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From: J. Yang Date: Thu Feb 19 21:22:00 2004 |
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========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm ]======== About the use of copper salts for fusing/granulation: One Internet article said that the copper bond will get stronger with each heating. That would allow you to build your pyramid shapes by fusing each layer separately. But I don't know if the information is correct (and can't remember who wrote it). I hadn't needed copper salts for fusing, as long as I used a tabletop kiln and a torch with a small, soft flame. That torch recently broke* and I can't dial down the new torch enough to avoid overheating the entire piece, so I've gone back to using copper salts. It's easy enough to make a copper solution, but I happened to have antiquing solution (http://www.modernoptions.com/SFpages/PGangel.html) and it works fine. Janet *It was a $10 Bernzomatic microtorch--a poor-quality tool that soon developed problems. In one way it was the perfect torch for fusing: The nozzle gunked up until it could only produce a short, round flame. But it also leaked and after a few months wouldn't work at all, so I don't recommend it. ____________________________________________________________________ T h e O r c h i d L i s t Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures ____________________________________________________________________ Orchid FAQ: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm Orchid Archives: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive Orchid Galleries: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm Invite a Friend: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm ____________________________________________________________________ Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books Buy Orchid Jewelry: ~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop ____________________________________________________________________ -Unsubscribe: -Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank ____________________________________________________________________ |
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