[Jewelry making - Article 01091] - Re: [Orchid] Masking for sandblast

[Linda M]

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Hi Jim

    I did a bit of sandblasting of sterling in the past. I got very crisp
    edges by using 3M colored tape (you can usually get this in a
    hardware store) that I cut with a craft knife (E-Xacto). I worked on
    a piece of plexiglass, put the tape on the plastic, cut it and then
    transferred it to the metal. Using the point of the knife was very
    helpful with the transfer process. I had a few extremely miniscule
    slivers of tape be removed during the sandblasting process but even
    those usually stood up to the blasts. 

HTH
Linda M
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