[Jewelry making - Article 00068] - [Orchid] Working with copper

[Ako]

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    Recently I've been working  with copper a lot and I'm trying to get
    this really intense red by heating and then quenching it.  So far I
    had the most success by  heating the piece face down on a charcoal
    block with a big reducing flame and throwing it in warm water
    saturated with borax while it's still red. This works well when the
    piece is about 0.5mm thick, but I haven't had much success with
    bigger, thicker pieces.  Also, anything soldered on the piece will
    not stay on. 

Any thoughts?
Ako


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