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I'm a hobbyist silversmith, only making items that fall within the exemption weights for sale.
However, for work, I am making a silver "trophy" which is going to be a little heavier...
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Hello all
I'm a hobbyist silversmith, only making items that fall within the exemption weights for sale.
However, for work, I am making a silver "trophy" which is going to be a little heavier...
My sister is a pilot and has asked me to make a small pair of low-profile stud earrings, so that her headset doesn't catch on them.
The problem I am finding is that all the cabochons I keep seeing...
So it was me being a numpty then? I had assumed the process was a case of folding thin sheets of one metal, over sheets/pieces of another metal, and then pressing them under heat, and then repeating...
The copper pattern looks so thin that I wonder if I tried anything whether it would just wear off straight away though ;)
I've taken some photos of the strip I have that hopefully show why I am wondering if it is just printed.
Here you can see how the copper pattern doesn't go all the way through the metal, it...
First off, I'm an amateur hobbyist, so maybe I am just being an idiot, or naive, hopefully I can be enlightened?
I have always been in love with Damascus steel and similar materials, with organic...
Thanks, I'm not sure I have the budget to buy a torch and an oxycon unit though. Would I be able to get much more heat out of a plain gas (no oxygen) torch, compared to my basic handheld torch?
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Apologies if this has been asked before. I've been silversmithing with a basic handheld soldering blowtorch that cooksons sells. When i did my silversmithing courses I used an oxy-gas...
Thanks all.
I don't think I'd like to risk ebay, I feel there would be too great a chance for receiving something that isn't as pure as it should be etc!?
I ended up biting the bullet and...
Thanks both for the replies. I guess I'll have to ask my contacts as to whether they have a bit I can beg or buy!
They'll be 9ct White gold rings. I had pointed out to my friend the cheapest...
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First post here. I've been dabbling in silver over the last year, and now have a friend asking me to do a pair of white gold wedding rings. This is fine (only a bit of pressure!) but I'm...