[Jewelry making - Article 00035] - Re: [Orchid] Pearls Glue

[Neilthejeweler]

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    Lately I've been using HXTAL which seems pretty secure but its such
    a pain to wait days for a good cure. 

    On some antique pieces I've run into, pearls were set with some sort
    of white hot glue. That stuff is fabulous but I don't know what it is
    or where to get it. 

    What you can do to improve your bond is to get a fairly tight fit
    between the post and the hole. Any free play allows the soft epoxy
    to flex and fail. On larger pearls I will often drill the hole
    deeper. On occasion I have actually tapped a threaded hole into the
    pearl to match a threaded post. Overkill can be a good thing.
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