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sinusoidal stake source? by
Georgia[_2_]
I was surprised and disappointed to find, on Googling "sinusoidal stake," to
find only a handful of sources--Otto Frei, Walsh (all the way in the UK),
and Allcraft. Am I missing something obvious here?
Georgia
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Looking for a website host? www.georgiamorgan.net is hosted by...
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Flatware by
Jack Schmidling
Having exhausted Peter, myself and rec.crafts.metalworking, trying to solve
the problem of casting a simple cup, I am ready to move on to something
seemingly straightforward.
A picture of my problem cup is at http://schmidling.netfirms.com/cup.jpg
As always, I am open to suggestions as we...
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Silver sheet? by
Ian Rogers
Hi everyone, I apologize if I'm about to ask the ultimate newbie question,
but I'm not sure what to buy. I was given an 18mm x 13mm 'blue paua" oval
cabochon. It's very shallow, only about 1mm tall. Flat back.
So I thought I'd set this and either make a necklace or a ring.
What guage of silver...
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December 31st 04 08:20 AM
by vj
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About rolling mills..... by
HoyoD
I work in a shop where I am the sole craftsman, doing everything from
soldering chains to designing and creating custom jewelry. Over the years I
have managed to build a modest following and it has been, while not too
financially rewarding, mostly a good experience. The problem is I work for a
boss...
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How to spot fake opals by
Beano
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone could educate me on how to tell the
difference between a solid opal, doublet, triplet, or completely fake
altogether?
I really like opals, but they are expensive and I find it difficult to
trust sales people.
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What is Tavolite? by
None
Hello,
I'm a mewbe to the group. I am hoping for a little help.
I ran across an ad that has a Tavolite ring and necklace. The stone looked
nice so I thought I would see what it was.
Well Google gives me back only 4 or 5 hits! Meta and Dog pile are no help
either.
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Asbestos by
Frosty
I want some.
In powdered form.
Anyone know where I can purchase some?
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December 3rd 07 03:18 AM
by Frosty
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High Mercury Content in Silver Bracelet by
KJ
Hello,
I am not sure if this is the right place to post this or not, but I
really have no other idea where to turn with this question. I
purchased a silver bracelet from www.bluenile.com for Valentine's Day
of 2003 (the order was made in January, 2003). The item was
approximately $40 in price...
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about platinum by
extreme
i have a few questions to clear out, correct me if im wrong, platinum and
white gold are two different things right? so is there such thing as pure
(100%) white gold then?
i have bough a ring, just a plain normal design, about 5mm i would say, im
not sure if it's white gold or platinum, it meant...
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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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Orca Torch - leak? by
AntoniaP
Hi,
I'm having a confusing time setting up my Orca torch - I don't think it should be this hard!! I used this design of torch in my silversmithing classes and never had any troubles...
The handle attaches into the hose by a screw setting. I have screwed this in as far as it goes, but there is...
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Catalog recyclers beware! END OF THREAD by
Peter W. Rowe
Hi folks.
This thread started as an only barely on topic message, with only slight
relevance to this group.
It's devolving into a discussion on personal finance and credit card debt.
I've let it go, since the thread started out OK, and normal usenet practice says
a reply to an allowable post is...
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December 3rd 03 08:44 AM
by HoyoD
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Repair or replace broken snake chain? by
drbob
Hello,
My sister has a vintage 1960s purse my mother gave her. The strap is a
3mm diameter (gold effect) metal snake chain. Recently the chain broke.
Does anyone here know of a good place to source a replacement snake chain?
I've done a couple of google searches and all it came up with was...
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straight cut on saw by
Jafi
Hello All,
I have recently rebuilt a 12" rock saw and I'm having trouble calibrating it
for a parallel cut. It seems that as the clamp travels it tends to move away
from the blade which causes the blade to bind.
I have measured and remeasured and still can't get it aligned. I have
realigned the...
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Tarnishing Sterling Silver by
Charlie
I've designed a sterling silver bracelet made from twisted wire and would
like to tarnish it so that it goes black in the cracks of the twists,
similar to the look found on bali silver beads. I've read that the thing to
use is "liver of sulphur". Now, I can't find this for sale in the UK,...
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Irradiated stones?? by
[email protected]
I bought a blue topaz online at Ice.com and it's amazingly blue.
I was told that most Blue Topaz is usually irradiated? Is this true?
What about stones like Peridot, Amethyst, or Moonstone?
(Particularly those in jewelry made in Nepal, etc for instance? )
This practice seems a bit unhealthy to...
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$1,000.00 Wish List by
Raane
Let me put it another way....
If your budget to set up a jewelry studio (initially) was one thousand
dollars - which is about what I have - what would you buy?
My main interest, at this point is metalwork - silver, copper brass.
I like the work of Sydney Lynch among others.
So, how can I make do,...
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UK specific: What is a hallmark? by
Ted Frater
mbstevens wrote:
Jason L wrote:
http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/assayoffice/currenthallmarks.htm
Yes. This has always amazed me.
"The Act is built around the principle of description,
where it is an offence for any person to apply to an
unhallmarked article a description...
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vinegar and salt vs. alum vs. sparex vs. sulfuric acid by
Paul WIlson
As to the cleaning of jewlery during processing (removing investment,
grease, firescale, etc.), I'm told that one can use:
1) sulfuric acid.
2) sparex (#1 or #2)
3) alum solutions (100g/l warm)
4) vinegar and salt (rubbing with a cotton swab)
OK, so it seems the fastest, cheapest and safest way is...
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