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Definitely Peter, have been meaning to have a go at making something and rely less on brute force. Love how easy it is once down to 1mm. Drawing down...

I would’ve never of bought a bar online, but seeing one twinkle in a cabinet was irresistible … N

Ah, a CostCo member :) Surprised you haven't built a drawbench yet - it'll make the thicker wire much smoother to draw. OK, that's 1mm... ...

Would make an interesting read if people have opinions between tungsten and steel plates. Pulling wire is one of my favourite techniques and I have a...

I might give The tungsten a look, I don't use magnets my draw bench has springs, I built my own bench and the plates kept dropping on the floor when...

I've been using a decent set of tungsten plates for all my round wire for years; for non-round shapes, I tend to use French or Italian made steel...

Dear Mary, As you probably know, red gold becomes more yellow when heated and pickled. Coupled as mentioned below with a good close join, you can...

I've just sold my last of this, what a shame. Betts and Eurofindings have 18ct red in half panels (1g), which is a bit less horrific than the...

What type of ring if it is just a plain ring with one join and you are meticulous and create tight perfect join, you can get away with yellow solder.

Hi Mary. I’m in Fife too but can’t help you I’m afraid. Have you tried the Scottish forum on FB , there are a few Fifers on there?

Thanks so much to all of you for your comments and ideas. Going to be quite a challenge and I am not going to rush it! Watch this space!!! David ...

Yes, that's the kind of thing I have in mind. It will give it a more ethnic look too.The number of points, and dips is up to yo. Dennis.

Thanks for all you advices. The lady in question is adamant……a ring it must be! I have myself explained it must be mollycoddled and used for polite...

Durston D4. Spendy, very heavy and very, very effective. Although I'd like an even wider one :) Mine gets used for working down billets (mokume...

As Jules says amber isn’t great ring material as it’s a resin and therefore quite soft. If you can polish it with toothpaste and get skid burns if...

Who did you buy it from, can they not assist you? I would have thought it should be covered by a warranty?

I've got one of those cheap Indian geared ones that has served me well, but have to change the rollers to wire if I've set the rollers. I also have...

I wouldn't mount it in a ring, as rings take a lot of wear and tear. I'd mount it as a pendant, though. As Dennis says, its a beautiful piece of...

Its a beautiful piece of amber David. Claws won't let you down if you make them from half round wire and keep the ends round and short. Weaken...

The best rolling mills in UK are Durstons, but bought second hand they could be in really poor condition, particularly rust, and pits in the...

Bumping the thread - hoping for more advice please

Wow looks like someone dragged it on the floor while they were on a motorbike lol . Send me a message to my website www.brightongemstones.co.uk . John

It's newish. Might be that they think it's less likely to fall foul by looking faintly relevant, but the usual pattern is finding edits...

Have to wonder what the point is of all the AI posts. Other than being an irritation they don’t seem to have the usual end game of a ‘normal’ spammer

AI, Artificial Intelligence, rather than ALI. Not that they are artificial intelligence in my book :)

Who is ALI ?