Gas stove firing

[SapphireRose]

I've just started using Art Clay, and chose the syringe type.  Expense wise, I need to fire over the gas stove.  My question is:  How do I know when it's turned to silver?  Does it have to glow for a certain amount of time?  Is it done when it starts to glow?   Thanks :'>

[Metalman]

With stove top firing, you will want your piece to 'glow' for about 5 minutes.  You should start timing after it reaches a good cherry red glow. Read through this link for further descriptions of firing.

http://www.rings-things.com/cgi-bin....8;t=323

Just as a note - the clay is already silver, after firing, the particles 'sinter' and melt together into a solid body of metal, but the clay is silver powder with water and a binder.
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