Thanks Jules, I'll check them out.
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Thanks Jules, I'll check them out.
Thanks Caroline - I have. There are plenty of 750 or 18ct cut-in punches, but I prefer the sunk design like Cookies does for 925 and 9ct. I'll keep looking and post here if I find anything for the...
Thank you China and pearlesence. Good to know that fellow jewellers are looking out for each other....
My situation is a little different. I am registered at the Assay Office in London where I...
Hi folks,
Does anyone know of a supplier for a 750 sunk punch please? I mean one where as you look at the punch, the numbers are engraved, and the resulting mark is a sunken rectangle with the...
Lovely pieces Dennis and thanks for the advice. I can easily incorporate a domed or flat head in the hinge design and spread the rivet on the inside. Thank you!
Hello folks,
Haven't been here for a while, but glad that this forum is thriving!
I am making a small wooden presentation box and plan to fix decorative sterling butt hinges to the back. They...
Good advice - gratefully received!
Hi everyone -
I've been give a man's 18ct yellow signet ring to re-size. I've done many before, always by tapping on a mandrel, as they've only needed to go up 2 sizes or less. But this one has to...
Lovely ring Dennis. I could leave the wire whole, but the client wants 2mm rims, so that's quite a lot of gold....but thank you for the suggestion as i could smooth off the back and they would look...
You've got it exactly - thank you Dennis and Patstone. The sanding method just seemed to me to generate a lot of waste (which I know can be reclaimed) but it's definitely easy!
To mount the pearl,...
Can anyone please advise if it's possible to bend D wire in a horizontal plane?
I have been happily making gold stud earrings which have a mabe-style pearl glued onto a flat disc which has a 1mm...
I've already learnt so much from the Forum - thank you - and I'm looking forward to learning more!