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  1. Thread: Matt finish

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    Thank you Dennis, exactly the answers I needed. ...

    Thank you Dennis, exactly the answers I needed. I do want to invest in a frosting wheel, but my work is very small and mostly domes (5mm - 10mm), i have seen the pencil nylon brushes for the dremel...
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    Matt finish

    Another question..

    I have looked everywhere on the web for how to create a Matt white finish on silver, I know cookson gold do the compound, but how does one go about doing some areas Matt and...
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    Thanks guys, brilliant feedback.., i share the...

    Thanks guys, brilliant feedback.., i share the worry of steel shot getting stuck inside Didi, though using a magnet could solve that. My pieces are 8mm in diameter the max diameter of a hole in each...
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    Polishing hollow spheres?

    HI guys,

    I have made my two domes to complete into sphere ring, one dome is etched all through. How would I go about polishing the ring after I have soldered into a sphere and to the shank? I...
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    Thanks for the advise. I already have a foot...

    Thanks for the advise. I already have a foot heater, I was concerned at how high the electric bills would be as Im quite ectothermic. I have decided to insulate my shed before moving in, but for...
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    Workshop tips..?

    hi there,

    I have been in the process of making silver jewellery for 2 years now, but I'm struggling to keep a routine going, Wondering if anyone had any tips for me. I had a studio in my shed,...
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    Thanks I'm gunna invest in a magnetic tumbler for...

    Thanks I'm gunna invest in a magnetic tumbler for now im using and wire wool and soapy water, (thanks dennis). I used to use sanding discs frequently, but I got fed up of shredding the discs on my...
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    polishing help!

    Hi guys,

    I've just started to create jewellery in my shed, gotten fully into etching, into a rhythm now but Im curious as to how I can polish delicate pieces, delicate i mean 0.2mm -0.8mm...
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    Alternative ingredients for barrier flux

    Hi, can somone hep me?

    I have been watching the riogrande channel on youtube, referring to video: Soldering - 06/10/2009. The demonstrator uses a barrier flux: boric acid and denatured alcohol...
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