art Clay Silver Syringe
Syringe type silver is a special formula of silver clay which allows you to extrude it from a syringe. It comes pre-packed in a syringe with a added fine tip. The special formula means you get a perfect smooth extrusion with no air bubbles or extruded clay breaking.

This syringe can be used to:
  • Decorate your unfired silver clay with squiggles and lines, it makes beautiful leaves, twigs, and flowers!
  • Add little dotty decorations
  • Create bezels to set lab-created and other safe-to-fire stones before firing. Simply draw a little donut shape and then push your stone in.
  • Remove the fine tip and make clay "ropes" or snakes, which can be braided, shaped into bail loops,
  • On its own to make hollow filigree like designs. Simply create a core shape with cork clay and cover it with the syringe. When you fire the piece, the cork clay will burn away and leave you with a hollow delicate piece.
    Keep your syringes standing with the tip in a glass of water when you're not using them. Remember to put it back as soon as you stop extruding so the tip doesn't dry out.
ProductsPriceBuy
Bronze Clay Syringe - 3 tips, 10g
Order Code: PMC-SYRINB10
£10.40
Art Clay Silver Syringe - 1 tip (narrow), 10g
Order Code: PMC-SYRINSL11
£21.00
Art Clay Silver Syringe - 3 tips (narrow, medium & wide), 10g
Order Code: PMC-SYRINSL12
£34.00
Cutters, Moulds and Texture Tiles
Cutters
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Pk of 5 Heart Cutters. Assorted Sizes 7x7mm-27x27mm
Order Code: PMC-CUTHRT5
£18.20
Pk of 6 Oval-shaped Cutters. Assorted Sizes 6x13.5mm-39x32mm
Order Code: PMC-CUTOV6
£13.00
Pk of 6 Square Cutters. Assorted Sizes 7-22mm
Order Code: PMC-CUTSQ6
£13.00
Pk of 6 Rectangular Cutters. Largest 32x22mm - 16x6.5mm
Order Code: PMC-CUTRT6
£0.00
Pk of 7 Star-shaped Cutters. Assorted Sizes 10-65mm
Order Code: PMC-CUTST7
£26.00
Pk of 10 Teardrop / Rose Petal Cutters (Largest 46x52mm down to smallest 7x10mm.)
Order Code: PMC-CUTTEAR1
£17.70
Moulds
These soft, flexible moulds are dinky little silicone moulds suitable for use with metal clay, polymer clay, and resin. Highly detailed small moulds, perfect for making charms, ring toppers, earrings, additions to larger pendants, and so much more! Simply press the clay into the mould, and leave to dry in a warm spot. The shape will easily pop out when dry. These moulds are self-lubricating, but we still recommend you use a little olive oil or badger balm on the mould before use.
ProductsPriceBuy
Seashore Mould
Order Code: PMC-MOULDSS
£19.60
Flowers Mould
Order Code: PMC-MOULDFL
£13.00
Hearts Moulds
Order Code: PMC-MOULDFHT
£10.80
Feathers Moulds
Order Code: PMC-MOULDFEA
£10.80
Texture Tiles
High quality texture tiles, designed especially for use with metal clay. Lovely textures, with deep imprints, allowing you a wide variety of depth in your work.

The larger versions are great for larger metal clay projects and due to the size they are perfect for polymer clay too. They have a plain border round them so you can do a half plain/half textured piece with a seamless join... could look interesting.

Smooth on a little badger balm, Slik, olive oil, or CoolSlip before texturing the clay to avoid sticking.
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Texture Tile - Fancy Borders (5 x 10cm)
Order Code: PMC-TILE1
£9.20
Texture Tile - Seaweed Symphony (5 x 10cm)
Order Code: PMC-TILE2
£9.20
Texture Tile - Out of Sight Embossed (5 x 10cm)
Order Code: PMC-TILE3
£9.20
Texture Tile - Woodgrain Love Fineline (5 x 10cm)
Order Code: PMC-TILE4
£9.20
Texture Tile - Swirly Heats Embossed (5 x 10cm)
Order Code: PMC-TILE5
£9.20
Large Rollable Texture Tile - Daisy Paisley (9.5 x 14cm)
Order Code: PMC-TILE6
£13.00
Large Rollable Texture Tile - Tribal Vines (9.5 x 14cm)
Order Code: PMC-TILE7
£13.00
Large Rollable Texture Tile - Flower Party (9.5 x 14cm)
Order Code: PMC-TILE8
£13.00
Accessories
ProductsPriceBuy
Torch - Self Ignition & Lock
Order Code: PMC-TORCHSI
£44.00
Torch Block
Order Code: PMC-TORCHBL
£11.60
Stainless Steel Wire Brush - Standard Bristle
Order Code: PMC-BRUSHSSW
£12.40
Brass Brush (long bristle)
Order Code: PMC-BRUSHBRL
£9.30
150g Picklean (for removing firescale from metals such as copper, bronze and silver)
Order Code: PMC-PICKLEAN1
£11.60
Sandpaper (Pack of 5)
Order Code: PMC-SANDP5
£1.30
6 Rubber Mats - Square
Order Code: PMC-MATRUB6
£48.00
Pack of 6 clean up / carving tools. Double ended
Order Code: PMC-TOOLC6
£23.00
Clay Shaper
Order Code: PMC-TOOLWIP2
£5.30
Metal Burnisher
Order Code: PMC-BURNMET
£17.40
Tumbler Kit (includes Mixed Stainless Steel Shot & Tumbler Soap)
Order Code: PMC-KITTUMB
£215.00
Silver Solder Paste Syringe (1/4 Tray Ounce (Flow point: 718°C, Melt point: 671°C))
Order Code: PMC-SYRINSL1A
£12.10
Silver Solder Paste Syringe (1/2 Tray Ounce (Flow point: 718°C, Melt point: 671°C))
Order Code: PMC-SYRINSL1B
£20.00
Silver Solder Paste Syringe (1/4 Tray Ounce (Flow point: 652ºC, Melt point: 618°C))
Order Code: PMC-SYRINSL2A
£12.50
Silver Solder Paste Syringe (1/2 Tray Ounce (Flow point: 652ºC, Melt point: 618°C))
Order Code: PMC-SYRINSL2B
£19.80
PMC + sheet (square)
Order Code: PMC-SHEETSQ
£20.00
Spacer & Roller Set
Order Code: PMC-SPROLL
£5.80
Work Mat
Order Code: PMC-MAT
£5.30
Hand Drill Set
Order Code: PMC-DRILLH
£15.20
Olive Oil Dispenser
Order Code: PMC-DISP1
£5.40
Evenheat Set Pro Kiln
Evenheat Set Pro Kiln
* Evenheat Set Pro Kiln no longer available, however accessories are still available.