The Gem and Jewelry World's foremost Resource on The Internet.
Re: [Orchid] Re-flatten warped sheet silver  
  [Thread Prev] [Message Prev]      [Date Index]   [Thread Index]      [Message Next] [Thread Next]
From: Karen Goeller
Date: Mon Aug 23 07:55:59 2004
 
     
========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========

Sharron,

    I don't know if you've tried this, but I have had a lot of luck with
    this technique. 

    Take a leather mallet that is as close as possible to covering the
    entire surface of the piece (if it's a bit larger, that's great). 
    Lay the piece on the anvil and the mallet on top of the piece.  Use a
    heavy-head brass hammer (or really any heavy-head hammer/mallet) and
    hammer onto the leather mallet.

    Basically, it's creating a "sandwich" between the leather mallet and
    the anvil, and should work well to flatten the piece evenly. You're
    not hammering directly on the piece, so the distortion won't affect
    your ability to flatten it. 

Good luck!

Karen Goeller
kgoeller AT nolimitations.com
Hand-crafted artisan jewelry
http://www.nolimitations.com

____________________________________________________________________
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
____________________________________________________________________

  Click to Visit  
     
  Navigate:  
   
  Orchid Resources:  
   Join & Post
 Invite a friend to join Orchid
 F.A.Q
 Galleries
 BenchExchange
 Orchid Message Archives [Subject Index] [Date Index]

Ganoksin now offers a number of ways for you to stay on top of the latest from Orchid!

  1. My Yahoo - Do you have a My Yahoo page? If so, you can easily read the latest Orchid posts on your personalized page by adding this feed:Add Orchid to My Yahoo!
  2. Add Orchid to myGoogle Add to my Google
  3. Read Orchid with NewsGator and Microsoft Outlook Add Orchid to Your  NewsGator
Support Orchid! - If you believe in what we're doing, you can help!

 
     
     

© Copyright 1996 - 2008, The Ganoksin Project