Draw and Play with Enamel: Expanded Techniques!

The following supplies will be used for course demonstrations and objectives. A suggested item and/or vendor has been provided below for reference. Click the vendor name to be redirected to a page where you can find the item. The quantities needed for each item are listed first. If ordering, please be aware that some items may come in larger quantities than needed for this class. We recommend not opening an item's packaging until the day of the workshop. Student participation during or in-between class sessions is strongly encouraged but not required - observers are welcome.

Enamel/raw materials:

• 6"x6" x copper sheet - 20g (Cool Tools)

• 2" min. x sterling silver round wire - 10g (Rio Grande)

• 1 x cylinder bur - 0.9mm (Rio Grande)

• 12" x stainless steel wire - 0.029" mirror finish (McMaster)

• 1 x snap on disc - course (Rio Grande)

• 1 x mandrel (Rio Grande)

• 1 x set of P3 powder with squeegee oil (Cool Tools)

• 1 x lavender oil - pure (Cool Tools)

• 1oz x 2010 soft flux (Cool Tools)

• 1oz x 2040 hard flux (Cool Tools)

• 1 x pack small container (Blick)

• 1 x speedball crow quill holder - #102 nib (Blick)

• 2 x speedball crow quill nib - #102 (Blick)

• 1 x luster powders trial pack (Thompson)

• 1 x glass brush (Otto Frei)

• 1 x set of diamond files - optional (Cool Tools)

• 1oz x scalex - optional (Cool Tools)

Hand tools: 

• 1 x jewelers saw (Rio Grande)

• 1 x pack saw blades - 2/0 (Rio Grande)

• 1 x burlife / bee's wax (Rio Grande)

• 1 x bench pin (Rio Grande)

• 1 x half round hand file - #2 cut (Rio Grande)

• 1 x rotary tool - flex shaft, micro motor, etc. (Rio Grande)

• 1 x set of needle files - #2 cut (Rio Grande)

• 1 x scribe (Rio Grande)

• 1 x steel block / steel surface (Rio Grande)

• 1 x small steel ruler (Rio Grande)

• 1 x sheet of sand paper - 220 to 600 grits (Rio Grande)

• 1 x set diamond burs (Cool Tools)

• 1 x dapping set - steel or wood - OPTIONAL (Rio Grande or Rio Grande)

Basic torch setup:

• 1 x fireproof area - steel sheet, tiles, etc. (Amazon or Home Depot)

• 1 x fireproof work surface (Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Rio Grande, etc.)

• 1 x torch - Smith mini, Silversmith, or butane (Rio Grande or Rio Grande)

• 1 x #0 or #1 torch tip - if getting Silversmith (Rio Grande)

• 1 x striker or lighter - Silversmith system has one (Rio Grande)

• 1 x soldering tweezers (Rio Grande)

• 1 x soldering pick (Rio Grande)

• 1 x 3rd arm (Rio Grande)

• 1 x cross lock tweezers (Rio Grande)

• 1 x paste flux (Rio Grande)

• 1 x copper tongs - for pickle (Rio Grande)

• 1 x 6” silver solder - hard (Rio Grande)

• 1 x pickle - sodium bisulfate or citric acid (Rio Grande or Amazon)

• 1 x crock pot or lidded glass container (Rio Grande or Amazon)

• 1 x tempered glass container or sink - for quenching and rinsing

• 1 x small brush - for flux

• 1 x liquid hand soap - for cleaning metal

Basic enameling setup (with kiln): 

• 1 x fireproof area - steel sheet, tiles, etc. (Amazon or Home Depot)

• 1 x kiln - mini or full size (Rio Grande or Rio Grande)

• 1 x sifter set - 60, 100, 150 mesh (Rio Grande or Enamel Warehouse)

• 1 x steel screen - for your kiln size  (Rio Grande or Enamel Warehouse)

• 1 x steel trivet - for your kiln size (Rio Grande or Enamel Warehouse)

• 1 x firing fork / spatula (Rio Grande or Enamel Warehouse)

• 1 x tongs or tweezers - for moving hot objects (Rio Grande)

• 1 x crockpot or lidded glass container - for pickle (Amazon)

• 1 x pickle - sodium bisulfate or citric acid (Rio Grande or Amazon)

• 1 x copper tongs - for pickle (Rio Grande)

• sink or large tub of water - for cleaning enamel

Other/miscellaneous items:

• isopropyl alcohol

• paper towels (no brown paper, no toilet paper, no tissue)

• small containers for water such as a small bowls x2

• scotchbrite

• fine tip sharpie

• dust mask

• old toothbrush

• tracing paper

• scissors

• rubber cement glue – elmer’s glue

• markers / color pencils 

• small ceramic plate (like a dessert plate or bathroom floor tile, something smooth made of ceramic)

• range of paintbrushes of all sizes (super fine to medium - round / flat ) ( ex: 20/0 round, 0 round, 0 flat, 4 flat)

• old magazines / catalog pages that can be destroyed 

• paint stick or some sort of wood piece - large enough to hold your metal but narrow enough so you can easily grab the piece from underneath