I hope this is an appropriate place to ask for advice on selecting a milligram scale or balance. It is not for jewelry, but I can't think of any other likely forums except the ones where dabblers in controlled substances hang out. My cats receive several medications that must be prepared (not...

I'm hoping you all can help me. I have an old necklace, gold chain, slightly worn from years of dancing, and attached to many of the links are small ceramic animals. Not your typical horses or elephants, but exotic ones like tasmanian tigers or Ibis or nothern grizzly. It is amazing the detail, a...

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A lady at work was asking me about a stone cab she liked on her visit to Mexico. It was listed as a Mexican Blood stone. She said it was very red with a little bit of veining, a little like turquoise. The only blood stone I know of is green with red spots. Has anyone heardor seen something...

I do fused glass and need a supplier of larger sterling bails that can glue or clip onto 1/4 thick glass in some way. Although I use the internet to find the current ones I now order, I was wondering if anyone knew someone starting out who would be interested in making them, or had seen a source...

Hello, My January silversmithing class which meets between Loveland and Fort Collins, Colorado still has 5 spots open. This coming month's class will be starting on January 10th, and goes for 5 weeks, one night a week for 4 hours. Students finish 4 projects in this time frame, including two...

What does everyone think about the fact that making jewelry is now becoming almost as trendy among bored housewives & the like as scrapbooking, and more & more n00bs each year are showing up in Tucson in Feb. with no CLUE what they're stepping into? I've never been to Tucson, but I regretfully...

Hi, all. This is my first post to this group and was referred here by another silversmith. I have a number of 3mm topaz and want to either make silver setting for them or, failing that, find a source for silver heads. I do lapidary and silver work, but my setting have been limited to bezels on...

On , in rec.crafts.jewelry "Marilee J. Layman" wrote: Peter clearly approved this, but in general, posting email to Usenet without the permission of all parties involved in the email is considered rude. Entirely true, Marilee. But keep in mind that my job as...

TO: FROM: JESSE http://www.jdkjewelry.com/ SUBJECT: being a snob For what its worth ...........................................but I'm not sure that the soldering on the end caps couldn't have been done better.

Hello, all, If you, or someone you know, needs a quiet place to retreat to in the evenings after shopping or exhibiting at one of the shows in Tucson next week, I have a comfortable guest room to rent out in midtown Tucson. I can accomodate a nonsmoking single or couple. You will have your own...

I have taken up making jewellery recently and have done a couple of pieces, but the one I created last night I am very proud of. It took about 5 hours, mainly because I was doing some joins I hadn't done before and it took me a while to get the hang of it. I would appreciate it if any body would...

Hello, I am based in central United Kingdom and currently in the process of setting up a chain of Internet sites selling a range of jewellery and looking to process this on a drop shipment basis. I am looking for any organisation that provide this type of business function within the Jewellery...

What is going on? How many hidden agendas do we have flying about in the newsgroup? (How's that for a mixed metaphor!) A cursory glance would suggest that we are being bombarded by a torrent of comments, replies and counter replies because someone who made a necklace, was pleased that they had...

On , in rec.crafts.jewelry Benjamin Mark wrote: In Search of the Savage Vegetable Does there lurk in the jungles of veggie-land a savage vegetable so ferocious as to instill fear in the hearts of all who are so unfortunate as to encounter it in the dead of night? And...

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I've read that the density of metal alloys is related to castability (the ability to completely fill a mold). So, gold alloys which are much denser than silver alloys are more "castable" and will do a better job filling thin molds completely. Does anyone have any experience with that? PW

Hi, Can anyone tell me the best beaches in Suffolk for nice stones for lapidary, please. Thanks

Hello, Looking for any resources (suppliers, guides, etc) for obtaining/working on gemstones (they sell by the bag?) and mother of pearl pieces/shards. Have one or two hobbiest level projects that require this but through the usual channels (search mainly) there arn't any resources for the...