Bead Chat Magazine Winter 2014 | Page 56

ust : I' v e j y vice ome ad arwires for m ds nee e . Hi! I my own they be Q aking ld rted m n: Shou sta o I' m Questi esults? . designs or the best r g the burrs df ettin ing tumble time g rd ammer er h a ha ugh? having ven aft se ing eno fil dge I' m n o t f the e e of ton . Mayb ee Kol ing Loral and fil A. Tumble! It will save you alot of filing work. You will use your tumbler a lot if you do any work with metal. It also helps to workharden wire so that your ear wires will be stiffer (not require as much hammering). Makes everything nice and shiny and really smooth. I use the basic Lortone 3A and it has never failed me. Karen Totten A. I use a nail file you can buy at Target has 2 grit sides and cheap. I think with 20 gauge copper earring wires might need tumbling, I haven't had to tumble my 18 gauge ones though. Kristin L Oppold A. I got a cheap tumbler at Harbor Freight and it does just fine. I tumble my copper Headpins that I make with ball ends. But I just file my brass ones. Heidi Post A. Cheap cup burr to file the ends round. Can't remember where I got it but Rio Grande has some good options. Stacy Frost A. I did not read all the posts but my two cents is take a butane torch and heat the ends of the ear wires to melt the burrs. Just stop before the ends ball up. Amy Renee Cornelius