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[Ganoksin] [Issue #157] Tips From The Jeweler's Bench
The Ganoksin Project
S i n c e 1 9 9 6 Jewelry Manufacturing Methods and Techniques http://www.ganoksin.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Save The Date The 11th Annual Tucson Orchid Dinner, 2007 Friday, Feb. 2, 2007 7:00pm Cocktails 8:00pm Dinner The Savoy Opera House 6541 East Tanque Verde Tucson, AZ 85715 Phone: (520) 886-5012 Fax: (520) 298-3614 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- In This Edition: 1. The Journey of a New Earring, From Concept To Market 2. Testing New High Definition (HD) Patterns In The Shop 3. Road Testing Argentium Sterling 4. 950 Palladium: An Overview of Casting 5. 950 Palladium: Manufacturing Tips and Techniques 6. White Wedding: The Marriage of Platinum and Sterling 7. Blue Tourmaline 8. Pink and Red Tourmaline ------------------------------------------------------------------------- In This Edition of Tips From The Jeweler's Bench http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/tip_sear.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orchid in Print, Volume 1 - Making the Most of Your Flex-shaft By Karen Christians Making the Most of Your Flex-shaft is the one resource you'll need to ensure you gain maximum advantage from your flex-shaft system. Learn how to select the right system, how to choose and use the latest accessories and attachments, and how to properly maintain your system for extended life. See why so many jewelers are reading this book and discovering what they didn't know about their flex-shaft systems! Prime Sponsor: Rio Grande Patrons: Foredom and 3M Inc Price: $34.95 (Shipping: $5 USA, $9 International) Get your own copy of Making the Most of Your Flex-shaft: http://www.ganoksin.com/item--Orchid...-flexshaftbook ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The Journey of a New Earring, From Concept To Market Tina Wojtkielo Snyder One of the newest earring findings to hit the market is showing a little earlobe midriffand it could turn the way people perceive earring design inside out. Patented Sphearrings insert through the back of the car, leaving more of the lobe exposed. Think of the bare midriffs on a summer beach, and you'll come close to the look offered by this new earring design.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/ear-candy.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Testing new High Definition (HD) Patterns in the shop By Linus Drogs Invented by Victor Joyner, a Chicagobased manufacturing jeweler, patented High Definition (HD) Patterns are made of a light-curing polymer material that can he injected into a silicone mold with very low pressure at room temperature. After hearing about the exceptional detail achieved by these patterns, and the subsequent clean burnout, I decided to put the material to the test in my shop.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nenam/hd-patterns.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Road Testing Argentium Sterling By Cynthia Eid Invented in 1996 by Peter Johns, a professor of silversmithing at England's Middlesex University, Argentium[R] Sterling Silver, like traditional sterling silver, is at least 92.5 percent pure silver. But unlike traditional sterling, which is 7.5 percent copper, Argentium sterling has a small amount of germanium instead of some of the copper. So how does that change things?.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...um-testing.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. 950 Palladium: An Overview of Casting By Mark and Lainie Mann With the jewelry industry's acceptance and increased use of new 950 palladium alloys for jewelry design and manufacturing, it's fundamental to have a general understanding of related casting procedures. In this installment of the 950 palladium jewelry manufacturing series of articles, Teresa Frye', president of TechForm Advanced Casting Technology shares an overview of her company's 950 palladium casting procedures and gives insight into the scientific approach they have undertaken to improve results.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...-palladium.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. 950 Palladium: Manufacturing Tips and Techniques By Mark and Lainie Mann The "other white metal" is making its presence known and it won't be long before light, bright and white 950 palladium products find their way to your workbench, either as merchandise from your store or customers' jewelry taken in for service or alteration. Notable designers and manufacturers like Frederick Goldman, Scott Kay, and Lieberfarb have incorporated 950 palladium products in their bridal lines for over a year. This installment features information, tips and techniques for working with palladium through a manufacturing sequence required to produce this necklace and earrings.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...manuf-tips.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. White Wedding: The Marriage of Platinum and Sterling By Nanz Aalund Throughout the history of jewelry making, metalsmiths have strived to perfect not only their artistry, but their materials as well. In this ongoing quest, innovative metallurgists have produced new white metals in an attempt to combine all the virtues of existing metals while eliminating all the disadvantages. Their goal was to create a metal that resisted tarnish and firescale, that was both malleable and durable, that had a pure white color, and that didn't cost a fortune. The majority of these experimental alloys have been based on traditional alloy recipes with the addition of a few other elements. Most alloys gained some resistance to firescale and tarnish only to sacrifice the necessary malleability, or they added costs by requiring the metalsmith to buy new tools and buffs to prevent contamination.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...ng-alloy-1.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Blue Tourmaline By Richard W. Wise Sapphire blue tourmaline! Such stones are very rare. The search for such a stone is like the pursuit of the Holy Grail. Historically, two Brazilian mines, the Manoel Mutuca in Arauai and the Golconda Mine northwest of the city of Govenador Valadares, are the source of the fabled "sapphire blue" indicolite. The best of these stones have an intense blue primary hue and a turquoise secondary hue, and are known as Mutuca Blue. Stones of this quality are extremely rare. Indicolite is found sporadically throughout the entire region of Minas Gerais.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...tourmaline.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Pink and Red Tourmaline By Richard W. Wise The Oro Fino Mine in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, about ten miles east of the Manoel Mutuca mine, was the legendary source of some of the world's finest red tourmaline, called rubellite. Stones from this source have a pure red primary hue and a purplish secondary hue, yielding a lovely purplish red that has been compared to the color of the Bing cherry. Although Oro Fino has been closed for more than a decade, the term Oro Fino Red has come to designate the very finest red tourmaline, regardless of source.... Complete Story: http://www.ganoksin.com/borisat/nena...tourmaline.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Put an Orchid on your Bench Join the most popular online community for jewelery makers, The Orchid forums at http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ganoksin Project (http://www.ganoksin.com) is the largest virtual single information source for searchable archived content for jewelry and metals in the world. Its 6,500 Orchid members foster sharing, support community, enhance productivity and encourage studio safety, by promoting education in the jewelry and metal arts worldwide. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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