[Jewelry making - Article 00358] - Re: [Orchid] Difficulty making headpins

[Mlou Brubaker]

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>     I'm having difficulty doing this; I can't get an even surface on
>     my pins. They have a wrinkled look. I've tried everything I can
>     think of, so hope someone here can give advice. 

    1. You should flux the wire. 

    2. When the end balls up, you should back off the heat as gradually
    as possible, to avoid sunken areas on the surface of the ball. You
    can even reheat it a bit, to try to correct them. Then just the
    surface might be molten, so there would be less heat shrinking going
    on. 

    3. You didn't say what metal you are using. If you try fine silver,
    you will find it makes beautiful balls at the end of the wire. 

M'lou
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