Sunday, March 14, 2010

Having a truobles with getting images on

So, i documented all the stages i took to get to the finale piece and wasn't able to get the pictures to be transfered to my new phone. So as a result I will Blog them in my own words.

After getting the idea/ design in my head i stuck with it and this is how i did:

1- cut out all the shapes, and 10 gauge wire that would be the walls of all the pieces.

2- soldered each individual piece together. (medium solder was used)

3- for step three cut out circles from the die cutter and then domed the circles. These circles were soldered on.

4- after getting all the pieces soldered on i worked with the 10 gauge wire to create the chain. This was the most difficult to do because there was a good chance i would melt the 10 gauge wire while soldering the pieces on. But with luck it worked.

5- This step took a lot of clean-up and finishing work. to finish the piece i used a patina to create more depth.

I did have a mishap during the fitting of the bracelet, the clasp part was jarred and gave way to the pressure. so as a result i will try to solder back on without messing to much with the patina.

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