[Jewelry making - Article 00157] - Re: [Orchid] Working with reticulated sheet

[Jocelyn Henderson]

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Hi There,

    I've been using reticulation in my work for a year now and just
    completed a small body of work using it.  Reticulation is wonderful
    once you become used to it.  When using sheet I first use a nylon
    mallet to tap the sheet down so it is a little more regular, this has
    minimal effects on the appearance.  Once I have fairly flat sheet I
    just solder the bezel on.  The small gaps don't seem to matter as I
    use hard solder most of the time and the reticulation is sort of
    mushy at this temp.  I normally observe the bezel settle into the
    surface of the sheet.  I've had a lot of success soldering to
    reticulation by using this mushy state to conform to the piece I am
    attaching.  Maybe not the 'correct' way to do it but it works for
    me! 

Good Luck,
Jocelyn Henderson


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