[Jewelry making - Article 00537] - Re: [Orchid] Gluing wax pieces together

[John Donivan]

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>     superglue here and there to no ill effect. I'd love to
>     hear from those that actually know how to cast to see if that's a
>     big no no... 

    I just steamed a casting so I could look before I wrote this.... This
    is a pendant that's 1" or more in diameter, that was sorta like a
    Mercedes emblem, but it's not. It was open/pierced and it's a stock
    wax, and they wanted a plate on the back so it can be inlaid with
    lapis. It's 14ktY. I got some of that softer green sheet wax and
    glued the wax down with superglue - no way it was going to be any
    good by melting - without porosity, that is. Came out just fine, as
    though it was waxed in place. I've done it before, but only a couple
    of times. The problem is that it is "glued" together as opposed to
    "welded" together. In trimming the edge flush in wax I had to be very
    careful because if you catch the edge wrong it will separate. They're
    stuck together, not bonded together. As I recall the original in this
    thread had a bigger problem, though. Something that required real
    strength - this doesn't have that, in wax. But on a small scale this
    was a major job, if that makes sense. The entire back of the wax was
    coated with glue before putting it on the sheet, not just a drop.
    Worked just fine. 

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