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I’m assuming that STD doesn’t stand for what came up when I searched so sorry I’m being a big dim! The number on the nozzle I use is 3940 but not...

Hi Billy, you cant really ruin gold by soldering and pickling. Is it new gold from a reputable dealer or re-cycled from something old? If...

Oh it’s before STD! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Not well-known to me, but if it started pulling out hairs I'd get fairly tired of it fairly quickly.

Oh good question and I'll be lurking for the answer. I've been asked to add a bail to a (male) friends stone. It's been pierced sideways (like a...

When I bought my sievert decades ago I bought 3 burners, the needle, a medium and the big scary one The needle has never been out of its box and the...

is the gold ruined and no i used the plastic end of my borax bruss to fish it out

Thanks Dennis, the sizer they used is on its way . Before starting a gold ring I always send a couple of silver ones for people to wear as more times...

Thanks Caroline, I'm really finding out now what materials and shapes and textures I like. I'm really enjoying developing my tastes. It gives me a...

Ace - and Stephen is really good at answering questions (it helps to have the book of course!) if you need guidance. Check his website and insta

Ah I have this book! Last time I read it was way above my experience level. I shall have another look, thanks for reminding me :)

Well, post her the plastic sizer set (cost about £1.50), make sure you have a matching stick, and you'll have it perfect. Dennis.

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...