[Jewelry making - Article 00584] - Re: [Orchid] [Enamel Bits] Getting your Lumps

[Karen Seymour-Ells]

========[ Invite a Friend - http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm  ]========


Frances,

    You can end up with an expansion coefficient problem if you
    aren't careful about combining glass, because believe me I have
    tried. 

    I make wall pieces (although I make beads for friends once in a
    while) and use the lumps to texture the surface. I find the best
    way to not experience any pinging and problems in the future is
    to use the same glass/enamel for the surface as for the lumps.  I
    do use beads sometimes, crushed and uncrushed but once again you
    have to be careful or they cool at different speeds and cause
    crazing where they meet. 

    Buying flat out lumps from Thompson as some have suggested is a
    great idea for the few I know I will be using on a regular basis.
    I will try the copper foil idea (which is a good one, I'll just
    apply the enamel real lumpy to the foil) because I don't always
    know ahead of time exactly what color lumps I want. 

    Thanks for your help everyone, 

Karen


____________________________________________________________________
T h e   O r c h i d   L i s t
Open Electronic Forum for Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Procedures
____________________________________________________________________
Orchid FAQ:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/faq.htm
Orchid Archives:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive
Orchid Galleries:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/gallery.htm
Invite a Friend:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/invite.htm
____________________________________________________________________
Tips From The Jeweler's Bench - Article Archive
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm
The Jeweler's Selected Bibliography List
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books
Buy Orchid Jewelry:
~ http://www.ganoksin.com/shop
____________________________________________________________________
-Unsubscribe:
-Email: orchid-request AT ganoksin.com Body=unsubscribe subject=blank
____________________________________________________________________