[Jewelry making - Article 01086] - Re: [Orchid] Making large silver granules

[Karen Goeller]

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    Larry, You don't say whether you're working with sterling or fine
    silver.  I've found that I can melt fine silver with the torch and
    produce MUCH shinier granules than sterling.  But in either case,
    pickling them then tumbling them can get them nice and shiny. 

    You can get your 3mm granules by experimenting a bit with jump
    rings, which is my starting point whenever I make granules of any
    size.  Take a bunch of jump rings of the same size, lay them on your
    charcoal block, and hit them with your torch just until they ball up.
     Let them roll off the charcoal block and into a deep bowl of pickle,
    while still VERY hot.  The result should be nice, round (or pretty
    round) granules of a predictable size. Once you know what gauge and
    size of jump ring makes the granule size you want, you can make a
    virtually unlimited supply. 

Hope this helps!
Karen Goeller
kgoeller AT nolimitations.com
www.nolimitations.com



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