Annealing is a crucial process, especially when working with metal jewelry and cloisonné wires. It is a heat treatment technique used to make the metal more workable, softer, and less prone to breaking. In this video, Pam East shows how to anneal a variety of metal wires in the UltraLite Kiln.
The UltraLite Kiln is a compact kiln great for those not interested in investing in a table top kiln quite yet. It will fire silver metal clay, over glaze enamels and is good for metal annealing and heat treating. The UltraLite is also popular with jewelers worldwide for working with granulation, keum-boo, fusing fuse small glass.
The tools and supplies used in this video are listed below.
