nicilaskin — jewelry tutorials
three hearts
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three hearts 3 metal hearts :) I used copper ,brass , sterling silver cut 3 hearts in different sizes from different metals mine are copper, brass , sterling silver cut sterling silver wire to make your ring shank silver wire ,or metal wire is the best you can use for ring shanks , the width is always consistent and its a lot less work mark with your makers stamp and 925 for the sterling bend your ring shank until the ends meet flux and add solder - heat with a torch until the solder flows The solder will flow when...
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flower ring from scratch
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fun with metal - how to make a flower ring You can always look into your community college ( USA) and most of them have beginners and medium metal/silversmithing courses that are not too expensive I start out with 18 gauge sterling silver 18 gauge is 1 mm thick . I prefer that thickness as the flowers do not bend but are not too heavy either draw a circle ( use a template - its easier ) inside the circle I drew a flower using a jewelers saw and 1/0 blades for cutting out the flower cut out flower I...
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copper tea light holder
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made a copper tea light holder :) cut a 1 1/2 inch wide strip by 6 inch long from copper draw your shapes onto the metal small tip (if you like a shape make a template out of plastic via exacto knife ) cut out your lizards i use a jewelers saw with 1/0 blades shape the strip ,dome a circle and cut a 3x3 inch square solder everything together ( use plumbers solder as it has a low melting temp ) start polishing - steel wool will do or sand paper put a tea light in and light it...
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got my new work bench
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I got my new bench yesterday and we set it up last night . No more working on a barstool for me the first picture is the old set up and the second one is my new set up
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kite earrings
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Just some basic metalsmithing :) www.nicilaskin.etsy.com
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