[Jewelry making - Article 00429] - Re: [Orchid] Fixing wax carving holes

[Michael Goin]

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Augest,

>     The problem is that the spot that was fixed now appears lighter
>     under the surface than the rest of the model 

    Filling a hole or pit should be rather quick. Here are a few I do
    when adding wax to a wax pattern. First, always make sure the pen tip
    is clean. Wax that has been burning will begin to loose its' color
    turn to clear and then start to burn. This puts a dark coating on the
    tip. This blackish or brownish wax residue can and will transfer to
    the wax pattern and appear like inclusions in diamonds. I clean my
    tips by turning up the temperature to high allowing the tip burn off
    the wax. (( Caution the fumes should be well ventilated)) Second,
    the temperature of the wax pen if too high can cause all of the
    above. Turn the wax pen down as low as you can while still allowing
    you to effectively add wax to your patterns. Third the source or
    supply of wax you draw from should whenever possible be the same wax
    your pattern came from. Always use a block of wax. Bubbles: Make sure
    you see no bubbles the wax you adding these will transfer to the wax
    pattern. Bubbles in the pattren should be removed and then refill the
    pattern. Or they can floated out by running a pen tip under and
    around them. This will allow them to float to the top and break the
    surface. 

Hope this helps. Have a good day.
Michael Goin

 
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