[Jewelry making - Article 01156] - [Orchid] [Source] Textured Sheet Metal?

[Julie Picarello]

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Hello,

    I am interested in adding textured metal pieces to the polymer clay
    jewelry I design, and am hoping to pick your collective brains.
    Basically, I am trying to figure out if I should invest in an
    inexpensive rolling mill to texture my own or just try to find a
    source for pre-textured sheet (copper, brass, silver)? My goal is
    ultimately to cut round & oval shapes with my disc cutter, file them
    & possibly patina & dap them before adding them to my fired clay.

    I've taken basic metalsmithing classes but I don't have a torch and
    am not setup for annealing in my studio.and everything I've read
    about rolling mills indicates that metal should be annealed & pickled
    before running it through the mill. I am wondering if it would be
    safe to texture sheet sent directly from the manufacturer without
    annealing it myself.OR. am I better off trying to find a source for
    pre-textured sheet?

    I apologize in advance for my lack of knowledge and appreciate your
    input!

Julie

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