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Step 6Sealing the bond
When you are happy with the size use the flame and gently heat the mouth of the join this should cause it to shrink slightly gripping the ends together.
You can at this time also clean and flatten any bumps around the rim by melting and flattening with the flat part of your blade.
Do a final size check as you should still be able to adjust it at this time.
Its possible that the bond will now be strong enough.
However if you wish strengthen the bond, heat up your spike/wire until it glows. (do I really need to tell you to be careful with this?)
Insert it into the bond for a very shot time (a second or less), remove the spike/wire and quickly pinch the join, this should melt and bond the two ends together.
This may leave an unsightly mark but twisting the ring will move the mark to the inside of the ring, hiding it when worn.
You can at this time also clean and flatten any bumps around the rim by melting and flattening with the flat part of your blade.
Do a final size check as you should still be able to adjust it at this time.
Its possible that the bond will now be strong enough.
However if you wish strengthen the bond, heat up your spike/wire until it glows. (do I really need to tell you to be careful with this?)
Insert it into the bond for a very shot time (a second or less), remove the spike/wire and quickly pinch the join, this should melt and bond the two ends together.
This may leave an unsightly mark but twisting the ring will move the mark to the inside of the ring, hiding it when worn.
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