[Jewelry making - Article 00027] - Re: [Orchid] Tube bending

[Dikran Nodznaia]

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    Depends how large of a diameter it is, the wire, if it is large I
    have tried to fill it up with carving wax, off course you have to
    heat it up and melt the wax, after cooling you can bend it (gently)
    the shape that you want and then heat and drain/burn the wax out. You
    can use the same method of the wire insert but with fishing line that
    is the same diameter as the hole on the tube. 

    I personally work with the tube itself without any of this hence
    they are a bit messy. 

    I use mandrels of different shapes and sizes, with heat/annealing
    being behind the flow of the bending..........very important...it is
    only done with Fingers, tools coated with leathers and mandrels. I
    hope I was of a help, I bet if you put your head in to it you will
    invent a newer way to do it, just don't forget to share. 

Best regards
Dikran Nodznaia

 
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