Thanks for the warnings / advice. I have in fact now signed up for a one to one with a jewellery school run by two terrific jewellers to learn how to make claw settings, so will now get hands on...
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Thanks for the warnings / advice. I have in fact now signed up for a one to one with a jewellery school run by two terrific jewellers to learn how to make claw settings, so will now get hands on...
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I am full of questions today…. With arresters, bottles of gas (not an oxygen generator…..and the different nozels etc…ie a full kit what am I likely to need to pay. There seem to be quite a variety...
I found a beautiful Amethyst and decided to claw mount it as a pedant. As I am only just venturing into making claw mounts I took the safe way out for this stone and bought a ready made 6 claw from “...
Just mixed Soldar liquid flux with some hard paste. It has worked!
David
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Good luck! I kept mine in a plastic bag and in the cool part of the fridge….not frozen. Didn’t help.
David
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Thanks….yes, it’s ridiculously expensive . Thanks for the tips. I am relieved there is a solution.
David.
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I don’t use paste solder very often at all but now I find all 4 tubes, from hard to extra easy have gone solid. Even one tube I have never opened! Please does anyone know of a way of softening or is...
That’s a great idea. I will try that tomorrow. What with printer problems I am feeling a bit “burnt out” today!
David.
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3 years ago I made a number of these, mainly of the flared type which “went down” very well at craft fairs. I also made the non flared type also with great results. Now I have been asked to make 4...
Thanks Dennis .Yes I know of them, but there were two or three others . 2 Americans, one a self professed professor and a second. They were quite useful for picking up hints and basic designs and the...
I used to find a lot of ideas on you tube but all seems to have changes recently….no dimensions etc. Anyone else found this?
David.
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It’s only a 2 ton Jack as it was one I had already. But by golly it works. Cost was negligible as I had the aluminium sections over from some other project.
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Photo of my homemade press found…..https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240130/eeafe657617d2758be381aa1c3fdfec0.jpg
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Hydraulic bench press…..I feel sure I took photos of one I made 3 or more years ago and published here. I made it using a hydraulic Jack . I again found it a bit of a nuisance to use as it is in my...
Yes….Happy new year to all of you.
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Yes a happy festive season to all. With so many religious days around this time of year, in France we used to simply say “bonnes fêtes. In our village alone we had at least 4 different religious...
Well annealed but don’t see any recommendations for metal thickness. Mine is a Cooksongold unit. Many thanks I will do a bit of digging as I have had a further failure. It flared one side more than...
Would loved to have se3n the video but it seems it is « now unavailable »
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Welcome. I was and still am in the same boat as you, except in my case it was an advancing age crisis!
Everyone is friendly, willing to give advice and share their knowledge.
Ruedeleglise.
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Yes! I though of that after applying and pressing the araldite into the holes etc. But alls well that ends well. Ring saved and a happy owner!
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Oh well! I expect to be “thrown out of the brownies!” But the owner loves the ring and begged me to make it safe but not risk destruction….so……Araldite it was! Then dusted with silver dust.
At least...
Thanks for all your comments and suggestions ……I will ponder on. I still think I may have a go having told her it could end up a blob of disfigured ring and if she doesn’t mind the risk it will give...
I am worried that trying to solder in a piece what with the thinness of the silver at this point where max wear has taken place is 0.2mm the wh
ole lot could melt before the solder! The thickness...