[Jewelry making - Article 00198] - Re: [Orchid] Drawing 18K wire

[Greg DeMark]

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Susan,

    Did you anneal, pickle and wash the metal after you created the wire
    and before you ran it through the draw plate? Using scrap gold to
    roll and draw requires extra care. 

    Your metal either became to hard or it was contaminated. 

    Another problem may have been the alloy that was used. Some alloys
    are designed for rolling and others for casting. 

    After reducing the metal by approximately 50% you should anneal and
    quench the metal. 

Good Luck
Greg DeMark
email: greg AT demarkjewelry.com
Website: www.demarkjewelry.com
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