I am making some polymer clay charms and have given them to friends I was told that the eye pins came out of the charms. I baked the eye pin into the charm with liquid sculpey & it still fell out, can anyone give me any tips?
2007-11-18 09:57:57 · 4 answers · asked by M C 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
I thought about bending the tip but thought the hole would be bigger but now that you mention it I could try slightly bending the middle, thanks!
2007-11-18 13:20:00 · update #1
I had luck poking my hole before I baked it ... making it just a tiny bit bigger to allow for shrinkage and then adhering the pin, after baking , by sticking the pin in a good glue ... E 6000 is one kind that worked and Goop another. then sticking it in the hole after it had been baked along with the glue.:) I also had luck bending the pin like a hook and adhering it with more clay after the piece was first baked and smoothing a small amount over the hook shaped pin. This worked great on earrings and things that were flat backed:)
2007-11-18 14:52:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Smash the straight end of the pin with a hammer to flatten (widen) it before inserting. You might also crimp it or bend it or slightly spiral it in the middle.
Me, I usually use head pins through or imbed the eye of the eye pin inside a clay dangle and then form a new eye with the formerly straight end of the pin.
2007-11-18 16:37:55 · answer #2 · answered by h_brida 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bend the end of the of the pin and put it in as you are sculpting the item, molding the sculpty around it.
2007-11-18 22:06:54 · answer #3 · answered by Cheryl M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would want to bend it a little bit before you insert it. That will make it stay in better.
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2007-11-18 12:50:46 · answer #4 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