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Hello all

Iam wanting to get into silver jewlery making and wanting to do a bunch of
with a dremel tool, is this possible?
Where does someone get some silver stock?
Can polishing be done with a Dremel?


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Thanks,
Gregg

vj found this in rec.crafts.jewelry, from "Gregg"
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]Iam wanting to get into silver jewlery making and wanting to do a bunch of
]with a dremel tool, is this possible?
]Where does someone get some silver stock?
]Can polishing be done with a Dremel?

with the right attachments, a Dremel can do most anything - ON A SMALL
SCALE.

what kind of silver stock? most can be purchased from a number of
places.
Rio Grande.
MonsterSlayer.


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Try Precious Metal Clay. It starts out and works like clay and then when
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you are left with fine silver.

Check out http://www.pmcguild.com

Greg
"Gregg" wrote in message
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Hello all

Iam wanting to get into silver jewlery making and wanting to do a bunch of
with a dremel tool, is this possible?
Where does someone get some silver stock?
Can polishing be done with a Dremel?


--
Thanks,
Gregg

I used Dremel tools for years before I graduated to a proper Foredom
rig. Two things to note are (a) you'll wear the Dremels out if you use
them a lot: if you accept that up front then you won't be disappointed
when it comes time to toss one and buy another. And (b) over time
you'll invest far more in bits, drills, polishing wheels, etc than you
ever will in either Dremel or Foredom motors. The accessories are the
real investment, the motor is just a way to make use of them.

And yes, polishing can be done with a Dremel ... assuming you've got
felts and bobs, polishing wheels and compounds, etc. Like I said,
these are the real investment.

Cheers,
Trevor F.

On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 01:57:53 GMT, wrote:

I used Dremel tools for years before I graduated to a proper Foredom
rig. Two things to note are (a) you'll wear the Dremels out if you use
them a lot: if you accept that up front then you won't be disappointed
when it comes time to toss one and buy another. And (b) over time
you'll invest far more in bits, drills, polishing wheels, etc than you
ever will in either Dremel or Foredom motors. The accessories are the
real investment, the motor is just a way to make use of them.

And yes, polishing can be done with a Dremel ... assuming you've got
felts and bobs, polishing wheels and compounds, etc. Like I said,
these are the real investment.

Cheers,
Trevor F.

I sometimes use a Dremel (but more often my Foredom) with the
appropiate hard felt bobs to polish pieces with hard to reach areas.

--RC
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