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I love my bread machine too, never used the timer on it though. Its only me that eats it, hubby prefers shop bought, he said mine falls apart when...

Andrew Berrys podcast is on this afternoon at 2.15 and its about polishing http://www.anymeeting.com/atthebench1 dont know if this link will...

Andrew Berrys podcast is at http://www.anymeeting.com/atthebench1

I am cheeky monkey with ring sizing ;) When I have to give to customer multisizer I ALLWAYS make ring at least half size bigger. If it would be wide...

Congratulations Wallace! It's a huge step you have taken and I promise you it will be all worth it! We are in very similar boat now, just I gave my...

You are a star George! Thank you very much for all your answers! I will def have a look at Rio shot as you are totally right about sharp pins in most...

thank you so much, you are all so supportive, it has been a big step forward. It is a huge marketplace, but I want be part of it. I may be...

Don't worry Alexa! These pins are much, much, much smaller and finer than the ones in the mixed shot. I've found that most mixes contain pins that...

Hmm... So are you telling me I have wasted 2h of my life by pulling out fine pins from my shot? I thought that these are responsible for matte finish...

I really can't fault Nexgen, service and product has been great.... Just note, they do have a weeks shutdown atm, it has been advertised, so expect...

I love my bread-making machine - I'm on my second pan, first one finally lost all of its non-stick! I make bread at least 2 or 3 times a week in it...

Ummm, I'll try that next week when I do my next batch... though I'm hoping my OH won't have eaten all six loaves by then!

It is scary leaving the confines of office life, but I couldn't go back to it now and am happy being responsible for my successes and failures. I do...

Or retard the dough in the fridge overnight :) Gives a good flavour to the dough, as does holding back some of the dough & adding it to the next...

Blimey, 8 hours! I usually let mine rise for 2 hours, then a further 2 in the tin(s). I have heard about letting bread rise overnight, which...

I tend to make up a batter with 50% of the flour, all of the water & yeast & let that ferment for at least 8 hours. Kneading in the rest of the...

I use a dough hook, as my hands are not as strong as they were, but then do a final knead and shape by hand before it gets bunged in the Aga. I have...

Thanks guys! Got there in the end not the tidiest of joints but not bad for first time need to clean up a bit of excess solder, is that just elbow...

Everyone is so productive, and i was just happy to have got three of my bits soldered on lol, put the solder on the wrong side on the last bit so...

Well done Wallace, bit scary though. Best of luckin your new venture from both of us.

Dont forget Andrew Berry's podcast is on tomorrow afternoon and its on polishing.

Customer collected his George and Dragon and was very happy with my restoration work.The George on this piece was actually a child / cupid figure. I...

Hah. No contest. I'd rather have been setting in new metal rather than something that got chewed by a horse, but it's good practice. A certain...

I bet you preferred the diamond work to writing code, Peter. We threw out a Cobol book in our loft clearout.:) Cor Lorraine I'm impressed with...

I just use very fine pins (0.4mm x 5mm) and a few drops of brightening fluid. I often do no more finishing than that other than a quick rub over with...

Removed several broken diamonds from a wedding ring, cleaned up the seats ready to set new ones. Also a day writing code...

Tasha, as others have said, just clean the piece up, re flux and try again. To be certain just add a little fresh solder. If you didn't know, one way...

I was finishing a restoration job on an antique George and the dragon paperweight. Customer is collecting it today. James

Thanks George for solving mystery of High Street jewellery at least :) So there may be nothing wrong I'm doing cause I can't think of anything else...