chromelure Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 Is it possible to make a clay pot with a steel bolt in it and fire it together? If so, are there any special tricks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 stainless melts at 1400C Regular steel melts at even lower temps Glue your bolt into the fired clay after firing. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromelure Posted November 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 Thanks Mark. I Interpret your answer as , "putting steel in clay throughout the firing process is not possible". I also wondered about metals that melt at lower temps. Can copper, brass, silver, and gold. Can shavings and small pieces be melted like a glaze while embedded in the clay? I have designs that would require the steel to be part of the piece throughout the firing process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 chromelure AFAIK there are two big issues: Firstly the firing changes the metal objects; oxidation, flaking, melting ... Secondly the expansions of the metals and clays don't match: loosening, cracking, low structural integrity ... Some people do work with metals and clay, but it's probably a fairly poorly controlled process. So test ... test ... test if you want to take that route. ... and make sure that any incidents in firing don't affect the kiln shelves or other users. A google such as firing metal pottery finds a few hits, such as http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090805155623AAsVWgJ http://ceramicartsdaily.org/pottery-making-techniques/handbuilding-techniques/pottery-video-of-the-week-slab-building-architecturally-inspired-forms-with-jeremy-randall/ http://www.jeremyrandallceramics.com/#!flasks-and-bottles/cbon Regards, Peter PS http://www.lmau.com/article.html http://antjhfoo.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/paper-clay-and-wire-mesh.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromelure Posted November 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2013 Thank you, this has been very helpful. I appreciate all your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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