Hello everyone! I have a predicament that I'm just all sorts of confused about, and I'm hoping that someone will be able to help me. I have a pair of sterling silver earrings that are clip-ons, but I want to make them studs. They are 3 dimensional, so in the crevices there is a black paint to...

Hi, For those of you familiar with casting steel (stainless or otherwise), I would like to find out its casting temperature. Please note that I'm not asking for steel's pouring temperature (which I believe is approximately 3000 F), but the temperature that the flask needs to be at pouring...

I got some new gold plating solution today and the inside of my wine glass is now a lovely bright gold. The other solution was obviously over the hill. When I sanded and polished the bottom preparatory to plating I notice it was now a copper color that I thought might have been from the bad...

I was looking for soyer enamels (the best enamels I know) and i've found www.todobellasartes.com, a spanish web that sell them almost half price of the rest. They send them everywhere in the world. There is anyone that know them?

What determines the depth of a gold plating? I am using my new plating solution with a gold anode and it seems to work. What I don't understand is how long to continue the plating. Does it keep getting thicker forever? If I plate the part the next day, will it be twice as thick? js

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Heya all, I have a silver,platinum,whitegold looking ring...love it! Has the following marking inside 14k@F and then something that looks like a triangle...the last character is hard to see. Can anyone help me identify the metal and or where it came from? Cheers

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I am looking for synthetic Alexandrite made in a flux way I am looking for couple of years but it is impossible to find one It has to be made in a flux way Any GG or someone know any information Thanks mika sato

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My husband came back from Malaysia bearing gifts. One was a citrine that's round and 11mm across and 7mm deep. I think it's too big for a ring (at least for me). I can't think of what to do with a stone that big and pointy. I don't want to be stabbed in the chest with it. Any ideas or web...

Ah ... but there's more. Yes there is. The fourteenth century authority of Sir John Mandeville known as the "Lapidaire" states with precise clarity that our magical stone also protected horses from the ill effects of drinking cold water when overheated by exertion. The Turks--it would...

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Does anyone know of a supplier selling Argentium bezel strips? Rio Grande probably won't have them until August. -- Connie Ryman Cryman Studio

Good day, I am on the hunt for silver, oval, tube bezels for a gift for a jewelry making friend. I understand they are also called rubover collets and rollover settings. I have been searching high and low and have yet to find them. Any help (or proper names) would be greatly appreciated. Thank...

On , in rec.crafts.jewelry "Don T" wrote: ARGH. You are right and I missed it since his e-dress gives the whole act away but still pertinent is that the header information that shows up on the news group is yours and not the originator of the post. It might be...

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...

We have just installed a sand blaster in our Jewelry Class. The instructions clearly state not to reuse the "sand". I understood that it could be used again. We are using beads at the moment. Is there any situation when we can or can not reuse the abrasives? Thank you for any help. Norma (Please...

Hi, Does anyone know of a jeweler (or craftsperson) in Vancouver, BC, Canada (anywhere in the lower mainland), that can cast stainless steel for me? Thanks in advance, Leah

Hi, Manufactuer seeks to find out how to gold plate on Titanium, I did send a few items to plating companies, but gold plating peels off.. Have 120 Amp Power Suppliy. George..