Stamped jewelry

You have decided to try making hand stamped jewelry, but completely lost when it comes to the choice of stamped metal? Do not worry, with a little knowledge you can easily start when choosing a printing field in the record.
Stamped jewelry
The first thing you need to be applied to the silver or gold filled? Silver is 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper, so it's soft enough to seal, but not too soft that it holds its shape. Silver is an excellent choice for many beginners, it's fairly cheap and a lot of different sizes and shapes.

Full of gold is actually a copper core, 12K or 14K gold coating. It looks and feels like gold at a fraction of the price. A layer of gold are not, because he sometimes works with cheaper imitations. Since the kernel of the base metal is rigid and more resistant to suffocate. But it only means that you need to score more complicated killed!

If you choose silver, there are many options. The circular form (disks), oval, triangular, rectangular dog tag style donuts, washer and various shapes such as butterflies, hearts, stars and even the children of record.

Gold filled is much choice. Some Orthodox forms, including circles (disks), oval, rectangular and heart.

Next you will need to decide how thick you want your prints blank. I would recommend a thickness of 20 to 22 gauge. This allows the space of rigid, does not bend as easily, but not too heavy to wear jewelry. To save money, you can try the subtle, such as 24 meters, until you get out of the rotary embossing, and then fat.

Other metals such as nickel, silver, copper, brass, and also make great gaps forming. Make sure you experiment with them.

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