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Titanium wire for jewellery findings
I have started to use more Niobium and Titanium earring wires for my jewellery making, and was wondering about making my own. I have a few questions:
I have heard that Titanium is difficult to work with - is it beyond beginner level skills to make simple findings such as earring wires and headpins with it (I have made findings before from copper and sterling silver)? I would like to be able to offer earrings with all Titanium findings, as opposed to just using bought earring wires - I don't have metal allergies but I would expect people who do would prefer to have all Titanium rather than silver plated brass headpins on Titanium earring wires.
Also, I have seen shops offering 'jewellery grade' Titanium wire - how does this compare to 'normal' Titanium wire (if such a thing exists)?
I also read that it is possible to change the colour of Titanium using heat - is this something that can be done easily at home (with a small torch such as can be used for silver metal clay)?
Sorry for all the questions - hope there's a Titanium expert on here.
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