How much metal in PMC?

Hi folks, I see this Precious Metal Clay and am curious, how much of
the Clay is actually Metal? Powdered Gold or Silver mixed into Polymer
Clay seems to me the way they make it eh?

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(Otsinekwar) wrote in message om...
Hi folks, I see this Precious Metal Clay and am curious, how much of
the Clay is actually Metal? Powdered Gold or Silver mixed into Polymer
Clay seems to me the way they make it eh?

Nope.

PMC is extremely tiny bits of pure metal in a water and binder
combination. No polymer involved. (Well, unless the binder is come
kind of polymer, but it's sure not polymer CLAY!)

The weight of the PMC in the package is the weight of pure metal you
get -- the water and binder are not counted as part of the weight.

You can get a lot of information at the PMC Guild website. (I think
it's www.pmcguild.org)

When fired (at MUCH higher temperatures than polymer clay) the
material "sinters" rather than becoming molten. The binder and water
evaporate or burn away, and the metal particles fuse together while
retaining their shape. Way cool, I say!

Sherry Bailey

Nia:wen kowa Many Thanx Sherry, I was clueless regarding the PMC other
than noticing it's availability.

O:nen ki' wahi' Bye for now