urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:morpheanmetal morpheanmetal morpheanmetal 2009-01-14T01:16:40Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:morpheanmetal:1097 2009-01-14T01:16:40Z 2009-01-14T01:16:40Z Main loops: 3in, 18g<br />Small heart: 1.5in, 18g<br />Beads and button pearl: ~4mm<br /><br />1. Cut wires. Taper ends. Finish with 600grit.<br />2. Curve wires to profile, making sure they are mirrored.<br />3. Forge and planish wires.<br />4. Hard solder connections of main loop.<br />5. Hard solder stamping to heart loop (flood stamping, position on top first, tack, then flip and resolder.<br />6. Medium solder components together.<br />7. Easy solder peg to heart component. Tumble.<br />8. Ball end of 18g wire; lathe to finish.<br />9. Clean piece -- riffler to sandpaper to brush with tripoli. Tumble.<br />10. Tripoli on wheel if necessary. Clean.<br />11. Threads beads on wire; form planished loop; attach; remove tool marks and polish.<br />12. Liver piece.<br />13. Attach earwire. Rouge piece.<br />14. Cut post to size. Glue pearl.