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	<title>Technical Articles</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Torch Song</title>
		<link>http://www.hooverandstrong.com/blog/archives/76/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gdawson</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Metallurgy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As retail stores and wholesale companies get into the designing and manufacturing end of the trade, more people than ever before need to know the basics of melting precious metals.
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		<title>Stud Earrings - Understanding the Options</title>
		<link>http://www.hooverandstrong.com/blog/archives/74/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mmann</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Metallurgy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Professionally Prepared Stud Earrings
A. The nut is the proper size for the post and fits securely into the locking position.
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		<title>Problem Solving in the Casting Room</title>
		<link>http://www.hooverandstrong.com/blog/archives/60/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ratkin</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Casting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Something goes wrong. You spot it in production. Or worse, a customer calls to complain about a shipment. You can&#8217;t imagine what happened. What do you do first? Where do you look? How do you find the problem?
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		<title>New Technologies</title>
		<link>http://www.hooverandstrong.com/blog/archives/52/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jnielsen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A good jewelry caster must be familiar with some of the basic concepts of metallurgy, ceramic science and mechanics, so that he can use these technologies for the benefit of his trade and art. Jewelry casters over the centuries have done fine work, as is attested to by gold castings done by early Egyptians, Africans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pickle: Cleaning up after Soldering</title>
		<link>http://www.hooverandstrong.com/blog/archives/55/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ssanford</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Repair]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you heat up your work for soldering and reach the temperature at which solder flows, you are also creating oxides on the surface of your metal that mar its appearance. In November, we dealt with removing a particularly tricky oxide called fire scale. Other surface oxides are easier to remove, and for these the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Removing One Half Size of a Ring</title>
		<link>http://www.hooverandstrong.com/blog/archives/62/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arevere</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Repair]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beginner-to-intermediate project.
Fourth in a series of 12 ring repair projects.
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		<title>Sterling Silver Scrap Bracelet</title>
		<link>http://www.hooverandstrong.com/blog/archives/72/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sburch</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Metalsmithing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Collecting scrap pieces of metal is inevitable in jewelry fabrication. As a silversmith for the past 13 years, I have collected quite an array of sterling silver scrap. This, of course, could be sold or cast into something useful. However, I am more attracted to starting from scratch. The reward comes from my own design [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Chemicals Affect Your Gold?</title>
		<link>http://www.hooverandstrong.com/blog/archives/17/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jbowers</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The wife loses a stone; the husband blames the wife; the wife blames the jeweler; the jeweler blames the manufacturer; the manufacturer looks for an answer.
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		<title>Installing a Spring Insert</title>
		<link>http://www.hooverandstrong.com/blog/archives/30/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arevere</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Repair and Soldering]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Intermediate project. Eighth in a series of 12 ring repair projects.
Photos: Barry Blau.
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		<title>Hot Mix Investment for High Altitude Casting</title>
		<link>http://www.hooverandstrong.com/blog/archives/27/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thoover</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Casting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1. Calculate investment and water requirements. Use a ratio of water/powder of
44\100 for gypsum based investments, ie. 44g (or ml) water to 100g powder.
For any flask of diameter (D) and height (H), calculate investment
requirement as:
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