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silver nitrate for raku

updated mon 31 mar 97

 

MUDPUPPY on mon 3 mar 97

where does one purchase this? mail order, or is it the sort of
thing they'd have at the hardware store? any pointers appreciated.
thanks,
laurel

LINDA BLOSSOM on mon 3 mar 97

The best price I have found for silver nitrate is U.S. Pigment in Chicago.
They advertise in CM and have an 800 number
l
Linda
Ithaca, NY

ret on mon 3 mar 97

You can purchase it at a drugstore or pharmacy (in Canada) or through a
chemical supply house directly. Cheaper there than at pottery supply
houses. You don't need the "chemically pure" very
expensive grade for pottery. Read the hazards labels.

ELKE BLODGETT email: eiblodge@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
12 Grantham Place
St. Albert, AB T8N 0W8
403 (458-3445); 403 (727-2395)

On Mon, 3 Mar 1997, MUDPUPPY wrote:

> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> where does one purchase this? mail order, or is it the sort of
> thing they'd have at the hardware store? any pointers appreciated.
> thanks,
> laurel
>

Kollin Baker on tue 4 mar 97

>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>where does one purchase this? mail order, or is it the sort of
>thing they'd have at the hardware store? any pointers appreciated.
>thanks,
>laurel
Try photography shops they use it for developing stuff.Expensive and
caution it doesnt like light.
Kollin

Andrew S Lubow on fri 7 mar 97

You can get Silver Nitrate from Ceramic Supply of NY & NJ. Contact them
at CERSUPNYNJ@aol.com

Live every day like it was your last. Some day you'll be right!!
Benny Hill


On Mon, 3 Mar 1997 09:40:14 EST MUDPUPPY writes:
>----------------------------Original
>message----------------------------
>where does one purchase this? mail order, or is it the sort of
>thing they'd have at the hardware store? any pointers appreciated.
>thanks,
>laurel
>

stefan Jansson on sat 8 mar 97

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=3E----------------------------Original message----------------------------
=3Ewhere does one purchase this? mail order, or is it the sort of
=3Ething they'd have at the hardware store? any pointers appreciated.
=3Ethanks,
=3Elaurel

Silver experiments for raku...

I have not tried this yet as there=B4s too much snow here to do raku=3B =
I=B4m
saving used photo developer as I=B4ve been told silver from the photos or
films developed always =22falls off=22. This will not get any exact and =
easily
repeated results, but it=B4s worth a try I think.
Right now I=B4m taking a course in photo engraving and we use a film called
Copy Proof. After developing the film there=B4s a black paper left over, =
this
is sent back to the factory and they take care of the silver in the paper
and probably makes new ones. But not this stack=21 Because I=B4m going to =
burn
some of them and make a glaze with the ash. The rest I=B4ll use when I
reduce. I don=B4t know if I get silver nitrate this way, only know it=B4s
silver, so I have no idea what the results will be. It=B4s fun =
experimenting,
though.
If this is of any interest of yours or I=B4ve explained myself badly or
something, please e-mail me.
Lottie Eriksson in Sweden

Wendy Hampton on sun 9 mar 97

Hi Lottie,
A friend used some spent fixer from the photographic process that I saved for
her. She pit fired it and it came out great. Speckled light on dark
background. I have used the silver from our silver recovery unit and it did
nothing in the electric kiln. I haven't tried it in raku yet.
Wendy from Bainbridge Island Wa