It's as simple as taking your silver wire and sticking the tip in the blue part of the flame of your torch until it melts into a ball the size you want then quench in cool water. But I kept getting lopsided balls, the wire always curled up to one side or another. Maybe I'm the only one who didn't know this but in case I'm not... So, use fine silver wire, .999 not sterling silver, .925.
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| the sterling silver balls up to the side, not to mention you still have to pickle and tumble them to get off the firescale and restore the shine |
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| fine silver balls up nice and even and you don't have to take any additional steps, it stays nice and shiny! |
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