[Jewelry making - Article 00757] - Re: [Orchid] Epoxy question

[Tim Blades]

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    I have just started to use epoxy for a cheaper range of earings and
    have concluded that using Devcon and dipping in silverdip( Goddards),
    the fast epoxy(5 Min) is attacked and the surface goes matt, the
    slower one(2Hr) is not affected. 

    I have only tried Devcon, because that is what I had in the
    workshop, so others brands may be as good, better, or worse.. 

    I am adding resin dyes to give me colours, and also putting the
    pieces in a hot box at approx 35 deg C overnight to harden. 

    I would be interested by others experience, I settled on a glue
    rather than thinner pourable epoxy because I found it would stay on
    angled surfaces. 

regards Tim.
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