cynthiarichardsongogetter Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 If I make a amateur out of aluminum with the clay fired at 06 cone, will it cause an explosion or will the aluminum just melt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 So aluminum melts at 1218F., and cone 06 is approximately 1850F.. Looks like to me that you will have a mess of aluminum on the kiln shelf. How big a mess depends on the wire size and amount you are using. Personally, I would not fire it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 The other issue is that the clay will shrink as it dries and fires. The armature will not shrink, causing the clay to crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 An option would be to remove the armature, once the clay has dried enough, to support it's weight. This is usually done by cutting a vertical seam, removing the armature, and some of the excess clay, then score and slip it back together, and hide the seam. If you are worried about long, unsupported areas breaking from stress, you can build some support props, out of the same clay body, and fire those with the sculpture. They will shrink at the same rate as the sculpture,p so won't cause cracking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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