[Jewelry making - Article 01170] - Re: [Orchid] Tumbling a chain with briolettes

[Karen Goeller]

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Lilia,

    Well, I would have put the briolettes on last, after pickling and
    tumbling the chain. I'm surprised that you managed to solder the
    links with the labradorite on them (unless they are quite large in
    diameter and you used a good heat sink). Normally, the labradorite
    would not be able to tolerate that... Are the labradorite brios
    literally threaded onto the hoops soldered to the chain or are they
    separately wired to the hoops? 

    I would not recommend putting the chain into the tumbler with the
    brios on there. I think it will destroy the stones. 

Hope this helps,
Karen Goeller
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