[Jewelry making - Article 00506] - [Orchid] Using of "crazy" glues for attaching findings.

[David Popham]

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    Hi all, I enamel copper and would like to make some brooches. In the
    past I have used commercially available one piece pin backs glued on
    to the backing enamel. However, it occurred to me that I might obtain
    a more "professional" look if I used the smaller commercially
    available findings. My motivation is to increase the price of my
    brooches yet still reach the local market. The suggestion of
    soldering these on to the metal surface is not feasible for me
    because the findings move during the firing process, presumably
    because my firing temperatures and times allow the solder to melt
    once again. Brazing is much too difficult for me at this time because
    I have not found a brass alloy that flows well. 

    Has anyone tried to use the cyanomethacrylate glues? They are the
    ones that you see in the advertisements with the guy's hard hat stuck
    to the rsj. Do these glues have sufficient shear strength to tolerate
    the movements? If not, could I use the epoxy resins? 

Hope someone can help,
David Popham


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