[Jewelry making - Article 00641] - Re: [Orchid] Repairing molded wax

[David L. Huffman]

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>        My question: is there a sealing compound, say something like
>     the whiteout used for covering typing errors, that is appropriate
>     to fill the small problem spots in the wax copies? 

    Hi Stan; Yes, there is.  It's called "disclosing wax" (21-0256) and
    it's used in the dental tech industry, but I've ordered it from
    Stuller.  Stuller also has what they call "repair waxes" (21-0360 &
    21-0361) in their tool catalog. I'm using the disclosing wax.  It's
    white and creamy in texture, so you just smear it on.  I'd like to
    try the repair waxes though, so next time I order I'll try them.  The
    disclosing wax is very soft, perhaps the repair waxes are a little
    firmer, which would be nice.  Another thing I use the disclosing wax
    for extensively is in stone setting.  If I'm setting in a bezel or
    channel, I smear a little over the stone, wave a torch lightly at it
    and it flows down around the stone, keeping it from rattling in the
    setting as I'm hammering bezels and channels down.  It also squeezes
    out around the stone as the metal closes, which allows me to guage
    how close I am to the stone.  It's very easy to steam it out and
    finish the job, or put it in a little jar of naptha in the ultrasonic
    cleaner. 

David L. Huffman


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