Category: Casting
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JewelryMonk Design Contest Winner Announced
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in Casting, Community, Design, Metal Working, Molding, Polishing, Soldering, Stone Setting, Tools, WaxingJewelryMonk Design Contest Winner Announced The winner of the 1st JewelryMonk Design Contest is Jillian Logue. Jillian will receive A finished piece in silver of her design set with the peridot stone seen above. Also the model and mold of her design to do with what she wants. Lastly a series of videos of the…
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JewelryMonk Design Contest Info
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Alright, the First JewelryMonk Design Contest Info: (You might want to follow along with this Blog Contest) Click Here to Subscribe In a nutshell, here are the details: I have chosen 5 stones for you to use in a RING design. Your job is to select one of these stones (there is a Pear Shaped, an…
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How to Anneal Sterling Silver
If you have done much silver work, then work hardening the silver is something you are probably familiar with. Work hardening is when you have beat, bent, stretched, folded, etc the silver so much that it has lost its flexibility or workability. One example I will give here is I have a piece of shanking…
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Gemstone That Can Take Heat and Ultrasonics
Gemstone That Can Take Heat and Ultrasonics Gemstones that can generally take heat from soldering and casting in place are: Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Garnet, Cubic Zirconia and Various lab grown colored gemstones. As a rule of thumb, I always remember the adage “Reds, Whites, and Blues”. You still need to protect these stones from heat…
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013 Jewelry and Silicosis, Saw-blade Stress Relief, Solder Talk
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013 Jewelry and Silicosis, Saw blade Stress Relief, Solder Talk JewelryMonk Podcast Episode 13 features: Health Tip I talk about Silicosis, the dangers, and how to prevent this. Silicosis is a lung disease caused by breathing in tiny bits of silica, a mineral that is part of sand, rock, and mineral ores such as quartz………