"PMC3" - Clay that turns into SILVER?! 

Fun stuff! I made wedding rings in 2002 from this and I had several arguments with jewelers/silversmiths telling me silver clay didn't even exist. It dries quick and the secret is to fire it fully. When I used it there was zero information in English on how to use it so I kinda winged it for the most part lol.

PMC is a very sticky clay so it's a good idea to use a barrier cream on your fingers and tools so you're not loosing expensive clay. It's also very difficult to sculpt. It shrinks a substantial amount when fired as you're burning out the organic material. You can fuse silver together but you run the risk of melting either part as the temperature to fuse is very close to melting point. With your silver surfer piece you could get a bit of silver solder and join them that way. Would love to see how you planned finish that off.

silver clay consists of silver particles and a binder that evaporates when heated, for anyone that was curious how it could be silver and a clay and hasn't used this stuff before.

Safety note: It's generally a bad idea to wear gloves near any rapidly spinning tool! The fabric can get easily hooked and wrap on the spinning shaft, leading to injury and possibly appendage loss! Thick all-leather gloves near a low-torque dremel are probably going to be okay, but there are so many other solutions to this problem -- wooden ring clamps are useful for this exact purpose, but there are plenty of solutions that don't require specialized tools from clothes pins, small woodworking clamps, pliers with a bit of padding. Be safe out there kids and and keep the fabric away from the spinny things!

It'd be such a bummer when I inevitably hate the first few iterations of what I've made and throw away $500 worth of clay.

The secret to a really smooth, shiny finish is to sand with super fine grit papers and then gently burnish *before* you fire. I did a workshop with silver clay ages ago back in 2005 and loved it. I made a few pieces and would have liked to experiment more but unfortunately the cost was too much at the time. I love the patina/colour effects you added to the pen. Maybe if you revisit the silver clay you could make some jewellery for Mrs Jazza :) It would be interesting to see you sculpt/form on that ultra tiny level. (You can even set gems in if you get lab created stones.) Oh.. the nose ring doesn't look terrible! ;)

Had such a blast looking at this!! I'm a goldsmith, and I always love it when someone picks up some of the trade. It is a price profession, but there is nothing more fun than seeing something looking like doodoo turning into a piece of glossy amazingness. If you ever want to do this again, I can help you out with some tips and tricks regarding getting a good high gloss polish and with soldering multiple clay pieces together. The clay works in the following way. It is a silver grain infused with a soldering type fluid that gives it that kneedability and makes sure when you heat it, it melts together. The reason you got fire it because you burn those fluids out of your material. Heating it up to fiery red makes sure that the silver is at the start of its melting road and starts to bind together while evaporating the fluids. P.s. please don't you plastic cups with hot stuff. Just use an old pickle jar with more water. Gives my heart an easier time

It’s always fun and fascinating to see you try new things! Loved the final pen!

As a jeweller and silversmith, this material looks like a total game changer for 3D jewelry. I wonder why I didn't know about this stuff earlier

Do you think Sauron, before making the one ring to rule them all, made himself a nose ring?

When using a rotary tool (or drill press) you'll want to avoid using gloves. If the glove gets caught in the tool, you could easily lose a finger.

Fun Fact: When you were polishing the ring and said it was generating a lot of heat. Out of all metals, silver has the highest thermal conductivity. No wonder why it was getting so hot

I've used it before and it's great stuff. However you have to account for shrinkage as each clay type has a different percentage if you're blending it with different metals. There is a copper version of this stuff too. Oh, and you could use glazes as well instead of paint to colour any models.

I never expected to be flipped off by a smiley Jazza with a nose ring, but i am not disappointed. Love the new vid!

Seeing jazza do the middle finger just made me more entertained than the whole video I dunno why

You can try to solder it together. This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen tho. It is like magic. Pretty cool man

Suggestion for anyone wanting to try out Precious Metal Clay, instead of using a regular craft mat, use a glass craft mat/work surface. The clean up is so much easier, and the fact that you can use a razor blade to scrape together all of the excess means you'll have next to no loss. The same holds true for polymer clay, though the drastically lower cost doesn't make it as important as it is for PMCs.

haha Speaking of melting it down I was going to say now that you're dabbling in the world of jewellery making would love to see you give lost wax casting try. I think the carving aspect would be right up you alley.

I was just playing around with bronze clay to make metal stamps to impress in leather. Definitely works better on non-precise things. Great job, Jazza!

That soft echo you hear has me relaxed. It makes what you do seem more real. Love it!

Have you considered using the acylic uv cured nail art powders to do 2D art on an acrylic panel. Or even trying it for a 3D sculpture?

Jazza is like making tutorials for adults to play with stuff and keep their inner child alive.

That is absolutely amazing. Never heard of this substance before. Thank you for sharing the content. Professionally produced as usual!

