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Hey all, thank you so much for the additional replies - sorry I only just looked today I have since made a little rectangular bar w a ring either...

Your temps seem ok I use 1020-1050 to melt sterling you want it so the metal is spinning , maybe try a carving wax model (Ferris / Kerr wax or...

How - and how long - have you cured the resin?

I'm using Phrozen Wax Like Violet. The model is just a plain 3 mm band ring. Flask is 3 1/2 x 4 inches Schedule is - From room temp quickly up to...

What material are you using for the model ?

I’d opt for the latter option to be completely safe

Well, you obviously use a low temperature solder and a soldering iron. Keep well away from your workbench to avoid contamination of tools and...

It’s reply with quote if you want to answer something specific. My husband took up glass enamels with a kiln. He’s done a couple of pieces for me...

Not sure how to copy a comment on this site. I chose efcolor because it didn't require an expensive investment in an oven. I think it gives a good...

I’ve always wondered about Efcolor as it only gets fired in a household oven. I wonder if it’s long lasting for jewellery

Love it! I've yet to take the plunge and try enamelling. Now what's next?

That looks perfect

Thanks for the kind remarks. Our granddaughter liked the whale so my wife mounted it as a wee gift. See below :

Hi scotview, and welcome to the forum. Very nice piece of enamelling. Now to expand your skills by making it wearable, or mounting it as a...

Hi Scotview, welcome to the forum That’s a lot of detail in a small piece and seems to have worked well. Usually enlarged photos show up all the...

Just a suggestion if you need some scrap - see if one of those 'we buy your gold' shops will sell you some of their scrap at a reasonable price. A...

Never too late….another idea and source! Thanks David Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I realise it's too late, but red/jeweller's brass works well for this sort of thing (and tarnishes far less than copper). Alternatively, I've had...

I am now looking for a reliable non acid gold verifying kit as I don’t fancy walking about with nitric acid in my pocket!……any advice? Sent from...

Too late ! Done it! But the recipient will pay! (If she wants it!) I must do some “junk shop” searching purchase to find some more……or pay the...

Yes Dennis…..at the risk of being excommunicated by my wife I used 4 links of her totally worn out chain to make 2 decent sized balls. Has worked...

Polishing regularly is not something a woman wants to do with a ring in daily use. If she’s happy for it to go black then that’s her choice. Don’t...

As already mentioned, rings are subject to wear and bashing, so that rules out plating, and also bought in gold balls, which are mostly painfully...

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Would something like this work drill hole in ring and gently peen over the post, (I did not say this but maybe a touch of epoxy)...

Necessity is the mother of invention! This morning 9ct gold was £17.31 a gm! Yes I will ask if she has any bits of her own I can use. I like the idea...