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Diamond Pricing Mystery by
t0rk--
Diamond Pricing Mystery
I have a pretty good understanding of the 4 C's and I understand the
control De Beers has on the diamond market.
Pricing of diamonds is still a mystery to me. I cannot seem to find
any "rule of thumb pricing" for caret weights with varying Clarity,
Color and Cut...
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February 11th 04 06:21 AM
by NE333RO
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Looking for bike, swim, run trinkets by
Tim
Hi all
I'm racing in a triathlon to raise money for the Arthritis Foundation.
I have four recommended sponsorship levels, the swim, the bike, the
run and the entire race. Minimum is $10 and maximum is $65. I'd like
to give sponsors an inexpensive ($1.00 or less) keychain trinket,
(swimmer,...
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March 6th 04 05:21 PM
by Tim
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Good Ultrasonic Cleaner ??? by
Jay Canale
Can anyone recommend a good ultrasonic cleaning solution. I have tried the
ones from Rio, but I am not happy with the results. Seems like the cleaner
has to be very hot to be effective. Also, my hands are starting to show an
allergic reaction to the solution. Any help would be great.
Jay
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Arts and Crafts Network Software by
CraigJ
Hello my name is Craig, I am a Craft Software programmer and I
have recently developed a Craft Internet Networking program for
download. It's a software application that allows Crafters and
Hobbiest from over 80 different groups to advertise their work
through jpeg image files and through text...
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March 20th 04 04:52 AM
by Blaine
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Bakelite pin INFO needed Please by
Fred Blome
http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/coffeemug1/man2.jpg
http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/coffeemug1/man3.jpg
Bakelite Pin
INFO needed Please
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Advice for Heavy Bracelet or Watch? by
JeanneP
Hello all,
I'm looking for a good way to get something really heavy on my
left wrist without looking too conspicuous. This would be
something I wear every day, so it would need a versatile look
and be durable, although I could get two such items for different
looks, if I need to. Normally, I just...
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November 18th 05 09:14 AM
by m4816k
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Pearl Neckaces sold on Ebay by
Chris
Hi,
I'm in the market for a pearl Necklace for my wife. Just out of
curiosity I checked ebay. I'm suprised to find exactly what I want:
AAA,8mm-8.5mm Akoya 18" single strand, white - cream color for prices
I have a hard time believeing. They are being sold from China. So I
assume they are Chinese...
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September 29th 04 07:37 AM
by Dan
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rolling then drawing by
Carl West
My rolling mill has the customary series of 90 degree 'v' grooves for
rolling 'square stock'. The bottom of the groove has a flat so that the
final result is a square-ish octagon instead of a square.
That's not a complaint, just an observation.
When I take the resulting wire and begin to draw it...
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September 9th 04 03:58 PM
by Wooding
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Pictures by
What is a good way of taking jewelry pictures with a digital camera? I can't
seem to get them "nice" enough. I am really picky :o)
My apartment has very bad light so I have been taking the pieces outside and
photographing them on a white sheet of paper. It works better than my older
pictures, which...
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August 21st 03 07:09 AM
by Peggy
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Fixing crystals to wood... by
VinceF
Hi there, looking for some help. I am wondering if anyone knows of a
good way to fix Swarovski crystals in wood. I have a wooden jewellery
box that I would like to put pink initials with Swarovski crystals on
the top. At the moment it is a high shine lacquer finish. Any help would
be great. I don't...
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July 17th 05 06:06 AM
by Spike
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Beaded Jewelry by
sdenison
To All;
I am new to posting anything and have read about buying gems and making
jewelry using metal casting and soldering. However, my question has to do
with seed beading.
I have accomplished the Peyote stitch and the brick stitch, and several
others. My question would be how to incorporate...
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September 18th 04 05:38 PM
by Jim
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"gem quality" by
Lawrence
hi
when people use the phrase "gem quality" to describe gemstones, preferably
diamonds in this case, what exactly does that mean - in regards to clarity?
SI2+ is gem quality?
VS2+ is gem quality?
I3+ is gem quality?
please explain, thanks!
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Selling old 14k gold jewelry by
Kerri
I want to sell all of my 14K gold jewelry. Any recommendations on how
I can get the best price? The only options that I can think of a
1) sell to a jewelry shop that buys gold - they pay based on the
weight. 2) Mail in jewelry buyers - i'm skeptical of these. Any
tips?
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How to store and care for "Copper Bracelet" (Silver Bracelet) by
ChristopherL
I am planning on using Hagarty silver strip paper to store and protect
my silver bracelet. I think I'm suppose to change the paper every 6
months! The bracelet has also been surrounded by common jewelry tissue
paper.
But, what should I do to protect my copper bracelet?
What else should I do or be...
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Alloying sterling silver? by
Vanessa Boscia
Hi!
I've just tried to alloy some sterling silver for the first
time. Seems like it should be easy right?
Melted 31.1g of fine silver with 2.5g of 99.95 pure copper (I analyzed it at
work). Both metals were cleaned in acid then washed off in water first.
I'm using a propane / O2 torch and stirred...
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reparing 14k v 18k by
Carl West
Most of my gold repairs are on 10k and 14k gold. Usually no problems.
Last night I had a repair/resize on a thin, wide, cast 18k ring. I figured I'd
be polite and use hard solder. I was using a soft brushy flame at a fair
distance trying to bring everything up to temp in an even, gentle manner....
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gold by
Lawrence
hi
is 10k, 14k, 18k, 24k gold all worth the same in regards to an ounce of spot
price?
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Can you resize a ring from 7 3/4 to 5 1/4 safely? by
Paul
Hello
Hope someone can help me out please. I made a big mistake when I
bought my girlfriends engagement ring. The ring I bought is a size 7
3/4(56mm) and my girlfriends finger is only 5 1/4(49.6mm). Is it
possible to resize?
The engagement ring is 14ct gold. The diamond is 1/3ct and set in
white...
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September 20th 04 05:04 AM
by Egicks
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Platinum over Sterling Silver by
bizenya
Hi
Can anyone give me any info on how well this combination works in terms of
aesthetics, and hardness?
Is the platinum likely to come off (rings and other such jewellery) in constant
wear,
and if so are we talking months? years?
Also, does the platinum plating have the look of real platinum, or...
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Advice regarding soldering equipment by
Raane
I've been learning more & more about jewelry design and construction
and am falling in love with the process. I've been using an acetylene
torch (no oxygen mix) at the local arts center, but I'm getting
serious enough to want to set up a studio at home.
What gas and equipment do I want to use? ...
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