Hello. I am new to designing jewellery and carving wax. I was wondering if anyone one could give me some tips on how to carve my ring for the lost wax process, or direct to a link that has the information already. I have purchased a tube of blue Matt Wax (easiest to work with for beginners (or so I...

I don't mean to be spamming but I've just closed my jewelry business and have loads of tools to sell, two complete benches with everything you can imagine. Can't find any place other than ebay to offer them. Any ideas or if interested please let me know. Located in north Georgia.

Hi, I have a question, does anyone know how to repair a silver ring? I was in an accident and the paramedics had cut all my rings off and I would like to know where on the internet I can get the supplies neededto fix them. Thank you, sugar

I am looking for a jeweler who can assist with the completion of a small project of personal significance. I have an old ring that has extreme sentimental value to me and it is missing the stone. I know what was once there, but I wish to have it replaced with something different. There is an...

Just subscribed to it and hope to see some old faces here. I was bit out of touch with online groups for a year or so and i guess i have some more time to devote reading about current gemstone related topics. Fazalur Qazi http://www.sfgems.com

Thanks Peter, Abrasha and Sarit for the comprehensive answers you gave they will be very helpful. Regards - Kendall

Hi. Just wondering...Do jewelers get gold at some kind of discount, if so - how much of a discount? or do they pay market rates per ounce as stated on the daily exchange rates?

What type of soldering tool do you find to be most useful at the "hobby" level?

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hi for those of you who have submitted entries(jewelry) for national and international design competitions...what insight can you share with me on this? i'm thinking of submitting a piece for the contest. (specifically i'm talking about the AGTA Spectrum Awards competition)

hi! i live in the UK and there are some jewellery items that i want to purchase that can only be shipped to the US (online shop limitations). Is there anyone ever so kind to be my USA delivery address??? i would of course take care of all the online expenses and use your address only for delivery...

I want to enrich the colour of some standard 9ct yellow gold sheet which is to be applied to a silver item. Un-treated the gold is pale yellow and doesn't contrast enough with the silver. I have managed to darken the metal a bit, but not enough. Questions: If the alloy has a high silver content,...

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I'm having some difficulty smelting gold out of the precipitate from the cyanide process from scrap gold. I first cook the filters down to ash in a crucible with a propane torch. Then, I got some cupels to smelt that ash. I do get gold out of it, but I also get a greenish-black glassy substance...

To preserve the beauty of your sterling silver jewelry, follow these steps: * Exposure to the air causes silver to tarnish, so keep your sterling silver jewelry in a bag made from tarnish-proof cloth, or in airtight container. * Avoid allowing your sterling silver jewelry to have...

Hi, I am trying to cut a series of identical cylindrical forms ( quartz, lapis lazuli), plusminus 5 to 8 mm thick, 25 mm long. I have got a Lortone cabbing machine with a diamond ( 180 )wheel.I find it very difficult to cut a symmetrical cylinder just by hand. Anyone got some ideas to help me...

I'd like to take my wife to a really nice gem/mineral/jeweler show. We just went to some schmucky affair here in Salt Lake City, but it was mostly beads, say about 85% of the tables. Monthly I travel to: Denver, Phoenix, Reno, Vegas, Boise so I'd like to do a show in one of those...

Hi there, I am hoping that you can help me, I am looking for contacts that will supply sterling silver or silver urns in preferably the UK for wholesale. Thanks in advance, Declan

Hi, I need to resize a ring (make it one size smaller), which I made for my GF out of brass, and I need to know what solder is considered safe to have a contact with skin. Don't ask me why brass - I made the ring out of something special that just happend to be brass. I want to make sure that...

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