[Jewelry making - Article 00723] - Re: [Orchid] Article: Minimal Metalsmithing

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    I generally don't recommend cuff-style bracelets from metal clay -
    but more because of the cost factor than anything else. As for the
    repair - that (like any other repair) depends on what is involved in
    the item. Of course it can be repaired. If it is a break and there
    are no inclusions on the piece that would preclude it's being kiln
    fired, it is a simple matter of adding slip/paste/(the equivalent of
    solder) to the break and putting it into the kiln for a specified
    time. If there are items that won't survive the kiln, then those need
    to be removed, making the repair a bit less easy. Most items made
    from true metals (as opposed to costume jewelry from non-noble
    metals) can be repaired. Many of them can be repaired easily. Metal
    clay is not different from that - it usually can be repaired easier
    by utilizing the same methods used in its manufacture than taking a
    torch and some solder and fixing it in that fashion. 

BBR - Sandi Graves, Beadin' Up A Storm
Stormcloud Trading Co

 
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