Watching all this come together was a masterpiece, as per usual! I definitely thought you were going to keep the nose ring in throughout the whole video! But reading these comments and seeing how many people knew about this clay/silver, I genuinely enjoyed watching you dabble with it and it would be cool to see the silver surfer come into fruition someday!

This is a really interesting medium. You and the team have been killin' it with videos recently, Jazza. Amazing work!

You need a buffing wheel and a buffing compound not a grinding wheel which will grind it away.

As always, Jazza showing me exactly what I wanted to see before I even knew I wanted it. High quality videos, fun projects and a winning personality to boot! Thanks for all the great content.

I remember back when I was a child I was fascinated by a book that teaches you how to use pmc. Despite me not reading the exact contents of the book, I kept looking at the photos that demonstrate the steps on ways to shape and polish projects.

ya know, the septum ring actually does suit Jazza pretty well.

I recently bought myself some of that clay, and it was super fun to watch! But knowing how expensive it ist, I was shocked how you just jumped into it without much research (as it seems, isn’t be sure of course) XD

This has to be the coolest medium ive seen! It would be so cute if youd make a custom ring for Mrs Jazza!!

I collect fountain pens and I was absolutely crying laughing at that commercial. Terrible CGI and needlessly expensive indeed. 😂 I would spend £40,000 on your pen before I even considered the chaos pen! Way more character for sure.

Did you just flip me off 3:35 🤣

It might be possible to solder the surfboard and wave together with some tin-solder and a bit of flux :D Who knows, you might even be able to silver-braze it!

“Metal conducts heat” understatement of the century considering that Silver is one the best materials in terms of thermal conductivity.

Loved the video. Keep up the amazing work!

If I ever move to Australia, I want to work for Jazza! I love dabbling with all sorts of art materials and I want to learn from a pro and fellow kinaesthetic learner ☺️ I like to read instructions also, bit learning by doing and by applying logic is definitely something I do every day! Love your videos and what you do makes me very happy ☺️❤️ Hugs from Sweden

3:35 They way he just flipped us off lol!

I can't explain how much I love the pen ad you did. My first video and you have me hooked

15:15 The silver bleeding through makes it look like your still drawing a picture. It's like the pen itself a image of creativity in media res.

I absolutely love watching all of your most exciting mediums - alcohol ink, sculpture, resin! - come together and take your projects to whole new levels! Also, you get immeasurable bonus points for saying 'superfluous'. ... *Gasp!* Artsmith Jazza, your Silver Surfer could live again inside a 3D backlit diorama, with the character surfing through dimensional layers of hand-painted acrylic wonder! I should calm down and go to bed, but I'm too excited.

I LOVE THIS!!! 😆😆😆😆 The metal clay, the idea of being chaotic through the medium of art, This video speaks to me on a whole 'nother level!!! Keep up the great work jazza!! You're one of my biggest inspirations man, much love 💚💚

This is mind blowing! So cool!

Thanks for this Jazza! I'm actually training to be a jeweller and silver clay is something I've wanted to try out but it's a bit expensive for just experimentation right now so I was glad that you did it for me! You need polishing compounds, like rouge and Tripoli, to get that final mirror finish, but still, great first play around with the medium. I feel weirdly proud of you, even though I had nothing to do with it, lol. ✌♥

awesome to see you giving this a go, I love the idea of this clay - could make some awesome stuff

It was fun watching you work with a medium that I’ve been working with for years. Personally I prefer bronze and copper metal clay and the kind I use requires a kiln but they do have brands that can be torch fired just like the silver clay. It’s also cheaper than silver.

Jazza YES that new look 🤣 I’ve always wanted to try this stuff but I needed to know if it was right for me I think it is! Great job jazza!

Oh, now you’ve done it - once you start with jewellery making / working with silver you’ve just opened a door to a whole new world of tools and equipment. To really shine up your silver pieces you need to get some rouge and one of those cotton buffing wheels. Working with silver is so satisfying. And soldering your board to the wave is fairly straightforward. Though you need some flux and silver solder. The main issue with silver clay is that you get a fine silver (99.9%) piece which is very soft - so it scratches easily and would be better used on something that won’t be exposed to a lot of wear and tear. Never get into a sword fight carrying a fine silver sword!

pmc3 is a clay compound that contains sterling silver and is "activated" in a sense when exposed to heat/energy. PMC stands for precious metal clays and has silver in a fine powder form which are all bounded together by something known as organic binders, once it is heated, it dehydrates and basically dissintegrates leaving the clay behind. You have to be careful with this clay or it'll become silver and you'll be unable to make it into clay again.

You are awesome Jazza! Maybe if you want to step up to the next level you should try to sculpt witg the lostwax technique. Then make mold in a crusable and cast your desing. We would love to see you do this. :)

I never expected to see you doing a video on something I was literally using today at work as a jeweller, but a pleasant surprise!

I literally just want to see one if your insanely amazingly detailed life-size statues made of entirely of silver… and armature.

