[Jewelry making - Article 00343] - Re: [Orchid] Rolling and making wire

[jennifer friedman]

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Jerry,

    Are you sure your coin is pure .999? I have melted sterling pesos
    (old) and this how I do it. I cut the coin in half or thirds. Make a
    narrow goove in my charcoal block and melt the silver until it is
    fully melted (adding a small amount of borax to clean). Take the wire
    shaped metal, pickle it (clean again) and then start rolling it out
    in my wire mill. I roll it out as far as I can and then I start to
    draw it on my plate. You will need to anneal your silver every couple
    (2 or 3) mill runs. You do not want it to get hard or it will either
    crack or peel. 

Jennifer
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