http://www.beadingdaily.com/forums/12.aspxenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Debug Build: 40407.4157)http://www.beadingdaily.com/forums/thread/156501.aspxWed, 25 Jan 2012 09:20:38 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:156501kasi19830http://www.beadingdaily.com/forums/thread/156501.aspxhttp://www.beadingdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=12&PostID=156501<p>Never mind.... <br />After 3 more hours of googling I found a very small european supplier that carries 20 gauge fine silver.<br /><br />A tip for all others who are having trouble getting fine silver: look for metal clay suppliers! They offer more of this stuff than &#39;standard&#39; jewelry making suppliers</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.beadingdaily.com/forums/thread/156376.aspxMon, 23 Jan 2012 10:58:41 GMTe599e337-6bb7-4670-8e80-180f614937ac:156376kasi19830http://www.beadingdaily.com/forums/thread/156376.aspxhttp://www.beadingdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=12&PostID=156376<p>Hello everybody,</p> <p>Loving simple jewelry, I&#39;m planning to make these earrings mentioned in the subject. <br /><br />My problem is, that the project calls for 18 gauge fine silver wire...</p> <p>18 gauge just isn&#39;t comfortable for my ears, it&#39;s too thick. I can only wear up to 20 gauge.<br /><br />Now there is the next problem: I&#39;m not able to get&nbsp; 20 gauge fine silver wire here in Europe (I&#39;ve stopped ordering from overseas, always a struggle with customs).<br />What I can get is either 20 gauge argentium wire or 21 gauge fine silver.<br /></p> <div>What would you recommend?</div> <div>I have heard about people having problems with argentium not being fusable (although it should) or devoloping firescale (although it shouldn&#39;t), so I&#39;d rather tend to use the 21 gauge fine silver. But can this gauge be hardened enough (by tumbling) for this kind of ear wires? </div> <div><br /></div> <div>Looking forward to read your opinions.<br /><br />Kerstin<br /></div><div style="clear:both;"></div>