[Jewelry making - Article 00675] - Re: [Orchid] Drawing wire crack

[Kelley Dragon]

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Hello, Indika -

    I am late in replying, maybe you have had a better resonse... 

    Wait until night to anneal this. In a totally dark room, 'red' hot
    will be different than a bright room 'red' hot. When your eyes are
    adjusted to the dark, you will see the first red of the annealing
    process. In full daylight, or a bright-lit room, you won't see the
    annealing color. When you see the red-hot, it's TOO LATE. 

    I think your process is OK, but when you see the color in regular
    room lighting, it's already way too hot. 

    I do much better annealing metals if I wait until nightfall and have
    a very dim room. 

best regard,
Kelley
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