[Jewelry making - Article 00168] - Re: [Orchid] Rubber and silver bracelets

[Teri Davis]

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    Hi I just started working with hand hammering wire bracelets and
    coating them with plastidip. do they want the rubber part of bracelet
    pure rubber/plastic? Plastic dip if very pliable I could attempt to
    cast some black bracelets and see if it works or not for you it would
    be very cheap just take me making a mold and then pouring the pattern
    would be one side only leaving the back of bracelet flat then the
    sterling bracelet findings can be attached to the ends. 

    just let me know or try it yourself :) lol 

    I would braid base metal wire then make a mold of it in clay then
    cast into the clay for the braclets. if I made them long then they
    could be trimmed to size and findings attached? Making any sense it's
    very early am here? mold release could be vaseline thin layer rubbed
    in to mold and once cured boiling water will clean them up and once
    dry platidip is non toxic and food grade. 

    Black Plasti dip is available in any hardware store like home depot
    and is 6.98 a pint. so cost of time materials would be minimal I base
    prices on cost of materials plus  minutes to make it times an hourly
    wage so like I said I could produce a dozen for maximum if it takes 1
    pint for 12 bracelets $1 each if two pints then cost would be each $2
     plus whatever the findings cost which you could supply or buy and
    affix yourself. 

    Let me know either way I will probably start experimenting :) 

Teri
America's Only cameo Artist
www.cameoartist.com

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