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    Hallmarks...required if item isn't "sold"?

    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...
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    Low profile cabochons?

    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...
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    So it was me being a numpty then? I had assumed...

    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...
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    The copper pattern looks so thin that I wonder if...

    The copper pattern looks so thin that I wonder if I tried anything whether it would just wear off straight away though ;)
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    I've taken some photos of the strip I have that...

    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...
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    Mokume Gane sheet ...hmmm

    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...
  7. Thanks, I'm not sure I have the budget to buy a...

    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?
  8. Recommendation for soldering / smelting torch?

    Hello all

    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...
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    Thanks all. I don't think I'd like to risk...

    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...
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    Thanks both for the replies. I guess I'll have to...

    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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    Smaller quantities of gold solder?

    Hello all

    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...
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