Legit would like to see some more art to a heavy metal soundtrack. That was fun.

It's freaking awesome how much you try new things. That pen is a hot mess but the ring was cute and I wanted to see a silver skateboard.

Jazza- spends 800 dollars Jazza- makes a nose ring with it

I haven't been into my art much lately so I haven't been keeping up with all my favourite creators. I watched an older video and then this one, holy moly you look so different lol! Love the septum haha

that PMC clay stuff is really cool! My mom makes a lot of jewelry, and I've seen her use it a few times before. She made these really cool looking silver leaves out of it, and a few crosses. I believe you can also get it in other metals as well?

Yooooo Jazza! Great videos as always🤙

Hahaha, your ad interpretation made me belly laugh! Awesome!

3:34 he’s so smooth about it

Jazza, as someone with a septum ring, I think you look GREAT with one!

I'm imagining making thousands of tiny rings, linking them all together, and turning them into silver chain mail. Or, you could even make something that would pass for a mithril shirt that would make Gimli jealous.

Really enjoyed this video, keep up the great work dude!!!

Jazza looks strangely good with the nose ring, especially when combined with his spiky hair!

I learn alot of drawing from you man, and you always bring me with a smile and motivation to draw, keep it up bro and epic video as always :)👍

I feel like Jazza could rock an earring like that, he probably did when he was younger, maybe he should try it out again.

Well done Jazza 👍 I'll be sharing your video link with my mum cause she does awesome DIY jewelry an she is running out of ideas & supplies lol I can definitely see my mum putting in orders for silver clay thingy lol... Thank you Jazza for sharing your amazing art work step by step with the world, love your channel an keep up the good work 🙂👍

The amount of work you put in to your videos is outstanding

The pen has a really cool Damascus steel look to it. The fact it's ACTUALLY made from real silver is even cooler. Really like the way it came out, hit it out the park with the patterning 👌🏼

Welcome to the world of sintered metal. Now discover the awesomeness that is metal 3D printing filament. Also if you have some fire-grade bricks you can stack them into a small calcinator chamber, which works a bit better. Burning the clay from the outside does alright, but evenly sintering it through and through in an oven is even better. Also don't be afraid if it catches on fire--that's what you actually want! You're burning off filler material so the metal is all that's left.

The visual effects are stunning especially at the end

"creativity is stupid." - it really is, the greatest things people have made was not taken too seriously.

This looks like so much fun! An easier way to make silver stuff 😁 And yes to the nosering! 👍🏻

Hey Jazza!!! I was wondering if you could try using your art skills to create a stop motion puppet. I know you have dabbled with it in the past, and as an animator, I would love to see it!

Coolest clay ever! Thanks for taking us on that journey. It was fun 🤩

*"The universe is telling me I gotta go big."* _What a quote_

You need to use silver solder to connect the surfboard to the wave. I recommend looking at either northernmudlarks (they turn their finds into jewelry/sculptures using metal) or Jodie boo who uses it in her art and jewellery

Great videos jazza, going through some struggles rn and could definitely use your videos to help

Now this was pretty awesome,and sick. And I love it

I love the mispelling of Legendary at the end as LegenDAIRY. Awesome.

The nose-ring is definetely the new you, only it has to get a lot bigger! I love watching your videos, really entertaining!

Hi there,so nice you found silver clay! My son sent the link to me for I work with silverclay a lot. Some of the things you are trying could be done a lot easier... But maybe you like to experiment yourself.. But I'm open to questions!

That is a very cool pen!! Nice work!

This is really cool. Clay has never been my thing, but I still love watching clay being molded

The piercing suits you surprisingly! 👍 Ps. Black magic. I do not use it (am no creator etc) but I advertise it to creator friends and they are very satisfied!

I couldn't get a jazzy box but at least I get to watch some jazz art

the sponsor progress bar is genius, i sat through the whole thing because i could see how long it was. thanks for the little things jazza!

For polishing after shaping with files and emery cloth/garnet papers, use a variable speed dremel tool with a grit impregnated rubber wheel, then switch over to a buffing wheel and polishing rouges...

I've never been this early..

loved it!

I absolutely love making jewelry and I’ve always wanted to see jazz try his hand in it. Hopefully he keeps refining his jewelers skills like he has everything else. Who knows, maybe even a Bobby duke collab?

So cool! ❤️

That is super cool! I would not know what to use that for. Loving the nose ring, btw! Great look on you. lol

That ending was epic! Best selling RU-vid commercial ever! 🤘🤘🤘

LOVE the metal tune you had playing

YES !!! nose ring new look APPROVED !!! ☺

this is amazing, I have a lot of ideas for what I would make :)

your videos are so satisfying

I always wanted to try that stuff but I got no way of firing stuff and generally not really a lot of time to be creative at the moment, so.... It's cool to see you work with it and all the cool things one could do with it. I like pen design and how chunky it is ^^

Happy Easter everyone