[Jewelry making - Article 00508] - [Orchid] Resin pulling away from the bezel walls

[Jill Johnson]

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    Hello! I have been using the Colores Brand resin with the durenamel
    hardener from Rio Grande and am having some trouble with the resin
    pulling away from the bezel walls and shrinking after a few months
    or so. I am curing the resin with a heat lamp and kept thinking that
    the silver and resin have different expanding and contracting rates.
    I had tried heating up the silver bezel first to let it expand and
    then pouring the resin in to almost over fill the bezel, but am still
    having some of these problems. I live in an arid climate and thought
    this could have something to do with it? does any one have any
    suggestions on this? 

Thanks!!
Jill Johnson
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