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Newbie question by
SteveB[_7_]
I'm helping a partially blind friend. He has some small pieces of polished
Brazilian quartz he wants to drill a hole into. I have found several
suppliers on line that will sell 1/16" and 1/8" diamond bits for reasonable
prices, around $15 per. Slightly less when bought in threes.
Is this...
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Help identifying antique jewelry by
Chris Shearer Cooper
I know this isn't quite the right forum, but I'm hoping either someone
here can help me, or at least point me in the right direction.
I've discovered an old photo that is probably my grandfather as a
young man (aged probably about 10):
http://www.sc3.net/Clifford/Portrait.png
I'm trying to learn...
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Pin vise by
Charlie Leo
I am using a sliding pin vise for wire wrapping. The vise is a mild
steel, but it wears very rapidly against 21 gauge copper, sterling and
gold filled square wire. After about an hour's use, the vise will not
hold wire for twisting. It's not that I have one bad vise - I teach a
class and we have...
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Curious about Jade appraisal by
[email protected]
Recently visited China (Canton, or Guangzhou) and got pressured into
buying two jade bangles. The short story is that I wanted to buy some
Jade, and wanted the two bangles to be cut from the same stone; one
for me and one for a certain other person. I am somewhat naive and
expected US prices of...
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Ammonium chloride (alias "sal ammoniac") by
Neil Marsh
Anyone know where to find ammonium chloride, otherwise known as sal
ammoniac, in granular/powder form? (Somewhere in the
Seattle-Portland corridor would be great!) I know welding supply
places can get the stuff in one pound bars but I was hoping to find a
small tub of it in technical grade. ...
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March 23rd 04 07:16 AM
by *SES*
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sterling silver vs. 14k white gold by
porkchops
Which is the stronger metal as far as rings are concerned?
Such as, which is more prone to bending, breaking, etc. and will last
longer under constant wear.
Not necessarily tarnishing.
TIA, Porks
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A jewelry metal poll by
GreenSlimer
In jewelry... which metal do you prefer.. as in appearance opinion,
and the most fun, and interesting to work with?
A. Silver
B. Yellow Gold
C. White Gold
D. Platinum
E. Palladium
F. Steel
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turning old silverware into kitchen pull handles by
terry
My wife is building a new kitchen, is totally underwhelmed by the
selection of kitchen cabinet pull handles and overwhelmed by the
pricing.
She has dozens of silverware that is better made and nicer, and will
never be used. She wants to silver solder two barrels (with internal
threads) to each...
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Flex-shaft tool advice, too! by
Raane
First, thank you to Peter and everyone who gave their thoughts about
soldering equipment. I think that I will take the advice of having a
"Y" connector and both full size and a little torch handpieces. Still
haven't decided on gas, yet, although I am leaning toward acetylene
and oxygen.
Being...
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titanium anodising - how resilient? by
Des Bromilow
I'm hearing differing opinions about how wear resilient titanium andosiing
is.
Specifically I've been asked to make a ring, with the anodising open and
exposed as a wear surface (instead of recessed and protected)
I'm finishing building my anodising rig this weekend, but would appreciate
any...
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my work by
David E Fields
Hello all, I am a photographer who likes to dabble in jewelry making. Here
are some examples of my work, would love to hear some opinions!
http://www.davidefields.com/jewelry.htm
David
www.davidefields.com
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purpose of bail on gold jewelry by
E. Sandstrom
X-No-archive: yes
Sorry if this sounds a bit like a stupid question, but what is the purpose
of the bail (sp?) attached to the clasp on gold bracelets and necklaces? And
do all gold bracelets/necklaces have them? What about silver
bracelets/necklaces, I have never seen one with a bail, but do some...
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Casting using air pressure by
Mike72903
I'm currently thinking about and designing a simple way to cast using air
pressure. It would work similiar to some steam casting methods I have seen from
time to time. My current thinking is a simple frame to hold the necessary
parts with an air supply from one of several possible sources. The...
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Pearl by
rozita_rh
Pearl is beautiful and costly.
How can we identify the real with the fake ones......anyone knows
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Q: Visiting Pforzheim ? by
Christopher Robert Carlson
Hello,
Does anyone have any suggestions for what to see when
visiting Pforzheim? I hear they have a method for casting
stainless steel there that I can not wait to see for myself.
-Chris
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custom mandrel by
Marggi
I have been making ring sizer sets for our different mandrel shapes during
the slow "back to school" days of September. Unfortunately, one of our most
popular custom shapes has no mandrel available. A picture of this shape is
available...
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September 13th 03 05:21 PM
by sbright
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Catalog recyclers beware! by
Abrasha
Judy Shaw wrote:
This is something that all businesses should take note. I hope it doesn't
happen to anyone else.
This past Friday, I received a call from one of our suppliers as they needed
a credit card number to process an order placed that day. Since I tend to
make one large...
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October 7th 03 03:27 PM
by Mark
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Newbie request for advice by
Tasha
I was asked by a friend to try to produce a ring for a costume she's
working on from an animation series called Utena - it's a sort of
silver and pink seal ring.
I managed to turn out a version I'm quite pleased with by cutting the
top off a domed silver ring and filling the hole with pink Fimo,...
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November 25th 03 04:00 PM
by Tasha
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question about a ring.... by
Greg Chu
I have a question about a ring I have seen before.
It is "A ring" made by three rings together. The
three rings have different colors. I would like to
know who makes it? and if it is still available?
Your answer is greatly appreciated.
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July 8th 03 10:32 AM
by *SES*
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