[Jewelry making - Article 00097] - Re: [Orchid] Hinges "V"

[R . E . Rourke]

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Jackie,

    Anneal your metal first I have pretty good results starting with a
    0/0 blade then notching the metal where i want the tube or half tube
    to go, or blocks if i'm doing a disappearing hinge. 

    that's where the rest of the posters and I part ways. I have a
    modified slim curved burnisher that i have made into an ultra sharp
    scraper that is about 0.5 mm at the tip and three sides,2 beveled and
    razor sharp,the third just tapers to the tip and is smooth and sharp
    on the curves length so at each top edge where 2 sides meet it is a
    perfect 90 degrees of sharpness tapering down to a thin razorlike
    cutter that accomplishes many things..so on the pull stroke it cleans
    out the awed groove with a few pulls....i also have a lozenge shaped
    machinists 6" file that does well to form v grooves..you can modify
    screwdrivers, large masonry nails, many things to make excellent
    scrapers that work on a push or a pull stroke for cleaning and
    finishing ( as some debuerre and polish at the same time). a diamond
    slitting wheel is overkill, but depending on the gauge of your metal
    a cut off whell can make quick work of grooving metals in a
    flexshaft..

R.E.R.
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