[Jewelry making - Article 00990] - [Orchid] Free form gold pieces

[wyndham]

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    I'm Wyndham Dennison, a potter that also works with silver. I have
    learned a technique to create free form silver pieces by heating
    sterling to melt temp then pouring it(1/4 oz) or less into a dish of
    water giving the random almost crystaline appearance. 

    I wish to be able to do this with gold, using small nuggets that are
    about #14 size. I have tried with about a gram of these but when I
    get the gold up to temp (molten) and pour this into water, all I get
    is an oblong or rounded piece, not the delicate lacey work that I get
    from sterling. 

    1. is the mass too small to retain the molten state as it enters the
    water or... 

    2. the temp of the gold must be hotter than a benzomatic w/oxy can
    achieve, even though it is ina shiny liquid state. 

    3. is there another material other than water that would work.
    Liquid wax,pine neddles,???? 

    Since gold is a very expensive toy, I hope someone might have a
    thought. Thanks again, glad to be part of this forum. Wundham
    Dennison 


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