[Jewelry making - Article 00342] - Re: [Orchid] Plique a'jour effect using resin/epoxy

[Laurie Cavanaugh]

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    I had some success using Colores resin to fill in what is basically
    piercework in silver. I wondered also what would work, and it
    occurred to me that I had not yet found anything (tape, glue,
    nothing) that would stick to silicone RTV molds. I did an experiment
    where I just set the silver piece onto the smooth RTV mold surface
    and dripped the resin into the piercework. It ran under the silver a
    bit because the silver was uneven, but it did not stick to the mold.
    If I wanted to do a lot of this, I'd make an open-topped mold of the
    finished piece to create a positive seal against the bottom. 

Hope this helps!
Laurie Cavanaugh


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