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Old 2012-10-04, 6:49am
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Originally Posted by bluhealer View Post
You can add lampwork detailing over enamel on copper, and you can mix some enamels with frit powder. I've mixed Z99 powder with a couple of different purple enamels, Gaffer copper green powder with willow and bitter green enamel, a Gaffer orange with pink enamel, and had no cracking.
Thanks for the info! I'm planning to enamel some copper melon beads. I'm wondering if I could use Z99 straight over a flux coat. And would I be better off using a leaded flux or unleaded? I guess I can try some samples on copper scrap first.
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