by Doug Napier | Nov 20, 2018 | Community, Metal Working, Stone Setting, Tools
Jett Ballistic Fixture Compound Tip Are your hands and fingers tired and sore from doing jewelry work on small items? Well, I have a tip for you. JettSet Ballistic Thermo-Plastic is easy to work with and quick to learn. Click the image below and watch a quick video...
by Doug Napier | Sep 8, 2018 | Community, Metal Working, Soldering, Tools
Old Habits are sometimes hard to break, and unless I can see WHY I need to change, I usually won’t. I am kinda stubborn that way. I have mentioned today’s soldering concept before to jewelers, but today I decided to show in pictures and video why I do what...
by Doug Napier | Aug 30, 2018 | Metal Working, Polishing, Texturing, Tools
Tool Modification and How to Deal With Pits and Porosity I have touched on this subject in the past, but yesterday I added a quick video lesson to better explain this tool and how I make it and use it. Click HERE, or the image to see the video. Ready for...
by Doug Napier | Jun 20, 2018 | Community, Metal Working, Polishing, Tools
Let me play my “tool-geekery” card today. I like tools, especially ones that are easily modified and do good quick work. One of my favorite tools in my foredom arsenal is the Snap-on Disc. Let me give you my top 3 reasons I like them so much: The first reason I like...
by Doug Napier | Jun 11, 2018 | Metal Working, Polishing, Stone Setting, Tools
How to Set a Round Stone in a 4 Prong Setting I wanted to demonstrate how to set the 2mm stone in a 4 prong setting. In past blog entries I have set stones in shared prong settings, flush settings or gypsy settings, channel settings, bezel settings, and “V” prong...
by Doug Napier | Jun 7, 2018 | Community, Metal Working, Tools
If you have ever worked metal before, you know that as you work the metal, the characteristics of the metal change. This is a post from a while back, but I thought it was worth revisiting for old times sake. So sit back, take 2 minutes out of your busy schedule and...
