I have a mens Bulova L3 in 14k gold. It seems to run fine, and has just the usual scratches on the crystal. It has a nice gold tone expandable band which is U.S. made but I'm not sure if it is an original Bulova band. Can't find any markings except for made in the U.S. and patent pending. I've...

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This is basically a rectangle 1 1/2 inches long x 1/2 wide with 1/4 roll along the whole top. I am interested in Sterling silver. I have searched through all the major jewelry finding suppliers. Many thanks for any advice.

For Sale: Brand new Texture Hammer, along with 5 pounds of Steel Shot and a 1 pound jar of Steel Shot Restore that have also never been used. Arthritus has stopped my foray into fine metal. The hammer was $35.00 new in 2003. I used it once for about 6 taps as a test. It's a full size...

Getting ready to launch my site. The "Libbi" pics are my stuff, taken over a period of 2 weeks. Taken in various settings: indoor natural light, outdoor medium light, outdoor sunny, indoor flash, indoor no flash, indoor in lighted room with "regular" 60-70 watt bulbs nearby. I am pulling my hair...

How do you calibrate one so that both rollers are even and your sheet doesn't come out curved? SilverMan -- Real debate; No bull****. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hale_Bobb/ & http://halebobb.com

I've used a TIG to weld steel & aluminum and wonder if anyone's ever tried it with precious metals. Here's a URL of a random TIG...Google has mo http://www.weldingdesign.com/323/WorkZones/Weldingequipmen/Article/False/11127/ -- Anulos qui animum ostendunt omnes gestemus!

Alot of people say that the Paris jewelry school is the best in the nation. If that is the case I would hate to see the worst. The reason I say this is because I graduated from there several years ago. Upon graduation I looked for jobs all through the state of Texas and Oklahoma and the best job I...

Hi, I have a red spinel, oval, about 2.75 carats with a large window in the center. The color (execept for the window) is a clear red red. I would like to find someone to recut this stone, but don't know where to look. I'm located in Raleigh, NC if that makes a difference. Any suggestions as to...

I am going to be casting sterling silver rings for enameling. In doing the homework for this I have found a source from one book that says the surface of the model exits the cast with a layer of fine silver without copper. If this is true, it would eliminate the need of further preparation of the...

I have been heat treating a mirror polished copper pendant to color it with a mapp gas torch and have 2 questions. 1. When I stop heating the pendant it continues to change color as it cools for the next few minutes - what is happening? (I heat treat Titanium to color but I imagine that there must...

Besides Abrasha & Peter, someone else wrote me on here asking for a sample of Brown's Snake Oil. Peter & Abrasha, I got some little sample cans and they'll go out in tomorrows post. You other person who wanted some, please write me offlist and send me a mailing address. Frosty Ben Wa Om Memory

I managed to secure some large clean aquamarines but their colour is indifferent. Can anybody suggest where I might take them to undergo heat treatment. Much appreciate any advice.

I make and sell handcrafted rings directly to customers in the US via my wesite. On my receipts I include the description and composition of precious metals used in the ring. Will I have any difficulty selling (from a customs aspect) a single ring directly (not for resale) to a customer in the...

I'm doing some experimenting with setting stones into wood. I drilled the smallest possible hole they would fit into and used Liquid Nails, and it seemed to work pretty well for a couple small garnets, one eighth inch diameter, and a couple quartz crystals, one quarter inch wide and...

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Hello, I have a couple who would like to consider cast palladium wedding rings instead of cast platinum. They are primarily attracted to the unusualness of the metal and I am sure the lower price and density are a nice bonus. I have not worked with palladium before, and I have a few questions...

does anyone know where can I find swarovski crystal beads for really cheap and large quantity in hk or china? thx.

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