Category: Soldering
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Soldering a Thin Piece to a Thick Piece
Over the years I have heard many jewelers express their concerns and struggles of trying to solder a thin loop or earring post to a thicker piece. They either melt the smaller piece, or the solder joint is not very clean or strong. I am soon going to release a video series on soldering and…
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JewelryMonk Design Contest #2 is in the Books
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Have you ever had a great idea and thought “This will be cool, I can have this knocked out in a few weeks?” Yeah, that was my idea BACK IN MARCH! Well, with 2 month long trips out of the country and a LOT of video coverage, the 2nd JewelryMonk Design Contest piece is in…
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Pendant Project Part 3
Pendant Project Part 3 Part 3 of the V-Bezel pendant. Today we will finish soldering the pendant I started a couple of days ago, and I have a couple of clean-up tips for you before I get it ready to set the stone. First I take the setting base and scribe a center line in…
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Pendant Project Part 2
Pendant Project Part 2 Ok, ok, After the V-Bezel illustration from a few days ago, I had quite a few comments about how I would use the bezels and a good application for V-Bezels. Well, you ask, you get. Over the next few days I will make a pendant and set a stone using the…
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Pendant Project Part 1
Pendant Project OK, if you have a little time, stick with me, over the next week or so I am going to take you on a journey, and at the end, we will end up in Cool-Pendant-Ville. But first, I am going to show you how to make just a small part of it, So…