[Jewelry making - Article 00235] - [Orchid] Frustrated reticulation & fusing

[JSEllington]

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    I am a self-taught silver/goldsmith. I decided to experiment with
    trying to reticulate the face of a piece of 16 gauge silver. I have
    a Little Torch. I used Tip #6 and a large, bushy flame. I believe I
    heated the piece for at least 30 minutes and could never get the
    surface melted. 

    Also, this weekend I decided to try fusing some pieces to a sheet to
    make a bracelet. The first attempt was 22ga backing with 22ga pieces
    to be fused on the surface. I could melt the pieces and make the
    curl up, but I could never get the pieces to fuse to the backing. I
    used #6 tip and heated evenly both front and back--moving the torch
    pretty constantly. I then tried to fuse the same 22ga pieces to a
    backing of 32 gauge silver. Never made it! 

    Do I have the wrong torch for reticulation and large-scale fusing?
    What else could be wrong? 

J. S. (Sue) Ellington


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