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Cooksons have reduced the price of the Durston All-in-One Drawing Tong to just £30, from £152.

I still have to post the photos of the drawing bench my husband built, following Dennis's excellent...

Thank you Dennis - that's very useful advice. My husband picked up a beautiful length of wood this afternoon, and I'm really looking forward to the weekend's work. I'll post a pic if it turns out...

Thanks Dennis. Yes, I thought that I'd need a fairly heavy duty press to get a decent result, and scrolled on by in the end. It's not really my kind of thing to be honest, just got my head turned!

Hi, I spotted some wire/bracelet dies on Etsy whilst looking for a set of embossing punches. Has anyone used them? I've tried using a shot plate, with fairly unsatisfactory results, and wondered if...

Thanks again for all the great advice folks. I now have the blue rolling mill and I'm chuffed to bits with it. It indeed seems just right for where I am right now and what I want to produce.

This...

Thanks Nick. I think I'll go with either Cooksons or Maddisons, as both are reliable and have the seven rollers. Unless anyone knows of another retailer they'd recommend for this model? Thanks again.

Thanks so much all. Your advice is invaluable and I really appreciate it. I'm going to go with the Cookson blue rolling mill and save my first Durstan for when I can afford something with more bells...

Hi, I first became interested in silversmithing in my teens and did some ad-hoc training way back then, before setting it to one side to pursue a 'proper' career, family etc.

I never wandered far...

I think iolite is a beautiful stone. I often use it as I can't afford to indulge my love of tanzanite (my user name is a giveaway here!)

Thanks both. I just cannot decide, but it's a happy dilemma, I guess!

I've seen numerous posts here like yours, Nick, saying that the blue mill is absolutely fine. I'm also tempted by the seven...

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The Agile C50 looks like a good deal for an entry level rolling miil. I'd more or less decided to save money and try the Cookson blue rolling...