[Jewelry making - Article 00040] - Re: [Orchid] [Looking for] Supplier for anticlastic raising

[Michelle Barrineau]

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    I'm not sure where to get these supplies, but I can tell you how to
    make your own stake for a lot cheaper.  Buy a small round bezel
    mandrel, and clamp the fat end into a vise.  Using your torch, heat
    an area about two thirds of the way up the mandrel (towards the fat
    end) until it's red hot.  Hold a piece of cut off metal pipe(or
    other non-valuable, sturdy metal tube) with pliers, slide it over
    the skinny end of the pipe until just before the red hot area, and
    use it to bend the mandrel the desired amount (35 degrees?).  Move
    the torch flame down an inch or two or wherever you want the next
    bend, and heat that area to red hot.  Bend the mandrel in the
    opposite direction.  Repeat this until you reach the end of the
    mandrel.  You can make deeper or shallower bends as you go for a
    surface variety.  I've found this works best with two people, one to
    hold the torch, and one to do the bending.  You don't want the torch
    on the metal while bending.  Good Luck, 

Michelle B. 

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