Originally Posted by
Dennis
Well I watched Nancy, but I would just make a disk from paper, cut out a wedge and then form the cone to the shape and size I want, letting the paper overlap.
When it seems right I would glue it, cut it through, flatten it and use it as the first template for soft metal such as annealed copper. A good thickness is about 0.35-0.4mm according to size of cone.
It helps to snip a tiny bit off the apex before annealing and bringing the edges together. For a shape to form it around you can use one beak of round pliers, a sharpened pencil or other pointy object around the house. Sometimes it is enough just to make sure the base is round by inserting the head of a doming punch.
Once the copper cone is as you want it, cut it through , flatten it and use this as the final template for your silver. If not to be subjected to hard bumps I would use fine silver, which is easy to form when annealed.
Below are some cone earrings, where I left the overlap as a design feature. Dennis.
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