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Yes , I got caught out early on in my “journey” in jewellery as one or two of you may remember with …I think it was Tibetan silver.


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So you have noticed the E00 chain! Yes I should “invest” in other chains! But there are so many!
Stones…hmm I have made items using 2mm stones. Even one gypsy set ring. I will photograph that...

An 18mm x 13mm lavender amethyst cab mounted on a 9cm length of 3mm silver wire. One problem was to find the ideal attachment points for the chain so it hung correctly as a necklace.


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Thanks Dennis. As I was “at my bench” as you replied I followed your advice / instructions and as of now after pickling I have these two rings in the tumbler!
Ps. Hardly any spill over at all.
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Yet another question……
Silver solder or gold solder? This is to attach a small gold pebble onto a silver ring. I’ve done it before but for the life of me I can’t remember how I did it! Anyhow it...

Ditto, ps-bond!
David


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Thank Dennis. I will be trying that in the next day or so…..watch the sky for bolts of lightening and rolls of thunder, if I melt yet more fine chain!
David.


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Please how do you experts do this without ending up with a small molten blob of silver!? I only have propane torches.
David


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Ok for now! We have problems now with our printer! Isn’t tech fun!


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Oh dear! Cant enlarge it. Might well be me!


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What a pity…


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Further comment on annealing: yes, my comment was meant to be that there is no restriction as to how many times you can anneal if your work piece becomes work hardened. Not that you can anneal again...

Made this yesterday, but my wife thinks it is a bit of a drip!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220701/22e0f00beb20995d29297aeef113df1d.jpg


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Something we don’t often read about! Possibly don’t want to admit!
I spent the whole day making a pendant with a large Tigers eye cab set in a “nest” of wire. I congratulated myself on making the...

Ha,ha…yes! I have a number of tools recommended by Dennis from ring bending pliers to fine diamond files to eveflex polishing sets, to………you name it. Maybe he should get a commission from these...

Nick….je suis d’accord avec vous……. Hint my « nom de plume » is Ruedeleglise!!!!!!


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Yes welcome. I am in the same boat as you but have been doing it possibly for a longer time than you and have therefore had more problems….I can assure you if you ask you will get advice. True it is...

Hmmm that does ring a feint bell…thanks
David


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Firstly, I am not in any way an expert. I am a relative beginner and I am not instructing rather I am making observations from my limited experience.
There are reams written on annealing by many...

Yes I follow your thoughts….maybe another one!
David


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There isn’t a lot emphasised about this black art and yet having now studied the subject in more detail I realise it is so important. It makes forming and bending so much more controllable and easy....

Found a piece of silver wire….2mm floating about in my bits box! I did have this amber cab and then I will admit saw an illustration. So as I am departing for the moment from the symmetric, off I...

Oh thanks!


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Phew! I feel all warm and loved!! But still need your advices and stimulation. Thanks.


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Strewth! It seems to have worked……


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