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• Wayne Houston

  

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  May 21, 2015

  Using 0.5 mm gauge copper is pretty thin (24 gauge) and to expect it to hold up to multiple layers of enamel is likely the problem. Your metal base needs to be thicker along with your counter enamel otherwise you have to put less enamel on the metal, maybe only one thin coat per side.

  Using 0.5 mm gauge copper is pretty thin (24 gauge) and to expect it to hold up to multiple layers of enamel is likely the problem. Your metal base needs to be thicker along with your counter enamel otherwise you have to put less enamel on the metal, maybe only one thin coat per side.

• Fiona Sands

  

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  May 21, 2015

  well, I domed and used two layers of counter enamel on the next one and achieved my objective.. I ended up with a piece with slight doming.. convex not concave .. so I am happy.

  Thank you all for your help, it is much appreciated

  well, I domed and used two layers of counter enamel on the next one and achieved my objective.. I ended up with a piece with slight doming.. convex not concave .. so I am happy.

  Thank you all for your help, it is much appreciated