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From: Noel Yovovich
Date: Tue Mar 26 23:02:26 2002
 
     
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    Hi Regina, I have never tried this, but, years ago, I read a
    non-glue method for securing pearls. You make the peg by drawing
    down a pair of wires together, so they are two half-rounds that fit
    together. You then solder them, leaving the top 1/3 or so
    unsoldered. Then you make a tiny wedge that fits between them. You
    insert into the pearl with the wedge just barely engaged in the peg.
    When it hits the end of the hole, it is pushed into the peg,
    spreading it and locking the pearl (for all eternity) onto the peg. 

    That's the theory. Sounds like a real pain, but I thought I'd pass
    it along just the same. It may have said to widen the inner-most
    part of the drilled hole with a burr. I dunno, glue sounds pretty
    good to me.            --Noel 


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