This is great info., thank you. I saw something called a universal holder (a bit like a ring vice but with a flat metal head with holes to hold small metal rods) any experience with one of those?
I...
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This is great info., thank you. I saw something called a universal holder (a bit like a ring vice but with a flat metal head with holes to hold small metal rods) any experience with one of those?
I...
Hi all,
This may be an unusual question for you. I've been flush setting small stones into rings for a good while and have very few problems anymore (phew). But I've recently wanted to flush set...
Barry, thank you, that sounds very convincing and makes me feel a bit better : )) I truly thought my days of soldering issues were behind me.......I guess there's always gong to be something!
Thank you james, I'll try the binding wire. Any insight into why this is only happening with the reticulated rings? The joins are initially just as tight as when I'm soldering a plain ring. Could it...
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I'm trying to solder a simple ring made from 4mm x 1.5mm sterling sheet which I have reticulated. But it will not solder!!! Can anyone think of any reason for this? It has now happened with...
Aah, now why didn't I think of doing that!! Thank you : )
Yikes! Thank you James : )
Hello all,
Many apologies, I just posted this to the wrong thread, so I've reposted it here!
I'd like to cast an 18k or 22k gold replica of a fine silver original ring I made a while ago. Does...
Hello all,
I'd like to cast an 18k or 22k gold replica of a fine silver original ring I made a while ago. Does anyone know what percentage heavier than the original it will be? I know that 14k is...
Glad it's not just me.....I'm petrified, have never done anything in gold before:-O
Still, I figure if it goes horribly wrong, I can always melt it into little balls and attach them to something!
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That site is amazing Emily! Thank you so much for posting it []
It looks like I should be able to do what I want to do. I don't know how to attach pics, but my design is sooo simple. I bend the...
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I wonder if anyone can help. I've been fusing fine silver for a while now and have had a request for one of my little ring designs in 18k gold. My question is, can I fuse 18k gold like...