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The ring looks beautiful, are you adding any more this year?

Two things to note, I'm currently using the punch with a bought in setting, but want to make my own from tube. I'd also check the sizes of each of...

I find that when I use them, they push too much metal over, then there is a lip which I, very carefully, remove with my Eveflex burrs. Perhaps I'm...

Hi Jules, that's really good to know. Any clue as to why it works sometimes and not others? I'm going to go cautiously with them

Thank you Peter. That’s a great help.

Yes, it'll solder. Oxy/fuel is admittedly easier, but propane will do it. Microflames are electrolysis units which (broadly) split water into O2...

Thank you, Jules. That is helpful and I shall have a look. James

Hi Sheena, I have the same set as you and have tried both hammering punches and rotating them whilst setting faceted stones and have found that...

I still have Swarovski pearls from my beading days which look much better than plastic looking ones, but have sat unused in a box for years. Perhaps...

Thankyou so much for your reply. I was using the setting punch tapping down with a hammer. Definitly going to try the rotation action. That should...

Yes, I used these for finishing my tube settings, because using just a pusher, or setting pliers, the tube ended up not quite round. So the next...

Keum Boo using a torch is extremely common among Korean Jewellers.

Dunnow. Sounds like perks of the job to me.

It’s the sort of connector you’d see for cord or suchlike and the marks will be made by the pliers for that job. Not anything that anyone here would...

One looks like a hollow tube with 2 spikes that clamp down. That's more the type I am looking for. Just baffled as to the name of it!

Me too … I think the teacher got fed up with the hot plate getting covered in gold.

I was actually taught to do it with a torch.

Have found it! Thanks Dennis! 1mm reduces 1size U.K. and I asked the original question!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I misnamed it Bob. I’ve been using it for years from Cookson but recently found a cheaper and thicker source. The price could be anything from £40 to...

You need Gold "Foil" not leaf, I am paying about $70AU per sheet

I found a much cheaper and thicker leaf than Cookson. I’ll have a look and see where I got it

Thanks for the tip caroline, sounds a great way to control temperature … N

Something I’ve not done much of. Had a taster at an evening class, paid a few quid per square centimetre. Just had a look to see how much it would...

I wouldn’t use a working iron, I put my ion plate on the hob.

You're right Nick. When I started this, I was thinking about an old fashioned non steam iron with a thermostat. They can be quite cheap, and on mine...

I’m surprised a household iron gets hot enough, I’ve been meaning to have another go with keum boo and using an iron sounds a great place to start … N