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Forum: Jewelry December 13th 07, 06:39 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 5
Views: 611
Posted By Al Balmer
Help: silver left in cleaning dip too long

On Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:09:52 -0800, Me@WMe wrote:

I've found that that diamond spray
stuff that GRS sells to polish gravers on their PowerHone machine does
a bang-up job on my teeth. It's a small...
Forum: Jewelry November 27th 07, 05:39 PM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 17
Views: 1,474
Posted By Al Balmer
Year of the "S"?

On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:18:05 -0800, Abrasha
wrote:

Al Balmer wrote:


CZ is really a remarkable gemstone. Too bad it's so cheap it gets no
respect :-)

Forum: Jewelry November 26th 07, 05:21 PM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 17
Views: 1,474
Posted By Al Balmer
Year of the "S"?

On Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:42:17 -0800, "Sterling"
wrote:

OH MY GAWD! Another woman who like me, despises all the hoopla of diamonds -
they are so very blah!

Give me a...
Forum: Jewelry October 30th 07, 02:35 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 6
Views: 1,018
Posted By Al Balmer
The Oval and The Marquise Cut

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 18:55:27 -0700, kjelleman
wrote:

I wonder if there are standard measures for these. I would like to
have a "fat" Marquise, at least fat compared to what...
Forum: Jewelry October 2nd 07, 04:45 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 4
Views: 850
Posted By Al Balmer
iridium tipped pen nibs

On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:09:37 -0700, MatthewK
wrote:

I just posted this question to the metalworking newsgroup but thought
this might be a better forum after thinking...
Forum: Jewelry August 16th 07, 02:31 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry,alt.antiques
Replies: 5
Views: 949
Posted By Al Balmer
Dzi Beads of Tibet - Myths and Legends

On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:54:14 -0700, dzidzi888
wrote:

The so-called scientific qualities of Dzi beads (voltage etc...) which
you are so sceptical of ( and too quick to...
Forum: Jewelry May 28th 07, 09:33 PM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 4
Views: 588
Posted By Al Balmer
Indian ring sizer mystery.

On Sat, 26 May 2007 03:43:31 GMT, wrote:

Hi, I recently bought a set of ring sizers made in India. Most of the
sizers I've seen will say 7 for 7 and 7- for 7 1/2, but this...
Forum: Jewelry May 25th 07, 03:56 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 16
Views: 1,240
Posted By Al Balmer
Who sells lapidary equipment that will do this?

On Thu, 24 May 2007 15:39:42 GMT, mbstevens
wrote:

http://tinyurl.com/yvz9w7

It's just glass. Cut on a saw.

--
Al Balmer
Sun City, AZ
Forum: Jewelry May 19th 07, 02:51 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 10
Views: 1,070
Posted By Al Balmer
Vincenzo Taormina and the Forum for The Jewelry Addicted | Google Groups

On Fri, 18 May 2007 03:12:14 GMT, Taormina Studio
wrote:

Vincenzo Taormina Present:

Do you love creating, designing, imaging, selling, purchasing,
trading,...
Forum: Jewelry March 29th 07, 03:26 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 11
Views: 1,210
Posted By Al Balmer
loupe - what to buy?

On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 21:23:36 GMT, "Lobo"
wrote:

Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced loupe? I'm a quilter and can't
read the sizes on sewing machine needles...
Forum: Jewelry March 8th 07, 02:43 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 3
Views: 736
Posted By Al Balmer
Faceting Tutorial

On Wed, 07 Mar 2007 03:16:06 GMT, "
wrote:

I found this step by step tutorial for faceting at
http://www.ameritool-inc.com/faceting-tutorial.htm It gives...
Forum: Jewelry March 7th 07, 03:24 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 9
Views: 1,184
Posted By Al Balmer
Working with red tree coral

On Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:56:02 GMT, "silverstall"
wrote:

I'm sure that Paul's is real coral however i agree with Peter that
currently there is simply 'too' much 'red coral'...
Forum: Jewelry March 5th 07, 03:06 PM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 7
Views: 1,047
Posted By Al Balmer
Brown's Snake Oil

