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Important with pear shaped stones is when you are setting those form of stones to relieve the sharp point of the stone by making space in the bezel with a round burr.( just cut a little hole in the...

Well, let me say this..... I LOVE IT !!! ;-)

I agree, must be a very rainy day with deep depressions and the weather forcast say´s it will last at least for three weeks.... #-o
But I also agree that its´s a very nice technique to try once, I...

Great video, nice technique, thanks for sharing.

Very nice work, I love this pieces.:Y:

This one can only take bits of 2.35 mm. like Dennis said, the common size.
It hold his power and speed reasonably, also with the larger grinding tools but yes, you can make him stop with to much...

When it´s only for drilling and polishing you might consider this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/45-000-RPM-Dental-Lab-MARATHON-N8-Handpiece-SAEYANG-/110763930573?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19ca0b73cd...

Hi Hellen, welcome from me too, I am new to the forum as well.
Your problem might have to do with absorbing oxigen to your silver.
Do you pre heat your mould, that´s also important to avoid condens...

Thank you all for the nice comments.
Haha Les, you're right, Boris is a very old dog fo my sister in law and he can't can't walk anymore.
My sister in law wanted to go with him to the vet to...

Thank you Lauren, it's engraved by hand using the Lindsay Classic Airgraver, do you know this tool?
Here a link to Steve's site
http://www.airgraver.com/Hand_Engraving_Tools_Overview.htm
Btw, I...

Wow, that's quite nice work you have there Josef!
The wax modells, do you milling them with a CNC machine?
Very neat work your whole collection.

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Monogram

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Practicing cutting monogramms

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Engraved brass plate

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Another ash pendant
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...well, while sitting still behind my computer I can also post a little more

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Titanium ring coloured...

Well here's my first item, I finished this one today.
It's made out of 4mm square tube, the lenght is 21 mm, width is 16 mm. and it can be openened to put some ash in it.
Sorry for the poor...

Very nice rings Peter, congratulations.
I do the same as Pearlescence does, making a countersink in the hole of the pearl with an old ball burr.
This way you don't have to weaken the soldering of...

Hey Rick, you also here???
There go's my incognito status....:~:

That´s a quality belt Dennis, I like the plain look very much and if it would be disturbing getting scratches on it you can always put some texture on the surface with a diamond burr.
I myself would...

Thank you Lorraine, Wallace, Peter and Elaine (?) for the warm welcome.
As I see Wallace I can wright it down here in Dutch and you will do the translation for the other colleagues... ;-)
And...

Okay Nick, thanks for explaining, I know this method it gives many times nice castings and a certain smell.... :)

Nick, I like them both, especialy the texture on the pendant is great, how did you achieve this.

Hi Chris, great to see you here as well, I hope I can give my 2 cents now and then.
Hi ART925 Les, nice to know I am not the only stranger here.... yes that's me on Zilvermaan, did you also...

Hi there, my ( nick-) name is Willem Parel and I am a goldsmith for about 35 years now ( in my first post already a senior member....:) ) living in the Netherlands.
I found this forum just yesterday...