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    Vibrations in fingers from hand tools

    Hello, I hope this is the right place to pose my question.

    I do a lot of metal polishing with a dremel and radial wheels, and I find that my fingers are starting to get tingly. I'm concerned about...
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    Hi Dennis, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I...

    Hi Dennis, thanks for the reply. Unfortunately I don't know how to solder and don't have the equipment. Also, the chain is bronze, not gold, so I'm not sure that would work. Thanks for the suggestion...
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    How to finish small loose chain?

    Hi, I bought some 1mm loose chain but I'm not sure how to finish it with clasps. Because it's only 1mm I don't have any jump rings which seem to fit. Is there a special way of finishing small chain?...
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    Thanks very much Caroline, I'll look up the Guild.

    Thanks very much Caroline, I'll look up the Guild.
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    Hi. To be honest I don't think there is anything...

    Hi. To be honest I don't think there is anything dangerous about my jewellery - I just make 'regular' shaped pendants and earrings (with surgical steel earwires) but in today's 'claims culture' I...
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    Product liability insurance question

    Hi, I want to sell my own handmade jewellery so I thought it might be a good idea to get PL insurance. But it seems like it is hard to get if you want to sell to the US and Canada, or generally...
  7. Some advice needed regarded anti-tarnish bags please

    Hi, I bought some anti-tarnish bags but am a bit puzzled - I stored some handmade bronze jewellery in them and have found that some pieces are keeping well, but other pieces are showing definite...
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    Great, thank you all for the suggestion I'll get...

    Great, thank you all for the suggestion I'll get some of those:)
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    Dremel + polishing jewellery

    Hi, I purchased a dremel 3000 recently to polish my metal clay jewellery ( I've never used a rotary tool before). I'm a bit unsure however what kind of wheels I should be using. The ones that come...
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    Dehydrator + metal clay

    Hi, I'm thinking of using a food dehydrator for drying metal clay, but don't have any idea of how long to let items dry for. Has anyone used one for metal clay and could advise ?
  11. Bronze & copper metal clay not firing properly...:(

    Hi I made some small test pieces of copper clay (Creative brand) and fired them according to the manufacturers instructions (covered with kiln blanket and fired at 920C for 30 mins, then put in...
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    Jewellery boxes with printed lining

    I've been searching around for jewellery boxes for my designs, and have found a few suppliers that do printing on the outside of boxes, but can't seem to find any that do printing on the lining...
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    Thanks very much for the suggestions everyone:) I...

    Thanks very much for the suggestions everyone:) I will check out the links. Ceramic tiles sound very useful too.
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    Thanks very much for your reply Goldsmith. I...

    Thanks very much for your reply Goldsmith. I wasn't sure that type of tong would work well lifting out a square pan, as it's designed for curved shapes. I'm looking for something suitable for a...
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    Removing hot steel pans from kiln (metal clay)

    Does anyone have any recommendations for safest way to remove hot steel pans from a kiln? I've been looking around at heat resistant gloves, but am not sure they are protecting enough e.g. if you...
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    Thanks for the suggestions - I was wondering how...

    Thanks for the suggestions - I was wondering how sturdy trolleys like these might be that are not made of steel. I've shyed away from these wood ones as I thought from a safety point of view it might...
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    Thanks very much:) The trolley from ikea looks...

    Thanks very much:) The trolley from ikea looks ideal, but their website is playing up - I can't read the product description as the photo extends over it:(. I'll have to try and see if I can get...
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    Kiln table/stand recommendations...?

    Hi, I'm hoping to buy a small kiln soon for making metal clay items, but I'm not sure what to stand it on - it's going in the garage, so I wanted some kind of workbench, but I also think it might be...
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