[Jewelry making - Article 00035] - [Orchid] Keum-boo hot plate

[Paul Brackna]

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Hello to all,

    I'm looking to try some keum-boo on a hot plate.I have done it
    before using a torch and in Celie Fago's book Keum-Boo on Silver she
    recommends a 1000 or 1100 watt coil hot plate and then making a coil
    cover.I have a 1300 watt plate with a solid cast iron top and a wood
    stove thermometer to find the correct heat range.I would also like
    to use Argentium Sterling,so my questions are these, 1.Has anyone
    used a cast iron hot plate and if so any problems or
    recommendations? 

    2.Is there anything special I need to do to the Argentium to get a
    good bond with the gold? 

    Any and all input to these questions will be greatly apprecciated
    (spelling?). Thanks to all. This forum is AWSOME. 

Paul Brackna
PB Jewelry Designs
PBJewelryDesigns.com
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