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Waste not want not, nothing ventured nothing gained.......! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Necessity is the mother of invention!

That's a step in the right direction.

With a bit of butchery of an old third hand and inspired by Dennis’s photos....the titanium vertical can of course be shaped as one wants. Sent...

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There are some reusable moulding compounds available, but it's difficult to assist without knowing which one. I've used a PVC-based one in the past...

I think you’ll find that it is the mould that is re-usable not the compound. You knead them together thoroughly till all one colour then press the...

What moulding compound? If it's Oyumaru, then try this: https://www.google.com/webhp?q=Oyumaru+instructions

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Note the EU's OSS VAT scheme offers a "€10,000 exemption for EU micro-businesses... but... This relief is not available to non-EU businesses. They...

It's actually a beautiful retro setting, maybe for a young bride's wedding chest, so I guess it's the gold that matters, rather than the cost of the...

So you're not alloying anything, just calculating the gold content. The only time I'd bother doing that is when alloying.

Couple websites I've found useful for this topic. Perhaps old news to some of you. https://www.simplyduty.com/import-calculator/ "calculate...

No, I'm pretty small beer in comparison. I'm mostly online-only, and generally post out using Royal Mail. Weston Beamor does my casting, so any...

Yes it's the form for when you come back to the EU/UK from the rest of the world with anything worth more than £18 of commercial goods. Red channel...

Interesting. I've never had to complete something so elaborate for my sales to the US, Canada, Switzerland, etc. Would a pair of London-hallmarked...

Thanks....I now have a titanium rod arriving plus some titanium blanks I already have so now to get making to these illustrations. Sent from my...

Soldering aids can be made from old flat files, heated and the tang bent while red. Also by gripping a nail in some cheap to buy haemostats. But...

A couple of thoughts. Classic setting, but if the claws work even slightly loose you will very quickly have one very scratched pearl You have used...

Actually here in India , If you give any metal to a jeweller (say 22K or 99.5), they will convert it to 99.9999 Thats ehy this calculation seems...

Have you considered making titanium soldering clamps? they can be shaped into many useful shapes to make soldering easier. James

Brilliant. That is a very de luxe version of what I remember. Yes I will certainly be making one unless there are cheaper ones available. Thanks....

This what you are looking for https://www.lionpunchforge.com/tools/p/lions-claw-solder-hold-down-ckzzf Borrowed from the welding industry, I made...

i had a binge on wax carving but have gone back to silver soldering now. Trying to finish some of the bits in my to-do drawer, I've also got a brooch...

CN22 is easy peasy. This is the hand carry form! Every box must be filled in correctly and then you pay the VAT or your stuff is impounded.

Thanks both (so far), and fully agree much of this nightmare was foretold years ago. I was already filling out customs codes on CN 22 forms, so at...