[Jewelry making - Article 00421] - Re: [Orchid] Difficulty making headpins

[Rick Copeland]

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>     An easy solution is to finish them with a cup bur. 

    The easiest and most cost effective is to buy them. If you buy them
    in quantities you can get them for around 15 to 20 cents apiece. I
    buy the longest, I think 2 inch then cut them to the length needed
    recycle the cutoffs. How many headpins can you do in an hour and how
    much is your time worth plus your cost of materials? 

    Of course the headpins are used in the beading department staffed by
    my wife and daughter. So far I haven't heard any headpin complaints. 

Rick Copeland
Silversmith and Lapidary Artisan
Rocky Mountain Wonders
Colorado Springs, Colorado
rockymountainwonders.com
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