[Jewelry making - Article 00534] - Re: [Orchid] Granulation problem

[Daniel Wade]

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    You could also aquire graphite boards and place small drilled dimples
    in them. Put your torch to it with your cut pieces of metal in the
    dimples. For consistent size and large quantities of granulation 
beads
    I would recommend buying them pre-made. 

    If you want to save a little money and do it yourself I would highly
    recommend getting pre cut lengths of wire. You would haft to measure
    the gauge and length of the cut so as to match what you make by hand.
    Lots of people offer the pre-made beads but we make cut to size wire
    and solder. 

    I also notice people who put there torch to one side of wire when
    making headpins and the like. Sometimes it works but mostly the ball
    is off to one side and not even on the wire. Try heating from
    directly below the wire to get even heat distribution. 

Daniel Wade
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