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Old 2008-06-22, 12:13pm
Suchy Suchy is offline
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Default Thank you Andrew

Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial Andrew.
I've tried "Da Pretty Silva Bit" over the years but never had much luck.

But with your directions, I was finally able to do it!



I cracked 2 beads on the first attempts. So I went back and read over your directions. Here's what I found -
* Pay close attention to using the small punches first to start your flare!
After you get your flair going, it's smooth sailing with the chasing hammer.
(note to self, get a new chasing hammer with a glass smooth surface!)
Oh, and I'm using copper tubing. I think it's thicker than the silver tubing that's normally used, so I had to add at least 4 mm and anneal it first. The first 2 beads that I attempted I didn't anneal the copper tube and it ended up collapsing. I'm not sure if it was from not annealing or trying to use larger punches at first to try and get the flare started.

I was completely amazed that I could actually 'tap' the bead on the 2nd side without it shattering while I was flaring the tubing down. MAGIC!

Thanks again!
Julie Suchy
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