Art Clay™ Silver Firing Guide*
| PROJECT | TORCH |
GAS STOVE TOP | KILN |
INITIAL KILN TEMP Fº | RAMP SPEED |
TARGET TEMP ºF | TIME | COOLING |
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1] Clay Only AC Regular or Slow Dry, Paste | *YES | *YES | YES |
Room temp to 1600ºF |
Full heat [highest or fastest setting] |
1472º 1560º 1600ºF |
30 Min 20 Min 10 Min |
Air cool or water quench |
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2] Clay + Stones AC Regular or Slow Dry, Paste | *YES | *YES | YES |
Room temp to 300ºF |
Full heat [highest or fastest setting] |
1472º 1560º 1600ºF |
30 Min 20 Min 10 Min | Air cool |
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3] Clay + Porcelain/Ceramic AC Regular or Slow Dry, Paste | NO | NO | YES |
Room temp to 300ºF | ~1000º/hr |
1472º 1560º 1600ºF |
30 Min 20 Min 10 Min |
Closed kiln, Cool to below 300ºF |
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4] Clay + Prefused Glass * AC Regular or Slow Dry, Paste | NO | NO | YES |
Room temp to 300ºF | ~1000º/hr | 1472º | 30 Min |
Crash to 1050ºF. Close door & cool to below 300ºF |
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| 5] Paper Type Only | NO | NO | YES |
Room to 300ºF | ~1000º/hr | 1472º | 30 min | Air cool |
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| 6] Clay + Paper Type as appliquè | NO | NO | YES |
Room to 300ºF | ~1000º/hr | 1472º | 30 Min | Air/Quench |
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7] Clay + Unfused Glass * AC Regular or Slow Dry, Paste | NO | NO | YES |
Room to 300ºF | ~1000º/hr | 1600ºF | 10 Min |
Crash to 1050º. Close Door and cool to below 300ºF |
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8] Clay + Cork Clay AC Regular or Slow Dry, Paste | NO | NO | YES |
Room to 300ºF | ~1000º/hr | 1472º | 30 Min | Air |
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| 9] AC Gold K22 Only | NO | NO | YES |
Room to 1600ºF | Full heat | 1830º | 60 Min | Air/Quench |
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10] AC Gold K22 as Paste on AC regular | *YES | *YES | YES |
Room to 300ºF | Full heat | 1600ºF | 10 Min | Air/Quench |
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| 11] AC Gold K22 as Paste on AC 650 | *YES | *YES | YES |
Room to 300ºF | Full heat | 1560º | 5 Min | Air/Quench |
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[12] AC 650 Only AC 650 Clay, Syringe, Paste and/or Overlay Paste | *YES | *YES | YES |
Room to 300ºF | Full heat |
1200º 1290º 1380º 1435º+ |
30 Min 15 Min 10 Min 5 Min | Air/Quench |
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13] AC 650 + stones AC 650 Clay, Syringe, Paste and/or Overlay Paste | *YES | *YES | YES |
Room to 300ºF | Full heat |
1200º 1290º 1380º 1435º+ |
30 Min 15 Min 10 Min 5 Min | Air |
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14] AC 650 + porcelain/ceramic AC 650 Clay, Syringe, Paste and/or Overlay Paste | NO | NO | YES |
Room to 300ºF | ~1000º/hr |
1200º 1290º 1380º 1435º+ |
30 Min 15 Min 10 Min 5 Min |
Closed kiln, cool to below 300ºF |
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15] AC 650 + prefused glass * AC 650 Clay, Syringe, Paste and/or Overlay Paste | NO | NO | YES |
Room to 300ºF | ~1000º/hr |
1200º 1290º |
15 Min 30 Min |
Crash to 1050º. Close door & cool to below 300ºF |
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16] AC 650 + unfused glass * AC 650 Clay, Syringe, Paste and/or Overlay Paste | NO | NO | YES |
Room to 300ºF | ~1000º/hr | 1600º | 5 Min |
Crash to 1050º. Close door & cool to below 300ºF |
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17] AC 650 + Cork Clay AC 650 Clay, Syringe, Paste and/or Overlay Paste | NO | NO | YES |
Room to 300ºF | ~1000º/hr |
1200º 1290º 1380º 1435º+ |
30 Min 15 Min 10 Min 5 Min | Air |
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18] AC 650 + Paper type as an appliquè | YES | YES | YES |
Room to 300ºF | ~1000º/hr |
1200º 1290º |
30 Min 15 Min | Air/quench |