[Jewelry making - Article 01251] - Re: [Orchid] Bending resin inlay bracelet

[Celeste]

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    If you are committed to this design you have a few options. 

    1. fabricate it already bent which I think you said you tried and it
    was too difficult--keep trying. If you had access to a laser you
    could tack it together and then solder but I assume you don't. You
    might be able to make a mold to solder it over out of soft
    firebrick, investment, or a special clay made for this that welders
    use but I don't know where to get it or what its called. 

    2. Form a solid stucture for your bracelet for the outside and the
    important parts by soldering, then glue the rest of your design
    within using clear resin or epoxy if compatible (test!) then when
    that is dry apply your colored resins so that there is solid resin
    with parts floating or imbedded with a sturdy structure 

    3. Carve it or cad model in wax and cast it. I just saw a filigree
    bracelet with flush settings that was cadded and cast and came out
    beautiful. expensive if you can't do it yourself, but that is your
    best option 

    Whatever you do, make sure you have some kind of "key" which is an
    undercut, or gouged up area on your metal walls to give your resin
    something to grip to so that it is not as likely to fall out. 

    Also make this thing plenty sturdy because people flex cuff
    bracelets putting them on and your resin could break. They will even
    play with a cuff bracelet to see how springy it is, they do it every
    time, show them a cuff bracelet and they start flexing it. So a cuff
    must either flex well or be completely rigid to withstand this. 

    I hope you are prepared to repair it. 

Celeste
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