Tools & Supplies
The following supply sources have been arranged alphabetically in categories. Where possible, URL's and e-mail addresses have been included. Thank you to the Northern California Enamel Guild, Judy Stone and Karen L. Cohen for the generous use of their annual supply list. Please note that most suppliers listed are located in the United States.
Table of Contents
- Enamel Supplies
- Metal and Metal-Working Supplies
- Safety Equipment
- Other Supplies Used in Enameling
- See our Links pages for Resources on the Web
If you have suggestions for other suppliers or find a non-working link, please email us.
Enamel Supplies
Thompson, Latham (English) enamels, enameling and metal-working supplies, metal and books.
135 W 29th St., / Suite 402; New York, NY 10001
Tel: 800-645-7124; Fax: 800-645-7125
French (emaux Soyer Cristallerie de St-Paul) enamels
830 S. Main Street; Cheshire, CT 06410-3417
Tel: 800-847-3192 or 203-272-3208; Fax: 203-250-7527
Enamel, tools, material supplements, kilns. School support.
Toronto, ON, Canada
email: emporiumvitreum@yahoo.ca
Ninomiya, Nihoh Shippo and Hirosawa enamels as well as Ginbari Foil
Paragon, Cress and AIM kilns, Thompson enamels, copper shapes, firing tools and supplies
756 NE Lombard; Portland, OR 97211
Tel: 503.283.1353 or 800.999.CLAY (800.999.2529); Fax: 503-283-1387
ILoveEnamels.com, and alternate Etsy link
Enamel frits, mixes and blends. Large, medium, and small size frits custom made. Torch fire and kiln fire enameling tools, metal blanks.
Petersburg, FL
Leslie Ceramics
Thompson enamels, kilns, kiln repair, supplies, tools and books
1212 San Pablo Ave
Berkeley, CA 94706
Tel: 510-524-7363; Fax: 510-524-2387
Metal shapes, foils, cloisonne wire, tools and books. Can walk in and shop like in a candy store
34 West 46th Street; New York, NY 10036
888-944-0909, Fax: 212-944-0644
Enamels by Blythe, Milton Bridge (Latham), Soyer, Schauer, British Professional, metal blanks, cloisonne wire, foils, painting enameling supplies, PnP film
Gresham Works, Mornington Road
North Chingford, London E4 7DR
United Kingdom
Tel: 44(0)20 8524 9546; Fax: 44 (0)22 8524 9546; email
Enamel supply catalogue, PMC supplies, kilns, as well as complete line of supplies for metal-working of all types.
7500 Bluewater Road NW; Albuquerque, NM 87121-1962
Thompson Enamels and Products
Soyer Enamels
Vintage Thompson Leaded Enamels
Tel:
800-525-5959
Outside of US: 775-265-3284
Email:
sales@enameling.com
www.enameling.com
Major supplier in U.S including books. The website has links to all major distributors of Thompson Enamel.
650 Colfax Avenue; Bellevue, KY 41073
859-291-3800, Fax 859-291-1849
Jewelry tools, silver and gold stock. Distributor of Schauer enamels
25 West 47th Street; New York, NY 10036
Tel: (212) 398-8300 or (800)223-7550; Fax: (212)869-0808
Carries Thompson enamels and many other related tools for enamelists. Also carries a full range of jewelry making and metalsmithing tools and teaches/sponsors classes.
10 Oak Hill Plaza; Scarborough, ME 04074
Metal and Metal-Working Supplies
Also see Enameling Supplies as some of these companies also sell metal and metal-working supplies.
Thompson, Latham (English) enamels, enameling and metal-working supplies, metal and books.
135 W 29th St., / Suite 402; New York, NY 10001
Tel: 800-645-7124; Fax: 800-645-7125
Polishing equipment
2620 W. Main Street
P.O. Box 1180
Barstow, CA 92312-1180
Tel: 800-253-2954 or 760-255-1030; Fax: 760-255-1077
Large quantity non-ferrous metal purchases
10634 Shoemaker Ave.
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670-4038
Tel: 562-968-2100; Fax: 562-968-2110
Diamond tools and polishing equipment
Lewis Center, OH
Tel: 740-548-4100; Fax 740-548-7617
Also in London and Singapore
Patterned sheet and wire, a refiner and manufacturer of precious metal.
6009 Bandini Blvd.
City of Commerce, CA 90040
800-822-1996; Fax: 323-722-6567; contact@dhfco.com
255 Hancock Avenue
P.O. Box 3998
Bridgeport, CT. 06605-0936
Tel: 800-243-4466; Fax: 203-366-3953 or 888-454-4377
Some items not found in the USA
Berliner Str. 18
Postfach 567
D-75172 Pforzheim, GermanyTel: 0049-07231-31031; Fax: 0049-07231-310300
Jewelry tools and equipment
243 Beckenham Road
Kent BR3 4TS
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 020 8778 7061; Fax: 020 8678 8669
Jewlery supplies, fine metal wire and sheet
709 Sansom St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Tel: 800-922-1006; Fax: 215-922-7126
Cheap quality tools
9936 E. Rush St.; El Monte, CA 91733
626-443-9467 or 800-423-4981; Fax: 626-579-4602
Precision miniature threads, fasteners, polishing discs & tools
394 Elm Street
Southbridge, MA 01550
Tel: 508-764-4394; Fax: 508-764-7350
Metal shapes, foils, cloisonne wire, tools and books. Can walk in and shop like in a candy store
34 West 46th Street; New York, NY 10036
888-944-0909, Fax: 212-944-0644
Miniature tools, stainless cloisonne tweezers.
