Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Pliers marring your wire?

As I create these twisted pieces, I notice that the round nose pliers can sometimes leave a little "bite" mark on the sterling.  My nylon pliers are wonderful, but they are flat...

I've heard of people using Tool Magic, which I found at Joann's or FireMountainGems.com.  The instructions tell you to dip your tool into the compound, wait for a few hours, and BAM!  You're golden!

My order is coming in a few days... I'm very excited to try this new technique!  I'll keep you posted ;)

1 comment:

  1. My "aunt" read this article and informed me that Tool Magic users recommend actually PAINTING on the compound instead of dipping the tool. Will have to try!

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