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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 957718, member: 15199&quot;]I have read on other forums that the clad layer can be physically removed by soldering tabs on one side, attaching the other side to a wooden or metal dowel with the hard wax that is used to hold gem stones to dops when faceting, insert the dowel into a vise and gently pulling on the tabs to minimize distortion of the copper. The wax can be removed from the other side without affecting its clad. </p><p><br /></p><p>A. Has anyone actually tried this to see what evidence of alteration remains? I would expect distortion of the copper layer if tugged on too strongly and not vertically, but I am unsure how strongly the clad adheres to the copper. </p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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