Oxidization/Tumbling Question
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craftgrrl*raises hand* I haz a question!!!!
Ok, enough of that. I want to make fancy, schmancy earwires of my own. I've been doing some research and it doesn't seem to be to difficult. Now... Here's my question. I'd also like to oxidize them so that they're all black and shiny. I read somewhere that you need to tumble stuff after you oxidize it to help the patina last longer. (I've only oxidized stamped pieces that I then polished. So this hasn't been an issue for me so far.) Is this true? And if so, what type of tumbler would I use?
Ok, enough of that. I want to make fancy, schmancy earwires of my own. I've been doing some research and it doesn't seem to be to difficult. Now... Here's my question. I'd also like to oxidize them so that they're all black and shiny. I read somewhere that you need to tumble stuff after you oxidize it to help the patina last longer. (I've only oxidized stamped pieces that I then polished. So this hasn't been an issue for me so far.) Is this true? And if so, what type of tumbler would I use?
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