[Jewelry making - Article 00047] - [Orchid] Titanium

[Dorthe Hedehus]

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    Yes many says, that titanium is very hard. I don't agree, but you'll
    need a little more patience, than with silver. 

    The problem with titanium is, that the meltingpoint is to high, so
    soldering is out of question, but any kind of cold connection is
    possible. Personally I like rivets of silver in a piece of coloured
    titanium. It adds to the design, besides connecting f. ex. the
    brooch-needle with the titanium plate. Another possibility is to use
    a kind of spring-technique. A little like spring-steel is used in the
    industry. But about cold connections I can recommend "Metal technic"
    ed. by Tim McCreight, Brynmorgen Press. There is an article about
    cold connections, thats just great. 

    The most fascinating thing about titanium is, that its so easy to
    colour. The easy way is to clean the surface (wire or plate)
    thoroughly with sand or emery paper. The most important thing is,
    that the surface is evenly "scratched". Then use a soft flame and
    carefully warm up the titanium. You'll see rainbows, I promise! 

    Making coils of titanium wire, colouring it, and afterwards sawing it
    out in jumprings to make chains, is another possibility. Its not hard
    at all. You kan make some very beautyfull chains if you mix silver
    and titanium jump-rings. Try the "Idiots delight" from Tim
    McCreight's Metalsmiths Handbook. Here in Denmark its called
    (translated) "the kings chain". 

    Have a good time and a nice weekend 

    Yours Dorthe


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