Jewellery Project Technical Knowledge Flashcards
Copper is an alloy.
True or false?
False.
Annealing means…
To heat the metal to a cherry red to make it maleable.
Quenching is to put the metal in water after heating.
True or false?
True.
The correct saw to use for cutting precision shape into copper and brass is a…
Piercing saw.
To add a blue green surface patina to copper you mix…
Copper nitrate.
To mark onto metal you use a…
Scriber.
If you add a surface patina you need to lacquer it.
True or false?
True.
After cutting out your shapes you need to…
Use a needle file to smooth the edges then wet and dry before buffering.
When polishing metals you use the buffer mop with the white or brown polish?
Brown.
Metals are identified in which two categories?
Ferrous and non-ferrous.
Copper is a Non-Ferrous metal.
True or false?
True.