340 Snyder Ave.; Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
908-464-2984 or 800-225-1066; Fax: 908-665-9383
Thin enameled steel made by Alliance Wall.
7013 South 216th Street
Kent, WA 98032
Tel: 206-623-5460 or 877-727-7515; Fax: 206-623-9831
Gold and silver composites for enameling.
P. O. 890
Clarkdale, AZ 86324
928-634-3434 or 800-876-3434; Fax: 928-634-6734; email
Enamel supply catalogue, PMC supplies, kilns, as well as complete line of supplies for metal-working of all types.
7500 Bluewater Road NW; Albuquerque, NM 87121-1962
Silver Supplies Showroom at Starr Gems Inc.
220 W. Drachman Street
Tucson, AZ 85705
Tel: 800-882-8750; Fax: 520-882-7947
Enameling Steel Distributor stocking Types I, II, and III
1438 Hillsboro Ave. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Attn: Pete Dennen
Non firescale sterling called Deox silver, solder, wire, refining
2781 Townline Road
Alden, NY 14004
Tel: 800-999-3463; Fax: 800-533-6657
Paste solder and powder solder for jewelers and metalsmiths
10001 NW 50th Street Suite #111
Sunrise, FL 33351
954-747-1919; Fax: 954 747-5399
Safety Equipment
Protective eyewear, dust masks, kilns & glass working supply
51 8th Street North; Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Tel: 800-281-2872 or 320-253-0919; Fax: 320-253-1239
Safety glasses, Kevlar gloves, respiratory protection
4055 Linden Street; Oakland, CA 94608
Tel: 510-658-0414; Fax: 510-658-0413
Other Supplies Used in Enameling
Ackerman Pens produces the Pump Pen designed for use by artists, modelers, hobbyists, etchers and anyone else who wants to apply a liquid using fine hand and pen control.
Ackerman Pens
1563 Solano Ave #173; Berkeley, CA 94707
Tel: 510-917-3038; Fax: 866-892-4650
Glass supplies - annealing, enameling and fusing ovens, temperature controllers, metal leaf and foil, mica powders, enamels, eyewear, books, videos and much more.
4301 A Product Drive; Shingle Springs, CA 95682
Phone 800-899-0689; Fax: 530-677-1600
Sade and easy to use glass etching products.
9728 W Cottonwood Drive
Sun City, AZ 85373
Tel: 623-933-4567; Fax: 623-815-9095
Assembled frames for silkscreen, 6xx or 8xx polyester material; Photo emulsion kit (Speedball), and Squeegee for silkscreening. Also sells kilns, copper shapes, tooling foil and some enameling supplies
PO Box 1267; Galesburg, IL 61402-1267
Tel: 800-828-4548; Fax: 800-621-8293
Large copper wire and mesh
105B Goodwill Road
P.O. Box 219
Cambridge, MD 21613
Tel: 877-226-9473; Fax: 410-228-2617
Enamel, kilns, tools, copper blanks, transfers.
Unit 9 Pywell Court
Pywell Road, WIllowbrook Ind Estate
Corby, Northamptonshire NN17 5WA
Tel: 01536 269229
Large mail-order art supplies, also a source for ImagOn
P.O. Box 84268
Seattle, WA 98124-5568
Tel: 800-426-6740; Fax: 800-238-4065
PnP blue resource, etching and plating supplies
365 Blair Road
Avenel, New Jersey 07001
Tel: 800-972-2225; Fax: 732-381-1006
Located in Canada but distributes (duty free) in the US. Can make elements for any kiln; supplier of all kinds of kiln supplies, makes own enameling kilns|
1120 Speers Road
Oakville, Ontario
Canada L6L 2X4|
Tel: 800-296-5456; Fax: 905-849-0001
Supply source for larger quantities of Ferric Chloride
732 N. Yale Ave.
Villa Park, IL 60181
Tel: 630-832-6004 or 800-465-7382; Fax: 630-832-6064
Source for Nikolas #2105 Clear Lacquer to protect copper, silver, etc.
2800 Washington Blvd.
Bellwood, IL 60104
Tel: 708-544-0320; Fax: 708-544-9722
Copper, wire cloth & rare metals
28976 Hopkins Street
Hayward, CA 94545-5096
Tel: 800-969-3559; Fax: 510-786-4167
Sieves, wire cloth
160 Fornelius Ave.
Clifton, NJ 07013
Tel: 800-221-0392 or 973-778-4478; Fax: 973-778-4481
Manufactures enameling kilns
2011 South Town East Blvd.
Mesquite, Texas 75149-1122
Tel: 972-288-7557 or 800-876-4328; Fax: 888-222-6450
Art supplies of all types. many locations
Liquid ferric chloride for etching
Gold weave, custom orders
762 Ramsey Ave.
Hillside, NJ 07205
Tel: 888-688-4600 or 908-688-4600; Fax: 908-688-4601
Glass working equipment & supply, Kevlar gloves, custom decals, protective eyewear
400 Front Street
P.O. Box D
Hellertown, PA 18055
Tel: 610-838-7047 or 800-334 WALE; Fax: 610-838 7440
Business Location:
1875 Old Alabama Road,
Suite 1230
Roswell, GA 30076
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