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To make her garden-inspired Enamel Flower Drop Earrings , Jan Smith pierced and foldformed copper, then enameled it. The 1⁄2 x 1⁄2-in. (13 x 13 mm) flowers are accented by pearls and dangle from sterling wire. Photo by Doug Yaple. This piece appeared in the January 2010 issue of Art Jewelry magazine...
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Before you use copper wire, you can harden it. To harden copper wire, clamp one end of the wire in a vice. Holde the other end with a flat nose pliers and stretch the wire so far as possible. You can stretch a 1 meter wire to about 1,20 m or more, before it breaks. Copper can not be hardened by heat...
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But that is not a copper alloy but a 750 gold alloy. And the price is many, many times higher.
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Pure copper can be hardened only by cold working. Flame hardening is not possible. However, there are hardenable copper alloys. Search in the Internet for a suitable alloy . You can also the following do. Clamp one end of the wire in a vice. Take the other end in a pliers. Straighten the wire as much...
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I am looking for a way to harden copper outside of work hardening. I have made an omega out of copper wire and I don't want to hammer it. I have tried tumble polishing it but it is still very soft. Is there a way to flame harden copper or bake it like Argentium?
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I have larger pieces (approx 40mm round, some larger) of 24 gauge brass sheet that I have tried numerous times to solder a brass bezel on with no luck, using past solder. I tried brass paste solder (grainier than silver paste) from Rio and easy silver paste- neither work-just doesn't flow or I have...
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Hello- New here. I am spending too much time scanning the interent for sterling silver necklaces and SS discs for hand stamping, stamps for jewelry stamping (different fonts) I seem to be chasing my tail and getting nowhere. I have ordered from a few companies (one necklace source has poor quality necklaces...
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Hiya, This is a great group for inspiration and information. Hope you really enjoy. I'm a copper lover too and look forward to seeing what you are doing with it. Lois
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Ts'anhdghulyal Cathching Arrows: a Dena’ina Story necklace, 2007. Sterling silver, 10k, 14k, and 18k gold, copper. 3 3/4 in. (95 mm) wide. Photo by Doug Yaple. For a profile of jewelry artisan Joan Tenenbaum and to see a gallery of her work, check out the November 2009 issue of Art Jewelry magazine...
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Raven: Above the Treeline pendant, 2006. Sterling silver, copper, 14k gold, moonstone, black rubber cord. 2 7/16 in. (62 mm) wide. Photo by Doug Yaple. For a profile of jewelry artisan Joan Tenenbaum and to see a gallery of her work, check out the November 2009 issue of Art Jewelry magazine.
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