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Always worth googling these things! ‘Tibetan Silver is a silver-colored alloy consisting of copper with tin or nickel. Some items described as...

So it is cr@0! Wont buy any of that again! Thanks Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Its usually has nickel. copper, zinc ,lead and anything else they can find to put in it that is not silver or precious lol.

Thanks, Dennis! I'll try that.

Good result! I'm pleased you got it all to work in the end :)

I thought I should report that I ended up poking the silicone innards out of the hair extension beads and used them as spacers. The double gemset...

I use a combination of 1,2 and 3mm shot and it's great.

Hello Nat and welcome. Here are my thoughts on lighting: LEDs are good, because they are economical and give a relatively shadowless light. It...

If you use Argentium or Fine Silver, you will get nice smooth ones. But snipping off regular size pieces makes them more even. I've even weighed out...

Maybe chunky but quite a challenge to make. Thanks. Pity about the music! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

That is beautifully made. Thanks Dennis.

Here is a video which shows the making of a snap box. It's not really a refined catch but it suits the chunky nature of the bracelet. ...

If your bangle is to have a hinge, as I presume it must, then you can secure it using another hinge, but with a captive split pin, which can be...

A simple way to make them of consistent size is to make small dips in a charcoal block as mentioned in the first reply by Peter Bond, using ball...

Hi, and welcome to the forum. Small is good, because it reduces the visible damage due to surface pinpricks. However if it is only round shot, it is...

Also look at millgrain tools

If you want round ones then you’ll have to make them. Granules or granulation. There should be plenty videos that show you what to do,different sizes...

Granules, perhaps? I usually make my own (clipped bits of wire + charcoal soldering block). I suppose you could use casting grain if the uneven...

Yes thanks. Quite a bit to take in! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Although not a true tutorial, this gives a good insight and you would be able to work from it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjjzGIVHSKg

Many of us including myself don't do this for a living, and those who do have not answered, possibly because they don't sell abroad. Your best move...

I'm most probably being a bit dippy but I didn't understand the difference between these - which one for, for example, a silver ring - 7113 ? ...

Thanks very much Dennis.

Thanks, i have made one necklace with it so far and the fluid movement is really nice. my only worry was if it gets brittle over time. ill have to...

Congratulations, Maria. A satisfied customer and a reprieved husband. Hope you don't get a flow of these now. Dennis.