[Jewelry making - Article 00517] - Re: [Orchid] Ultra violet set enamels

[Terri May]

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    There are definitely some resins and epoxies that put off too much
    heat for fragile materials; but have you ever seen the resin with
    scorpions embedded, or the resin with dandilion "fluff ball" seed
    stems within?  Lots of people embed fairly fragile items (like
    photographs) in epoxies. 

    "Noel suggested that

>              With resin enamel, new non-heat-resistant materials can
>     be incorporated, for example. There is, in fact, quite a lot of
>     heat given off in the chemical processes involved , and I would
>     hate for anyone to accidently ruin a precious object. It is, of
>     course, nothing like as hot as kiln-fired vitreous enamels, but
>     this would be little consolation in such circumstances. You need
>     also to consider the potential corrosiveness of the resin; if it
>     takes the skin off your fingers, and the lining off your lungs,
>     then it's a fair bet that it is not going to do much for fine wood

    Stevie, it actually sounds like you are using fiberglass resins,
    which are flammable and toxic.  There are some much milder resins
    and epoxies out there. 

--Terri


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