[Jewelry making - Article 00137] - Re: [Orchid] What should I be stringing on...

[Judy Willingham]

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Hello Joanna,

    A little more information would help in diagnosis. You don't mention
    where the breaks occur on the pieces that come back for repair. Is
    the break usually in the same place or does it vary so much that
    there is no consistency. Is there a type of bead that might be
    damaging the beadalon? 

    If the break is at the crimp bead, you may be crimping it so hard
    that you damage and weaken the cable. There is also an appropriate
    crimping tool and technique to be used, which has been covered on
    Orchid in the past. 

    Personally, I avoid crimping and use silk or softflex cable so that
    I can knot the ends and then cover the extra cable with a couple
    beads and use adhesive (watch crystal cement) to secure those tails
    inside the beads. It takes a little practice to adjust the cord or
    cable and place the final knot. Silk is always my first choice, but I
    recognize that ceramic, metal, and some glass beads will cut the
    fiber... then the cable is necessary. 

Like I said, give us some more details,
Judy in Kansas
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