[Jewelry making - Article 00706] - Re: [Orchid] Making a sphere

[James Binnion]

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>     Spinning sound like the way to go! 

    Certainly experiment but pool balls in the press are a very bad idea
    they will shatter and throw pieces at high velocity around the shop,
    and maybe into you. Only use wrought steel for tooling in the press
    even cast some iron can shatter when subjected to the pressure
    available in a hydraulic press. Think carefully about how the
    tooling is secured and is it really strong enough. 

James Binnion
jbin AT mokume-gane.com
James Binnion Metal Arts
http://www.mokume-gane.com
360-756-6550
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