I recently made a copper jewelry piece yet when I bet it the copper began to tear. Any suggestions how to fix it or hold it in place before it tears off for good? Thanks.
If you know silver soldering and don't mind a different color, then you would silver solder it. In case that is not a possibility then you could try transparent epoxy glue. Or you make it again. You should learn about annealing copper if you work with copper. If you heat up copper to a dull red glow and then let it cool (quickly is fine), it will become very soft and pliable. When you start to shape and bend or hammer it, it will get hard again. This is called work hardening. Then you can anneal it again and start working. However, heating the copper will oxidize the surface - the copper becomes black. There are various ways to clean it again, the easiest way is to use a chemical means which is called a pickling solution, but you can also you sand/polish it shiny again.
