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Its all looking a bit red so far, so heres a ring I made a few weeks ago for all those who prefer the cool side of the colour wheel!
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I can see that using tube helps as it is less violent on the buttons, though I now have a feel for it and have no problems with breakages when hammering my solid rivets.
I did experiment with using...

Hi Milomade,
I've seen a few people using buttons but they nearly all bind them on with wire or bezel set the button, so I was keen to try using rivets as I think they make for something a bit...

thanks for the positive comments guys, I totally agree with your views on the chain!
I designed and made the piece quite quickly when I had a flash of inspiration a few days before my partners...

Thougt I'd put up a pic of a pendant I made for my other half for her birthday a few weeks ago. Its the first of a range of pieces I have planned (or half made) to make it to completion, and would...

Thanks for the pic, I will set about making a pusher like that one to try! I can see now how the shape will give a smoother more consistent finish than my bullet shaped item.
I thought the stone...

thanks again for the tips guys, the one about the solder is interesting to know- its definately very useful to know when planning pieces in the future there's that extra flexibility. I'm guessing...

Hi Dennis,
I'm fairly new to silversmithing so the little beech hut is a bit of play really. My partner said something about a beech hut inspired pendant, so rather that just cut out a hut shape I...

i've added a pic below so you can see the effect, the little beech hut is one of the first pieces to be affected by staining, the bar to the right is after i'd cleaned the barrel 3-4 times and the 2...

hopefully in the next one you will be able to see the pic:)

I tried to post a pic in the last reply, but i need 5 posts first....

thanks again for your replies, i think i may have sorted it.
i cleaned out the barrel and rinsed the shot a bit at a time in a sieve, then ran it with fresh solution then cleaned it all again last...

thanks for the reply, yeah it is stainless shot. I thought it may be rust or sume such when it first happened so I checked through it and rinsed it a bit at a time in a sieve and its all nice and...

I usually find the answer to any queries I have are already covered on the forum somewhere, but the day has now come for my first post!

I have a barrel polisher, the single one from cooksons, a...