Category: Soldering
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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………
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012 Mindset, Eye Health, Torch Talk, Half-Round/Flat Pliers
The JewelryMonk Podcast Episode 12 In this podcast episode, I cover a recent road trip I took, (that is where I was last week) cover some Eye Health issues, Answer a question from a listener, cover a jewelry tip, and a tool of the week. Health Tip First, I found an article by Steven Aitchison…
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008 Jewelry Loop Making, Soldering Help, Separating Disc
The JewelryMonk Podcast Episode 008 Highlights Business/ Health Tip: Highlights and thoughts from The book “The One Thing“ This is a book that I have been reading….. OK, listening to, but there was some neat concepts that I have been thinking about lately. I pulled some key insights and shared with you. Questions for the…