Day 28 Pre-polishing Getting Ready to Set Stones
This pendant is coming along nicely. I pulled it out of the Magnetic Tumbler today and it was nice and shiny in all the places… Read More »Day 28 Pre-polishing Getting Ready to Set Stones
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Day 27 Pendant Clean-up and Stone Setting
Well, I dug up another project to spend some time on. It is a raw sterling silver casting and over the next few days I… Read More »Day 27 Pendant Clean-up and Stone Setting
Day 26 Using Polishing Brushes
Polishing is something that everyone that works on jewelry will have to do, and there are a few tools that will make your job a… Read More »Day 26 Using Polishing Brushes
Day 25 Casting Defects Pits and Porosity
If you haven’t casted your own jewelry, or sent waxes (or CAD Files) off to someone to cast them for you, here is a tip… Read More »Day 25 Casting Defects Pits and Porosity
Day 24 Aluminum Sanding Sticks
Making tools again today. To get a nice flat surface or a clean edge, a sanding stick works really well. I have used wooden sanding… Read More »Day 24 Aluminum Sanding Sticks