Spray, Brush, Dip, and Sift II: Liquid and Jewelry Enamel on Steel

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 item name to be redirected to a page where you can view 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 not required - observers are welcome. 

Materials & Tools:

• 0.30” (0.8mm) mild steel square from Send Cut Send  - They have a minimum of 50 pieces. You can either order a combination of circles, rectangles and squares you can use as samples or 50 2” x 2” squares. 
• 1.7 – 2mm high speed drill bit (if you want to turn your steel squares into pendants) Buying an entire pack is not necessary.
• 1 x Liquid Form Enamel – Ground Coat for Enameling Iron (Cobalt Blue, GC-16) - 4-ounce bag 
• 2 x Thompson Lead-Free Opaque Enamel (choose your color(s)) - 4 ounces in the colors you choose. If you want to buy less to start, that’s fine too. 
• 1 x Air Powdered Spray Gun, Critter
• 1 x Air compressor with the following SPECS: 3 cfm at 90 psi and a minimum of 3/4 hp (this attaches to the spray gun)
• 1 x Heat Gun
• 1 x Respirator (for spraying enamel) with filters for particulates and vapor and/or KN-95 mask for protection when sifting enamel
• 1 x Safety glasses | googles
• 1 x Enameling kiln
• 2 x 3-point trivets - approximately 2” in diameter 
• 1 -3 x 40-Mesh Enamel Sifter with Handle 
• 1 x firing fork
• 1 x Number 3 welding glasses
• 1 - 2 x 3” x 3” Flanged Firing racks
• 6 - 10 x Sheets of magazine or computer paper for catching enamel
• 2 - 6 x Lid from water bottles
• 1 x Soldering pick, paperclip, or sewing needle
• 1 x Steel or copper tweezers
• 1 x Acetone
• 1 x Simple green
• 1 x Scotch Bright or other non-metal abrasive sponge
• 1 x Pair latex gloves or kitchen gloves
• 1 x Lint-free towels or paper towels
• 1 x At least one 16-ounce Ball jar with a lid
• 1 x Large plastic container at least 6” x 6” (containers without grooves in the bottom are best)
• 1 x A metal spoon or rubber spatula that is long enough to fit in the Ball jar
• 1 x Food scale or scale with ounces
• 1 x Electric kettle or way to boil water
• 1 x Sheets of 220 sandpaper or sanding block 

Suggested but not mandatory:

• 1 x 100% graphite powder (make sure there aren’t any fillers because it won’t work properly) this is what I use
• 1 x Piece of fine steel wool
• 1 x Small spoon
• 1 x Etchall Etching crème (crème works better for all processes and liquid will only work for some) - 4 ounce bottle
• 12" x Fine silver wire (anything between 20 and 30 gauge)
• 1 x Flush cutters (these don’t need to be expensive!)
• 1 x Roll Artist’s tape
• 1 x #2 pencil
• 1 x Alundum stone 220 grit for final grinding (optional)