that is hilarious - i asked my teacher once about the method you're talking about, and she said it didn't work very well and recommended what i just described. i could easily experiment with your method though until i feel comfortable with it, and then go for it with the real deal. i pretty much know what you're talking about though :) that solves a lot of problems for me, so thank you :)
and, just so you know for any future experiments you do, someone in the metalsmithing community just pointed me towards an article about what heat diamonds can withstand, which is apparently about 1470 before they combust (!). i just didn't know the proper words for looking up the info - "thermodynamic stability" apparently is the key phrase. so that would make diamonds suitable for casting with -some- enamels, but not the japanese leaded red-pink i wanna use. if you ever try the diamonds under enamel thing though sometime with lower-temp enamels, please let me know :)
and thank you for offering to pick up stones at gem shows for me. :) right now i can't afford too much so i've got some lab-created stones that i picked up cheap and will hopefully make into some rings to sell for the monies to purchase better stones. but seriously, thank you :) i will let you know if i need other stones. and if there's anything ever i can help you with, just let me know :)
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Date: 2006-10-30 12:42 am (UTC)and, just so you know for any future experiments you do, someone in the metalsmithing community just pointed me towards an article about what heat diamonds can withstand, which is apparently about 1470 before they combust (!). i just didn't know the proper words for looking up the info - "thermodynamic stability" apparently is the key phrase. so that would make diamonds suitable for casting with -some- enamels, but not the japanese leaded red-pink i wanna use. if you ever try the diamonds under enamel thing though sometime with lower-temp enamels, please let me know :)
and thank you for offering to pick up stones at gem shows for me. :) right now i can't afford too much so i've got some lab-created stones that i picked up cheap and will hopefully make into some rings to sell for the monies to purchase better stones. but seriously, thank you :) i will let you know if i need other stones. and if there's anything ever i can help you with, just let me know :)