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Thanks so much for your help Dennis. I completely agree now that using the circumference isn't the best way at all. My friend didn't have a ring...

Did you use steel tongs in the pickle, if so get yourself some cooper or non metallic tongs, make a new batch of pickle and try again.

Hi Noora, and welcome to the forum. Sizing rings can be very frustrating unless you are very strict about it. Certainly trying work it out by...

I rarely use beads Wendy but I just find it tedious. I could solder a really complex piece 20 times in the time it takes me to do a beaded necklace!

The gimp will almost certainly make the overall piece fail assay. It certainly does at Birmingham and London. I tend to just make my own with very...

I'm sorry to hear you hate beading (Do you mean knotting?) There are lots of methods, perhaps a different method would enthuse you?

I would normally have sent the pendant in on its own as well but this came up on a fb forum post recently and the assay office failed the assay...

I love it Sheena, very wearable. I like that the stone is matt too

There was no H&S back in the 70s! I moved to Luxi a while back , a late starter as everyone was moving on to Menzerna! With the luxi I still found...

I used Dialux back in the 70's took a long break from jewellery now that I am making jewellery again I am using Dialux again and have been for years,...

Get hold of a copy of Polishing and Finishing by Stephen Goldsmith, who is a master polisher. All queries answered

Cookson have a set including mandrels. Quite expensive, but ideal for small objects. Unfortunately once used on brass, they will get too dirty for...

Thanks Dennis, the vunerablility of the prongs was worrying me somewhat. The clean up is a real pain, with alum you end up with a copper plated...

Thanks :) It has two textured pieces of brass then goes into a smooth silver band. For the next one the texture's going to be a little bit differant...

Thank you Dennis and thank you Sleeping Dragon. That is better than the one I had. I am starting to teach one of my sons so this will make life...

What sort of clasp? They will want to look at that if it is any sort of metal. I also agree with Dennis. Take it apart and send just the pendant

I would normally have sent the pendant on its own. The assay office might be willing handle it already on its necklace. Ring them and ask. I would...

No they look fine. Every extra wiggle will harden them more. I dont like working with brass because its rather dirty, but radial disks will clean a...

I don't know about the technicalities but I really like the look. Maybe a polished band instead of what looks like textured, but that's a quibble

No it's not American. It could be the internal diameter in mm, or something quite other. Check it out with something that can be sent and verified...

Dear Patni. It's always a pleasure to watch someone else working, rather than working yourself. The video you posted is about soldering a chain,...

Hi Douglas, and welcome. Here is the size chart donated by one of our valued members, Sleeping Dragon: ...

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