[Jewelry making - Article 00347] - Re: [Orchid] Sandblasting vs. beadblasting?

[Noel Yovovich]

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    Yes, you can change media, if you *clean very very thoroughly*
    between media,. especially when going from coarser to finer.   
    There are many to choose from, and I had a lot of fun using aluminum
    oxide (I think-- or was it corrundum?) on glass to etch deeply into
    it and do 3D things. I didn't pursue it, but it clearly had
    potential. I've always meant to try that technique on, say, rose
    quartz, but never got around to it (so far). Quartz is pretty hard,
    so it might not work, but should on maybe turquoise or other "soft"
    stone... NOT malachite, that would be too toxic! Anyway, have fun!
    By the way, anything resilient and rubbery will work well as a
    resist: rubber cement, Elmer's glue, watercolor frisket, masking
    tape, paint marker, stickers, electrical tape (which is stretchy and
    will conform to a domed surface) plus, of course, the tapes made for
    the purpose such as "buttercut" which is expensive and not so easy
    to find. Yikes! I've given you an earful you didn't ask for. Pity my
    poor students! Noel


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