[Jewelry making - Article 00495] - Re: [Orchid] Cutting jump rings

[Karen Bahr]

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    Hi Trevor You could use copper or brass tubing instead as they won't
    contaminate the same and especially with copper you can still reuse
    your filings in water casting. That is what I do. Mix filing that I
    have gone over with a magnet a couple of times with fresh casting
    grain (I use fine to offset the extra copper that may be in my
    filings) and melt and pour into a large bucket of cold water. My
    students love seeing ways of reusing scrap and the funky shapes and
    cups are great for decorating. 

Karen Bahr   "the Rocklady"  (rocklady AT nucleus.com)
K.I.S. Creations
May your gems always sparkle.

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