[Jewelry making - Article 00376] - Re: [Orchid] Ingots for rolling

[John Donivan]

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>     I have a hard time fabricating a way to make silver ingots that
>     come out close to the right size to work with my roller 

    I don't have a real clear picture of all you are asking, but here's
    some thoughts. Unless there's some reason for you to get a "whole"
    ingot, you don't need to. Just pour it either until it's full, or
    until your metal runs out - it doesn't have to be pretty. I used to
    carve a space into a charcoal block for ingots. I also make small
    ones on the bench using self-locking tweezers. If you get flashings
    and bulges, you can fire polish those away - melt the outside, but
    not so hot the whole ingot melts. Lastly, you are opening your
    rolling mill up? If you open the rollers, you can begin with an ingot
    that's 3-4 times the size of the first slot - the ingot doesn't have
    to fit into the first square - you roll it down to the first square.
    And bulges will even out - just be gentle (light increments) until
    you get it through the first whole slot. 

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