[Jewelry making - Article 00794] - Re: [Orchid] Using Delrin?

[Peter W . Rowe]

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>      How is Delrin (sp?) used? I'm still a beginner, and someone gave
>     me a chunk of this plastic stuff and said "oh, you'll have fun with
>     this, it cuts like butter." From references in course descriptions
>     I'm under the impression that this is typically cut not to make
>     jewelry out of it but for making molds for a press somehow, yes?
>     How shall I best play with this? 

    Bethany, the simple answer is "however you like". 

    It's just a versatile material.  It gets used as an easy to work and
    machine plastic,  one which is quite tough as well.  That makes it
    well suited to various uses as tools, dies, and the like.  But this
    does not detract from the fact that it can also be the perfect
    solution as a material for certain uses in jewelry.  Anywhere you
    might wish to use a plastic in the color you've got for delrin, it
    can be used just fine.  Makes interesting jewelry that will hold up
    quite well in many cases.  As with any material, it has it's
    limitations. It does not bend like metal, nor is it all that easy to
    glue, for example.  But no material does it all.  Add it to your
    "palette" of possible materials to use in your creations, or to use
    as a tool to create your jewelry with. 

Peter

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