[Jewelry making - Article 00478] - Re: [Orchid] Mokume gane thickness for domes

[John Donivan]

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>     I'd like to hammer the mokume gane sheet into a dome using a
>     dapping block and a punch. Is the 24 gauge too thin for this? 

    Jeunesse, I saw your first post, and thought others would pick up on
    it... As usual, there's not really an easy answer to your question.
    First off is what quality and weight you want to have. Second is what
    do you mean by a dome? If your dome is 1/2" wide then 24 ga. is
    perfect. If it's 4" wide it's so much too thin that it won't survive
    the process. All I can really say, partly because I really don't even
    use gauges anymore, is that I used to use 22 ga for most everything
    thinner, and 18 ga for most everything thicker. Again, if you're
    doming a 1/2" dome then 18 ga is too thick to even dome effectively,
    but for a 3" concha it's perfect. Thinner is going to be prone to
    denting later on, for one thing... Hope it helps, there's no "right"
    gauge for it, it's what you're looking for in the end.. 

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