[Jewelry making - Article 00024] - Re: [Orchid] Textures with rolling mill

[Lee Einer]

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>     I am interested in creating textures with a rolling mill. I have
>     not had much sucess getting a very defined texture on my silver. 

    1). Set your rollers for a dead pass on the metal you wish to
    texture. A dead pass means the rollers are set just tight enough to
    contact the metal without compressing it. 

    2). Fold a piece of paper towel into eighths. That is to say, fold
    it, fold it again, and fold it a third time so you have eight layers
    of paper towel. 

    3). Make a sandwich with the fabric on top, the paper towel on the
    bottom and the silver in the middle. 

    4). Run the sandwich through the mill. The paper towel will provide
    compression, smushing the silver up into the fabric and giving a
    well-defined pattern.

Lee
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