Hello, I joined the forum because I cannot bring 1 ounce of sterling silver scrap to a flow point so that I can pour a 1 ounce ingot of silver. Items used. 1. 32 g of acid tested sterling. The silver was cut into small pieces. 2. A silica crucible bought on eBay from FindingKing jewelry supply. 3....

Hi all, i have been searching for days and have been unable to find any help on how to gold dip/gold plate miniature pine cones (for use in jewelry) can anyone send me in the right direction? books, tutorials, anything? thank you! Linda

Well some kind soul from some jewelry list was kind enough to send me some asbestos powder. It arrived in the post today & I can't wait to start using it! In case anyone was wondering. Don't Taze Me Frosty!

If a wire is a certain gage is that size constant across different types of metal? I used my disc cutter with 22 gage sheet copper and 18 gage copper wire to make discs and jump rings until I had a design that I liked for a necklace. I then attempted to make the same design with Argentium...

Hello . I´m located in Spain and and wonder why there are so few larimar in the marke as it used to be. Does anyone know? Thaks

Recently I saw that on the surface of one of my 24k ingots, a small brown dot developed, and it was while the piece was still in original package (cardboard/plastic). I thought that some dirt may have entered the space within, and decided to take it out to see if it can be cleaned. I used a dry...

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Hi this is my first post to this news group, my usual site is metalworking, but in this case my problem is closer to jewellery so hopefully some one here can help. I have a sporran belt made of pierced sterling silver plates approx 1 mm thick , 17 wide by 27 mm long. The plates are connected by...

I am trying to learn hand engraving on my own, with the help of two books (Hardy/Bowman and Meeks). And watching videos on Youtube. These are a great help to visualise the process of engraving. Thing is, I just can't seem to find any instructional videos for sharpening gravers. All I could find is...

While "surfing", I came across some bracelets made by a Dutch man named van Heeckeren. (see Google and the name) He describes them as hollow, constructded, sterling Silver. He wants a fantastic price,e.g.$A 6000/pair for them and I wonder, a) how, actually they were made, and b) who would buy...

Here are some videos on jewelry making: http://www.bammerwiki.com/uberdu/index.php/Burlington_NJ_Jewelry

I have the opportunity of making a white gold wedding ring for a man getting married in 6 weeks. He wants a brushed finish to the ring. Since I have not used white gold before (I work almost exclusively with silver) I feel a bit apprehensive. Comments and advice would be very much...

Well guys, I bought a beautiful brass pendant, about 2 inches across from overseas. Beautiful. Just one problem: it hangs upside down. I figured it would be easy enough for a jeweler to fix it. I figured they'd just saw the loop off one end and put it on another. Well I took it in, and there was...

Hi folks, My mom recently returned from China with a couple of "jadeite" bracelets she bought as gifts for my daughters. She said that jadeite is somehow better than "plain jade," and reported spending $300 each for bangle bracelet. I can google or surf on eBay and find them for $20-$30. Is...

Hi All, I am going to be making a couple of gold rings, simple wedding band type things. These are going to be made in 14K white gold. I'm hoping for just a bit of guidance. I am at best a hobbiest at this sort of thing and have done lots of soldering on silver, both in jewelry making and for...

BEWARE CAST-SET JEWELRY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q. WHAT IS IT? A. Cast in place is a process where stones are "set" in wax or plastic models before the ring is cast in precious metal. Most common in lower end gold jewelry with diamond "chips" or invisible settings, the process removes the...

i think it is all jewellery grade . it is yukon placer gold.

I hope I'm in the right place. I was given a set of small files called BeadSmith Needle Files. Told they are used for filing the rough edges of wire (and I'm sure other things but this is what I want to use them for.) Problem is they came with no information as to what each of the 12...

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...

Where can I find borax? I want to use it as flux.