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Quite agree about tax days at Inland Revinue, invaluable.

But for those of you not yet set up in business selling etc. keep ALL your reciepts for materials etc as these can be claimed back in...

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If you make a pickling solution in a pyrex casserole with lid on it can be warmed by tea lights on food warmer ( like for warming food on table)or on low hob heat. Will work in...

They are lovely but it is just visiting the counter to collect a pre order or get something else. When I last visited I drooled at the man walking past with a huge bag of gold casting grains.
If you...

:)If you send jewellery in the post by Special Delivery, Royal Mail, you choose bands of insurance and can track and trace the packets. in the event of loss you are compensated.

Pack the work...

Is he hallmarking? It is so important to keep the standard up.

It is probably that the tumble dryer goes much faster than the barrell polisher, giving a much harder hit of the steel.

The steel shot and barrelbrite are made to go tumblers, which go at a slow...

I think it means spend £100 and you are AUTOMATICALLY entered or you can post in and enter for free.

Caught me at first but I think that is it.

Thanks Nic.
I have got to order acid and am treating myself to a laser printer(good old Staples, free delivery) so it will be a while but will definitely be doing it.

I taught myself Keum Boo,...

Thank you, I have solid electric rings which I use for Keum Boo so I can use those. The link tells me every I wanted to know.Great!

No not saying only fit for auction site, just found the penny strange so was asking.

I know your work is much higher end than mine, I expect the reference to bits of silver is aimed at my work.
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I am really interested in trying photo etching, did you iron it from acetate sheet onto silver? Was the silver heated from underneath as well ?

Any information gratefully recieved.

Why £89.99 ? entry price, no decent gallery etc uses the 1p below the pound trick? Does this mean auction site ?

Agree a really good book.

Surface finishing is my thing, I advise you to pick something out and have a go, it's like dipping into the best box of choccies ever!

Enjoy!!!

Hi Gemma

I have made a pendant and earrings like this. You need to anneal the wire and then half way through the forging re anneal to get a second shot.

The...

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Well Gemma you are lucky if it is going over your head,you must be young!!

Lots of you that have your photos as avatars seem much younger than the memories you quote,...

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Bill and Ben (flowerpot men) Andy Pandy and Looby Loo.

The first ever Cindy( red/ white/ blue/ top and Jeans)

Dolls hospital near me where you could get your doll...

How about the really good game of black and white ping pong you could do on the tele? Fantastic, technology arrived!!!

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You can use permanant markers, you can get sets on ebay. There are dyes especially made by a company called Apollo.(when I did it we dyed the sheet and used the markers on top)
If you...

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Welcome from me too. Lots of helpful information on here.

Hi Jules
Yes did think that, hanging on card looks great, misunderstood the picture.
Hope you sell loads.

Glad my tips were helpful, the full explanation of the rings workings would be of interest to us all as you have tempted us with the mechanics.......

Trying to be gentle here. But believe me I have been there a long time ago.

Earrings need to hang, not lie. Each piece needs to be priced so people know without asking.

You can make a earring...

Thanks Carl

Soldering is about control not flooding everything with heat etc. As I mentioned I only use hard solder,it is not through any lazy practice etc but there is no need to grade down if...

I don't, why do you have to pre heat?

Silver in crucible, borax dropped in, go.....

Borax melts down, flame chases silver, etc

Always go from cold crucible, even if cracked then it works.

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I am so glad you took my tip of using pins.

The piece looks fabulous.

I think there are a lot of myths about soldering using the grades of solder etc. I only ever use hard solder...