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  1. Thread: Temprature

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    Oh God I’d be in a darkened room for the...

    Oh God I’d be in a darkened room for the duration! 23 is quite nice here but then the haar comes in by evening and you have to put more clothes on. When we were in Poland years ago visiting relatives...
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    Thanks Dennis.Always love to see wildlife photos

    Thanks Dennis.Always love to see wildlife photos
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    Thanks Jules, I’ll email you. I think the moment...

    Thanks Jules, I’ll email you. I think the moment has passed though and finding the right light to work in is more of a challenge
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    That’s what I was asking as their price is as...

    That’s what I was asking as their price is as usual eye watering. I couldn’t find anything similar when I did a search and I’ll probably just stick with what I’m doing and scale down in the end. Just...
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    It definitely looks lovely but that’s what I...

    It definitely looks lovely but that’s what I thought. Having told myself that I’d never buy anything Durston again given the constant challenges they are the only product now. M not so well now and...
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    Thanks Dennis I don’t have a ring stretcher as I...

    Thanks Dennis I don’t have a ring stretcher as I rarely make rings and not a draw bench either. My workshop is only 8ft x 6 and most of that is bunches so I’ve run out of floor space or bench tbh. I...
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    Planishing presses

    Years ago a friend starting out had a planishing press, my thought being why would you need such a thing when you have a mallet and a steel block.
    I’ve now become really feeble not helped at all by...
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    That’s what’s happening! Wishing you all the best...

    That’s what’s happening! Wishing you all the best Dennis and everyone else of course
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    That’s a bonnie ring Sheena, it’s turned out...

    That’s a bonnie ring Sheena, it’s turned out really well
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    All I have to add to this is my Durston rolling...

    All I have to add to this is my Durston rolling mill is the only equipment I haven’t had an issue with. Everything else has had an issue of some sort, things not as sold, parts missing from what was...
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    That’s what I would use too

    That’s what I would use too
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    They are really sneaky with their low price as...

    They are really sneaky with their low price as they only offer next day delivery for £7.

    Having said that during lockdown when the dental companies stopped allowing to buy theirs I ordered from a...
  13. Thread: Apologies...

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    Thanks Dennis beautiful colours. Peter said...

    Thanks Dennis beautiful colours. Peter said something about a Prince and it’s panto time
  14. Thread: Apologies...

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    Damn it Peter, it’s not every day a woman gets a...

    Damn it Peter, it’s not every day a woman gets a message from a Nigerian Prince. Now I’ll never know!
  15. Thread: Old solder

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    I’d say it’s dirty too.Even take a needle file to...

    I’d say it’s dirty too.Even take a needle file to it and then as Dennis says
  16. Thread: I'm back

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    Well really glad it was the computer Bob. Thought...

    Well really glad it was the computer Bob. Thought you maybe just had nothing to say as it’s so quiet now
  17. Thread: Black earrings

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    If they were polished up and well washed her ears...

    If they were polished up and well washed her ears shouldn’t be going black unless she’s wearing them in the shower and they are reacting with a product. It’s one of those what is the customer doing...
  18. Thread: Black earrings

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    You don’t say how they fit so it maybe that the...

    You don’t say how they fit so it maybe that the findings might not be solid gold and she is reacting to the base metal. It seems strange though if she hasn’t had a problem before. Are the earrings...
  19. You could have mixed the silver dust into the...

    You could have mixed the silver dust into the resin or treated it like kintsugi
  20. My main thought would be walk away from the ring!...

    My main thought would be walk away from the ring! Had it been something really special I’d have gone with a patch too but as we say up here it looks gubbed and it would be going in my scrap pot
  21. I’m with Jules, glue indeed! I know it’s stamped...

    I’m with Jules, glue indeed!
    I know it’s stamped 925 but make sure it’s silver before you heat it. You could always make an artwork of it and fill it with coloured resin. Is it worth the amount of...
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    I used to store them in their boxes with a...

    I used to store them in their boxes with a tarnish tab. Mine don’t have print, and the air doesn’t get at them so there was little tarnish that can’t be rubbed off with a cloth. I now wrap or layer...
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    The tarnish seems very specific to the plastic...

    The tarnish seems very specific to the plastic container.Some plastics give off a chemical reaction hence the advice on not reusing plastic water bottles. It may be that the heat started off that...
  24. Thread: Hallmarks

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    It’s a useful tool Nick, although I didn’t try...

    It’s a useful tool Nick, although I didn’t try all the lesser known servers which are usually foreign language so I don’t bother.
    On the cutlery to cuff vid, I thought I’d better check in case I...
  25. Thread: Hallmarks

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    No not U.K. marks. Seem to be flowers and a...

    No not U.K. marks. Seem to be flowers and a rooster. Maybe still continental silver although I did a reverse image search and nothing
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