[Jewelry making - Article 00223] - Re: [Orchid] How do you bend silver tubing?

[Ian W. Wright]

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>     but thus far have not found a very good way of bending the tubing
>     into an arch without denting or collapsing it. 

    I think it will depend on the size of the tubing but one thing you
    could try is the technique now used for bending the brass tubing
    used in making wind instruments (musical) which is to fill the
    tubing with ice... plug one end of the tube and fill it with water:
    then place it is the freezer for a while until the water is all
    frozen and bend it before it thaws out. The ice holds the tubing in
    shape but melts away cleanly afterwards. Otherwise, you can fill the
    tubing with anything which is fairly stiff such as hard wax, sand
    etc. 

Best wishes,
Ian
Ian W. Wright
Sheffield UK
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