[Jewelry making - Article 00966] - [Orchid] Pitch fire?

[Tracey Bell]

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Hi, 

    Yes, I have a million questions this week and I swear I always check
    the archive first..... 

    I think I am missing some subtlety in the process of taking a piece
    out of pitch, removing the pitch, and annealing it. Am I just to
    impatient? I read that the pitch should just turn to a gray ash and
    come off. Well, for me it has caught on fire, (too hot I guess) or
    done nothing but get glossy and stay mucky. I am using the black 
    pitch that came with a starter kit from rio. How long should it take
    for pitch to turn to ash at a low temp? 

Thanks,
Tracey
redsaturn20 AT gilanet.com

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