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Beading Daily Workshop - MetalWork: Wire Fusing & Other Micro-Torch Techniques

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Uploaded by on Oct 26, 2009

Join artist and best-selling author Denise Peck as she shares her wire fusing and related metalwork expertise in 8 watch-and-learn lessons, including 6 step-by-step projects.

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  • nice demo!

  • @sergeantsailorman

    While this technique works well for iron which softens as you hammer it does not work well with silver or copper which harden as you hammer them - flat face of the hammer is best unless you intentionally want a hammered [dimpled] finish on the piece.

  • You need to use fine silver, not sterling, to fuse silver. Fine silver is 100% silver whereas sterling silver is 92.5% silver, 7.5% copper (it's an alloy). One of the advantages of fusing is that there is no oxidation so you don't have to pickle it.

  • What's the max temperature you can get with one of these?

  • where I can buy one of these micro torchs?

    Thanks

  • Nice video. I actually work with iron, and steel in a forge. My comment to you is have you ever tried using the ball side of your ballpeen hammer? If you try it to flatten your wire, I think you might find it does a better and easier job. Hope you try it and it works good for you. Luck.

  • yes, is that fine silver or solder filled silver? looks like a good technique but need more info

  • you don't say what kind of silver you are using...hard to figure out.

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