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ring repair by
C Ryman
My husband has managed to mangle a silver ring I gave him. It saved his
hand but broke the stone. I hammered it back into shape on my ring mandrel
but the stone will have to be replaced. I'm wondering if bending back the
prongs will work or if new prongs need to be set.
Thanks,
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Connie...
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February 19th 06 06:26 AM
by C Ryman
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TIDBITS 02/19/06 by
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February 18th 06 07:47 PM
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Beaded Heart photos and instructions to share. by
beadangel
Hi all,
Just made myself some beaded Crystal heart pendants to wear for myself
with the crystals I received as Christmas present.
Here's the photos:
http://www.beadjewelrymaking.com/beaded_valentine_hearts.html
also two of the hearts I have drawn out the instruction on are at this
page:
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Silver Plating by
Jack Schmidling
I have a cup (the famous Ruby Cup of Schmidling Hall)
http://schmidling.com/gems.htm that needs some help.
It is a silver plated, brass wine cup into which I have set 8 rubies.
The very bottom inside is getting grungy and bare brass is showing
through. A crust of some sort of brown oxide forms...
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little jewelers who spend big bucks on advertising by
Paul Wilson
An observation.
A jeweler not far from my house in the Piedmont of North Carolina always
seems to have an ad in The Smithsonian magazine. It's a fine publication.
Once or twice I saw that he had two ads running a few pages apart for his
whimsical bracelets and pendants (simple stuff, sterling, not...
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Eye Clean by
Jack Schmidling
I am off on a different tangent now.
I found a web site with "hi res" pictures of gems for learning (mine)
purposes.
I fully appreciate the difficulties of photographing gems but some of
these are really hard to explain.
For example,
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Beryllium treat sapphire. by
Séimí mac Liam
"Bulk diffusion or beryllium treatment is a treatment that has only
been known to the market for a short period of time. It is obvious
now that this treatment has been experimented with for much longer
but it is unknown how many gems entered the market before this
treatment was disclosed - a...
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artcrest ring by
[email protected]
I have a 14 kp white gold men's diamond wedding band with the markings
"artcrest" and 14kp on the inside of the band. It was purchased in
1983. I am trying to get info on the manufacturer and what alloys where
used and if it was plated. I have searched but can find no mention of
who made artcrest...
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February 13th 06 07:45 AM
by Abrasha
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ring cleaner problem by
My friend dunked a .925 silver pin into a jewelry cleaning fluid
and it came out with a gold colored surface. She said it was a new
bottle of the stuff, but that it had never happened before with the same
type of fluid.
Has anyone heard of this happening before? Anyone have an explanation
for...
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February 10th 06 04:34 PM
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Diamond care by
[email protected]
Diamond jewelry is very popular. Some pieces, such as diamond
engagement and wedding rings, are often worn 24 hours a day. Even
though you may wear your diamond jewelry around the clock, you should
give thought to its care. Diamonds are durable, but they still require
proper maintenance. Diamonds...
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break a diamond when setting it by
NMarshall
I recently set a 1/2ct diamond in a 14KT White gold setting with 6 prongs.
When I was all done and I took it out of the ultrasonic cleaner I found that
there was a fracture or inclusion that was new that ran between prongs.
(Let's say prong#2 to prong#4). There was no significant inclusion in...
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Tanzanite by
Bertie Doe
Watching a jewelry tv channel, the message from the presenter was " Tanz is
rare, buy now while you have the chance as mines are likely to be exhausted
in 9 to 10 years".
Whilst I would agree that it's both an attractive and expensive gem, if the
gem becomes extinct and is no longer marketed or...
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February 8th 06 04:45 PM
by Jesse
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silver clay and rock tumblers by
A.J.Martin
I'm new to this newsgroup, hello. I'm looking for a good rock tumbler to
burnish fired silver clay pieces. There are quite a few on the market to
choose from. Anyone have an opinion or advice about these little machines?
Vibrating or tumbling? Stainless shot or polishing grit? Help!
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February 7th 06 04:33 AM
by Jim
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TIDBITS 02/05/06 by
Benjamin Mark
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I'll take care of it. Tidbits may be reprinted without charge --
with attribution. Additionally, if you know of anyone who you think
would enjoy Tidbits, please make them aware of us. URL
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Flat White Circular Earrings? by
[email protected]
I saw someone with a flat, white earring to-day. It was sort of
punk-esque, but they definitely weren't plugs or fake plugs; they were
just thin circles like the end of a push pin but slightly larger. They
were something like these ear stud flat...
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Lost Wax Caster UK by
Charlie
Can anyone recommend a good lost wax caster (to sterling silver) in the UK
who will be willing to work with a beginner who has carved some waxes but
isn't sure what process to follow now? I'd like to go to a company where
they keep the moulds so I can reorder small amounts when I need...
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Where to get ears pierced? by
Julie P.
Hi, I want to get my ears pierced through the fleshy part (not cartilage)in
the middle of the ear. I did it in the lower lobes years ago, at the mall,
without problem (other than me fainting the first time!). But I just did a
web search, and found lots of horror stories, especially involving...
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February 3rd 06 04:42 AM
by Charlie
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speed brite ionic cleaner for silver and cobalt chrome by
Paul Wilson
Hey,
I'm about to buy an expensive Ticonium Ti-Lectro electropolisher (often used
in dental labs) to electropolish a complex part for a jewelry project. I
know it will work, but it's costly. Then I saw an ad for a Speed Brite
ionic "cleaner" which seems to work on a similar principle but is...
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