[Jewelry making - Article 00555] - [Orchid] Stringing metal beads

[David Popham]

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To the beaders of this site,

    I have a problem that I hope you can advise me on. On a lark, I made
    a bunch of enameled copper (of 0.025"/0.635 thickness) beads that
    are 3D projections of the shapes once used by programmers to diagram
    computer programs before PC's were invented. 

    My wife, bless her, was intrigued with them and had some of them
    strung as a necklace (double knoted at each bead) by a local
    professional beader. The necklace has considerable weight, but much
    to my surprise it sold. The lady likes it so much that she wares it
    very often. Unfortunately so much wearing has now caused one of the
    strings to be cut by a bead, and now I need to repair it. 

    Is there a way to blunt/smooth the edges of metal so that I can
    considerably reduce the chance of this sorry event happening again? 

    Looking forward to reading what you suggest. And thanks in advance
    for your suggestions. 

David

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