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Diamond Settings by
Ganesh
On Jul 21, 10:49 am, William Black
wrote:
Ganesh wrote:
What are the different types of diamond settings commonly available in
the UK market?
Well.
If you get hold of the Cookson's Precious Metals catalogue, which is
sort of the industry standard,...
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Are some gemstones too fragile for every day use? by
George Mauer
Hello,
I am looking for an engagement ring and I've determined that my price-
range ($1500) should be enough to allow me to get a decent mounting
with a nice bling-y semi-precious stone. Probably I would like
something large, shiny and purple or pink.
I've been talking to a lot of jewelers about...
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ferric chloride powder mixing by
William Black[_2_]
On 31/01/12 06:38, Edz wrote:
i just bought a ferric chloride powder for my etching. Can anyone show
me the proper instruction on the application... how much water is needed
for mixing and is there any ratio?
It's easy enough, draw your design in negative on your work-piece with
your...
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Market for imperfect gemstones? by
Paul Ciszek
In another newsgroup someone made the claim that the existance of
synthetic gemstones had not affected the market for natural ones.
I would have thought that the market for less-than-perfect gemstones,
at the typical-American-consumer level would have disappeared once
perfect synthetics started...
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March 11th 09 02:26 AM
by FC...
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Ring resizing? by
stacy c
I have a ring that I made in a size 7.25 for sale; a buyer who is a
size 9 wants it.
The most I have ever stretched a ring is up to 1 full size, with a
roller stretcher. The stone, which is already set, is very unique, so
this would be my preferred option, but I am afraid that stretching...
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Help with Buffing. by
ABC[_2_]
I hope I have come to the right NG. I just want to learn to buff small
metal articles like stainless steel watch bands, spoons, and them may
be gold bracelets etc. I bought a 1/6 hp motor with flex shaft, white
and green rouge, and some small buffing wheels (1'' diameter). These
were bought from...
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Durability of garnet in rings? by
Shindy
I was wondering how a tsavorite might fare in set into a ring that gets
incessant wear. Searches mostly turn up just the 'hardness' factor which is
easy enough for anyone to find, but I want to know how prone it is to
chippage. I know "hardness" doesn't necessarily correlate to "toughness." I...
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Ruby Value by
Jack Schmidling
Can someone give me an idea of the range of value of rubies these days?
I had the impression that a one carat ruby was valuable but most of what
I see for sale is pretty cheap.
The gem database has hundreds of them so I registered only to find that
there are no prices on most of them.
I am...
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February 23rd 06 09:44 AM
by nick
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Hardening Copper Bangles? by
Kwiter
Kwe Kwe sewakwekon, Hello everyone, I recently got some nice copper
strips to practice bracelet making on , how hot do I need to get them
to harden them some? Right now they are dead soft, I'd like them a bit
harder so they maintain their shapes better but not too hard that they
are brittle and...
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Wax Carving by
Charlie
I've got an idea in my head for a set of pendants. They're carved from wax
with raised details such as dots and squiggles - think lampwork beads.
Firstly, is there any difference between green, blue and pink wax? Except,
obviously the colour. Secondly, can I make a base sphere and then melt...
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October 21st 04 09:31 AM
by Charlie
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Piercing Blades by
Don T
Bought a set of elcheapo piercing saw blades a while back from a dealer at
one of the trade shows. Dozen each of the 12 sizes between 6 and 6/0. Needed
to cut some 3 mm bronze welding rod to make a handful of dop sticks. So.
Selected a 2/0 as a good size to make decent speed of cut while keeping...
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I want to make a diamond ring by
Lush
I've been collecting diamonds, and other gems. The goal is to build
myself a diamond ring. It will contain over a hundred diamonds,
convering the ring - with no metal showing, only the gems - mostly 1,
2, 3 pts in size, with a centrepiece of various gems. The largest
will only be a 1/2 carat.
I...
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tumble finishing by
Raane
I've been hand polishing brass and copper stampings for a particular
line I am working on. The goal is to have some interesting design but
to have it *very* affordable (in the $20-$30 range). The polishing is
making the process take much too long for the price I'm aiming for.
I'd like to...
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brass tubing by
C Ryman
I have some brass tubing for making hinges on stained glass boxes. It's
thin walled and not soft. Does anyone know if it will work well for making
rivets?
--
Connie Ryman
Cryman Studio
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Need Help -- lost and found diamond -- defective ring? by
[email protected]
Hi everyone,
I posted this in another forum and am reposting this in an effort to
get more advice.. Any advice would be VERY MUCH appreciated...
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I need some advice about the engagement ring that I gave to my
girlfriend.. We live in...
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Newbie - is there an inexpensive method to vaccum investment? by
Ben[_2_]
First I want to thank MBStevens, Frosty, Peter W Rowe and Ted Frater for the
replies to point me in the right direction for finishing my first cast. All
advice was read and is much appreciated.
Regarding the investment process I'm not yet at a point where I can justify
the expense of a proper...
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memory wire jewellery is patented? by
[email protected]
US patent 6675610:
Jewelry pieces formed entirely or partially of a shape memory alloy
provided with a pre-determined memory shape, where the shape memory
characteristic and/or the superelastic characteristic of the alloy is
used either in the construction of the piece or to facilitate repair
of...
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Swiss diamond???? by
Tim
Recently I was in Thailand and bought some earrings that were
represented as "sawit" diamond. This has been translated as swiss
diamond but I have never heard the term. Anybody know what I have,
assuming of course that I have what I was told I was buying?
Tim
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Working with Platinum by
John Franklin
Hello,
I am new to jewelry but would appreciate feedback from the regulars.
I have been looking at platinum bracelets but have noticed that they
are very expensive. On the open market, gold is $375 per ounce and
platinum is $730 per ounce. However, I am finding platinum jewelry
three to four...
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