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  Last Post by Edmund Massow
  

  October 7, 2020

  Metal thickness

  I want to make champleve gold bracelet. How thick must be the 18K gold if I want 0,5-0,7mm depth enamel on top and don´t want to use counter enamel. Can I use 22K gold with better results? Is there any ratio/coefficient for gold/enamel, silver/ename...
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  Last Post by Henry Borysewicz
  

  January 29, 2019

  Gems under enamel?

  Has anyone tried firing gems like cubic zirconium or synthetic ruby under enamel?
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  Last Post by laura taskey
  

  May 24, 2016

  Separation Enamel

  I'm trying to find the correct procedure for using SE-2, separation enamel. Can someone please help with that? Thanks.
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  Last Post by Jeanne Abriel
  

  January 4, 2016

  Firing Pink Colors for Cloisonne

  I'm having a very hard time firing pink colors when I do cloisonne pieces. The pinks often turn orange. I've used Ninomiya L94 (raspberry), G703A, N14,  SL5, and a Thompson leaded color called Tea rose. I can get a pink initially but in the final fir...
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  Last Post by M. Quinnan Whittle
  

  January 1, 2016

  Solders for Enamel

  Please clear up for me what the difference is between eutectic and IT solders.  I bought eutectic solder for soldering under enamel, but have since been told to use IT solder.  I can find very little information about IT solder.  I trust th...
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  Last Post by Garfield Stinvil
  

  October 3, 2015

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  Last Post by Diana Wieler
  

  September 14, 2015

  Leaded Painting Flux

  Hi folks,
  I've begun experimenting with enamel paintingl and want to create my own 'paints' with pigments and 325 mesh flux.  I have the flux in an UNleaded version but really want LEADED flux.  I've already contacted several companies and...
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  Last Post by Andrew Findlay
  

  September 4, 2015

  enamelling on steel

  Hi everyone I am a noob to enamelling but not to metalwork. I would love to be able to enamel something like the flower attached, but I see various problems. The thickness of the (zero carbon) steel varies from 1/8th inch towards the centre of the petals ...
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  Last Post by Candy Smith
  

  August 29, 2015

  enamel shards for decoration

  About a year ago someone posted a method to make shards of enamel for decorating other enamels. The enamel was melted on some metal, I think, then bent to crack it and loosen it. Can't remember the details but it made perfect sense at the time. Can someon...
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  Last Post by Anna Brenk
  

  July 14, 2015

  Cracking during metal finishing

  Hi everyone, I'm kind of new to enameling and have been given the opportunity to explore for the store that I work at.  I've had a couple successful pieces, but recently I'm having issues with the enamel cracking, and, in some cases, coming off compl...