[Jewelry making - Article 00076] - Re: [Orchid] Resin Jewelry

[Irene C White aka Rene]

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    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE  do not use a flame near the resin in its
    liquid or hardened state unless we are to read about you in the shop
    injuries thread. Resin is HIGHLY flammable and does so in an
    incredibly quick second with an incredibly intense heat.  Better to
    create a curing box from a discarded copy paper box.   20 dollar
    clamp light fixture(the silver colored hard ware store variety), 8
    dollar heat lamp bulb.  3 dollars worth of aluminum foil to cover the
    box.  5-10 dollars for meat thermometer. 

    1  upend copy paper box so that it is standing on end opening facing
    you 

    2  cut an opening in the top end sufficient to accommodate the clamp
    light 

    3 line box, lid and opening with aluminum foil 

    4 set box in lined lid, clamp light above opening in box and entire
    set up in a draft less as possible, well ventilated area. 

    5 turn light on and allow to come to temp ..approximately 10min best
    to measure with a meat thermometer but one can sort of fudge it by
    trial and error 

    6  use meat thermometer to determine level of heat 100-200 good for
    keeping resin warm while working with it, and predebubbling, then
    start in the 100-200 area moving resin forward a little at a time
    into the 350-400 max(depending on the resin) until it is hard.   This
    will give one great debubbleizing, and hardening acceleration without
    risking the flash fire which can result from torch and
    resin....Shiver Shiver Shiver  Please do not use the torch near
    resin. 

    Rene Who learned all her resin stuff by fooling around with it under
    the patient and watchful eye of Betty Heald, one terrific artist and
    teacher at MICA(Maryland institute college of art)


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