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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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... ................................................................. I need some advice about the engagement ring that I gave to my girlfriend.. We live in...

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...

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...

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

I just had a site set up for my earrings so wanted to know what ppl thought of them..get some feedback ya know! Heres the link: http://www.thevickiespot.com thx in advance :)

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...