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I have leather enameling gloves...but I never use them. Getting tired of my thumb always getting just a tad bit too hot when I put those pieces in the kiln!!!...maybe I should wear those gloves:-)
Anyway ...I am working on a wonderful light steel blue and golden orange floral piece...it's very tedious.
Have been trying to find some short cuts...but there are not many!!
Here's an interesting tid bit. I am using eutectic solder for these little flowers. The first flower I put in the kiln I was not thinking and put it in a hot kiln that was ramped up to 1515 F. Well, this solder is suppose to melt/flow at 1460 F. The flower was in the kiln for a minute and a half...but when I took it out of the kiln...it was fine. It had not come apart. Perhaps I was just lucky on that one!!:-) Nice to know there is room for error on the soldering flow temp!
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That is good to know Kimberly...Thanks!;)
Catherine...I did actually start out making them with a ball at one end and wrapping the other end...but they looked messy and unprofessional...so I decided soldering them would be better. But balling the other end is a good idea as well.
Thanks!!
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