[Jewelry making - Article 00070] - Re: [Orchid] Metalic bezel cups in wax

[John Donivan]

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>     A second design question i had was can i simply superglue the
>     metalic bezel cups to the wax? Would they withstand the heat of
>     the molten 

    Ali, the picture you posted is all soldered - done that very piece
    many times. The beads are solid, and the bezels probably aren't
    cups, though they could be, I guess. That's just a nice job, no real
    trick to it. If you superglue metal bezels to wax, they shouldn't
    burn, but they won't stick to the casting either. The metal will
    oxidize in burnout - not just the heat but also the burning wax,
    they won't bond to the base in any case, and it will just be a huge
    mess. My advise would be to do it properly - cut a length of wire
    for the beads until you get it right, and then cut as many as needed
    to that length and melt them, and make one bezel, unroll it for the
    length and then cut as many of those as needed, and start
    soldering..... 

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