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Thank you for letting me know. :ta: I can't remember where I read about not mixing metals in your polisher, but seems they were wrong! I must admit that I thought that the soapy water or barrelling...

I make silver jewellery by and large, but I fancy doing a bit in 9ct gold and copper too. I have read though that if you use a barrel polisher you have to change the shot (and water etc.) if you use...

Thank you for your suggestions. :-) I always find it a minefield when trying to decide on new tools (or replacing old ones) as there's so much choice. I wonder sometimes whether it's best to spend...

Good idea. :-) I'll give it a go.

Actually those Amazon ones do look better than mine, even though they are virtually the same and certainly worth a try at that price!

Thanks both. :-) Funnily enough those are exactly the type I have. Although I bought them 22 years ago when I started my silversmithing course. I sharpened them a bit and tightened the screw as...

They look nice and neat for sure! I hadn't thought about saw piercing first - I've just used my shears to nip in 3 or 4 parallel cuts and then snip across those to make my little pieces, but the...

Hi - I've decided I need some better shears for cutting my hard solder paillons as mine are old and rubbish now! I don't know whether to try the solder pliers that Cooksongold have with the yellow...