On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:52:14 GMT, =22S=E9im=ED mac Liam=22
gwyddon=40comcast.nospam.net wrote:

I would actually do a bulk charge with powder, to start with. The BATT=

lap can soak up a lot...
Forum: Jewelry March 2nd 07, 02:12 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 7
Views: 1,047
Posted By Al Balmer
Brown's Snake Oil

To:
Subject: Brown's Snake Oil
From: Al Balmer
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:06:19 GMT

On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:08:04 GMT, "Séimí mac...
Forum: Jewelry February 24th 07, 08:55 PM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 17
Views: 1,007
Posted By Al Balmer
memory wire jewellery is patented?

On Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:08:16 GMT, "Peter W.. Rowe,"
wrote:

But it
does surprise me they granted a patent on what seems to me a minor distinction
in end use. ...
Forum: Jewelry February 16th 07, 01:55 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 6
Views: 525
Posted By Al Balmer
tinyURL (was: .....that other thread)

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:20:59 GMT, Frosty wrote:

Are you being deliberately obtuse? If so, I see no reason to continue
this conversation. Troll someone else.

No, I'm being...
Forum: Jewelry February 16th 07, 01:55 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 9
Views: 547
Posted By Al Balmer
Sensitive ears and silver

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:17:26 GMT, "Peter W.. Rowe,"
wrote:

On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:13:32 -0800, in rec.crafts.jewelry Frosty
...
Forum: Jewelry February 14th 07, 03:45 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 6
Views: 525
Posted By Al Balmer
tinyURL (was: .....that other thread)

On Sun, 11 Feb 2007 06:57:33 GMT, Frosty wrote:

On Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:23:29 GMT in rec.crafts.jewelry Al Balmer
, pulled fingers out of his butt and stuck...
Forum: Jewelry February 14th 07, 03:44 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 14
Views: 1,409
Posted By Al Balmer
color-change garnet

On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 04:54:15 GMT, "Peter W.. Rowe,"
wrote:

On Thu, 08 Feb 2007 20:49:36 -0800, in rec.crafts.jewelry Al Balmer
wrote:

On...
Forum: Jewelry February 9th 07, 04:49 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 14
Views: 1,409
Posted By Al Balmer
color-change garnet

On Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:05:52 GMT, "Jaap Bos"
wrote:

But since such an imitation emerald has not the chemical compostition of a
"true" emerald it is a...
Forum: Jewelry February 8th 07, 05:23 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 6
Views: 525
Posted By Al Balmer
tinyURL (was: .....that other thread)

On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:37:48 GMT, "m3rma1d"
wrote:

Al Balmer wrote:

Why walk in traffic when you can use the sidewalk? Rather than snide
remarks, however...
Forum: Jewelry February 8th 07, 05:23 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 15
Views: 1,080
Posted By Al Balmer
tinyURL (was: .....that other thread)

On Wed, 07 Feb 2007 10:37:11 GMT, Abrasha wrote:

Blah, blah, blah. I've been online since 1988, well before the advent
of Netscape, or the Web. Back in those days we had...
Forum: Jewelry February 8th 07, 05:22 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 14
Views: 1,409
Posted By Al Balmer
color-change garnet

On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 16:15:54 GMT, "Peter W.. Rowe,"
wrote:

Synthestics posing as natural are not as much a problem with garnets as they are
with some other,...
Forum: Jewelry February 7th 07, 04:34 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 15
Views: 1,080
Posted By Al Balmer
tinyURL (was: .....that other thread)

On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 04:45:35 GMT, Abrasha wrote:

Al Balmer wrote:
On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 08:34:44 GMT, Frosty wrote:

On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:11:13...
Forum: Jewelry February 6th 07, 02:31 AM Posted to rec.crafts.jewelry
Replies: 15
Views: 1,080
Posted By Al Balmer
tinyURL (was: .....that other thread)

On Sun, 04 Feb 2007 08:34:44 GMT, Frosty wrote:

On Fri, 02 Feb 2007 16:11:13 GMT in rec.crafts.jewelry Al Balmer
, pulled fingers out of butt and stuck 'em...
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