[Jewelry making - Article 00613] - Re: [Orchid] Difficulty making headpins

[Cynthia Eid]

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Hi Donna,

>     have noticed that the heads on the pins from Rio tend to snap
>     off very easily and I complained about it and was told they never
>     got that complaint before - so I am hoping you will also call them
>     with the same complaint. Maybe they will change their
>     manufacturer. Wow, I have balled the ends of hundreds of Argentium
>     wires from Rio and never had that problem. 

    I think that what the original poster (Grace, I think) was saying is
    that she makes her own headpins out of Argentium Sterling because it
    melts into nice smooth, round balls, similarly to fine silver. I'm
    pretty sure that she meant that before she began making her own in
    AS, she used to purchase SS pre-fabricated headpins, and the heads
    snapped off. 

Cynthia Eid
http://www.cynthiaeid.com
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