Granulation is the process of joining tiny balls of precious metal to a surface.
When a tiny piece of silver or gold is heated to melting point with a tip of a blow torch the metal pulls itself into a perfectly round ball.These balls... moreTHE ART OF FUSION
Granulation is the process of joining tiny balls of precious metal to a surface.
When a tiny piece of silver or gold is heated to melting point with a tip of a blow torch the metal pulls itself into a perfectly round ball.These balls are then placed on a silver or gold sheet with a mixture of water and hyde glue, then slowly heated with a torch until the surface metal begins to flow and adhere the balls.
Hi Folks,
I'm planning a project and giving granulation a shot. I would like to fuse the fine silver in the kiln however I am not finding much on what temperature I should fuse at (I'm assuming around 1640.) Does anyone have input? I wo...
