hello ! I'll be very grateful for telling me what are the chemicals (or techniques) used to colour silver .....and places where I can buy what is needed (samewhere near Gdañsk, Poland) thanks a lot klementyna

Hello all, I'm a machinist who has been trying to teach myself some jewelry techniques over the last several months, and have decided to finally ask all the questions that have come up in my reading and experimentation. First off, some background. I have been a machinist for the past 12...

Hello all, I'm a machinist who has been trying to teach myself some jewelry techniques over the last several months, and have decided to finally ask all the questions that have come up in my reading and experimentation. First off, some background. I have been a machinist for the past 12...

Just bought a pin that states "1/20 G.F." on the back - from reading the posts, I understand the pin is 12K gold-plated. Here's my questions, is there a way to tell the date of the mark? Thanks in advance

I haven't bought any in a couple of years, but I need 22 ga. 14/20 gold-filled wire, both round and half-round. Last time I bought some, I got it From Rio Grande. My Rio catalog is outdated 2 yrs., so I have no idea what current prices are. The multiplication factor and/or the "manufacturing...

In jewelry... which metal do you prefer.. as in appearance opinion, and the most fun, and interesting to work with? A. Silver B. Yellow Gold C. White Gold D. Platinum E. Palladium F. Steel

I have taken up making jewellery recently and have done a couple of pieces, but the one I created last night I am very proud of. It took about 5 hours, mainly because I was doing some joins I hadn't done before and it took me a while to get the hang of it. I would appreciate it if any body would...

Yesterday I became an American citizen. http://gallery.me.com/abrasha#100346 -- Abrasha http://www.abrasha.com

Hi Everyone! I'm new here so I just wanted to drop in and get a feel for this new inviroment. So far I can honestly say that I'm very pleased with what I have seen and read. I think that I'm going to pick up some great advice as well as information. I was told this was an awesome site to join. So...

Have craft related items to sell? Want to promote your auctions? Take a look at this Yahoo group that has over 850 members - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StampingSupplySales/ Don't let the name fool you - it is for ANY kind of craft related item - from wood boxes to beads! You can also post if...

Yesterday i was asked to solder closed the decorative "jump ring" on a silver pendant. It was pretty daunting because the owner told me how much the pendant was worth before I started work on it, but I got through anyway. I cut up a potato and embedded the pendant in the potato to protect...

what I do is ,start with silicone polisher white(coarse)and black(medium) then blue(fine),sometime skip blue,then tripoli and rouge. At the end,I still get dark spot(i do'nt know what's call) after rouge but surface is all smooth, when i try to get miller shine. I 'm having this problem long...

Hi everyone. In an effort, more experimental than anything else, to eliminate some = occasional problems with scrambled character sets in postings, I've switched my = posting software to send messages in MIME/quited printable encoding, rather than = the previous settings of 7bit/8bit. Please let...

Charlie's ring photo motivated me to have a go at a ring. I rolled up some polymer clay into a quarter inch stick and formed it into a circle, did a little squishing and squashing and put it in the oven. Then I sanded and filed it till it looked like it would come out of the sand without take to...

Hi All, Back in September, I posted a question here asking about forming and soldering a couple of 14K white gold rings. I received a bunch of helpful replies here as well as a number of off-list emails from folks who offered much helpful advice. I just wanted to say "THANKS!" to all who...

There is now a Yahoo group aimed at keeping a database of people to watch out for when swapping, trading, selling or buying craft items - feel free to check it out! http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BadTradersInCrafting/ -- Christi Stampin' Up! Representative

Hi,all I have two questions. 1.Which one is softer between Fine Silver and 24kt gold? 2.Which type of solder(Easy ,M, H) I should use for soldering between fine silver and fine silver? (if its bazel on to the sheet. both .999) I will be appreciated on any comment.

I had Raytech CMF600 system,then recently machine is broken. Anyway,I need replacement,If its same model It cost me about $1000. one grade small (CMF400 system)is$480.or (CMF410---$579.) I do not need to finish so many pieces at one time.Also I can not afford this money right now. Then I found...

i have a few questions to clear out, correct me if im wrong, platinum and white gold are two different things right? so is there such thing as pure (100%) white gold then? i have bough a ring, just a plain normal design, about 5mm i would say, im not sure if it's white gold or platinum, it meant...

I work in a shop where I am the sole craftsman, doing everything from soldering chains to designing and creating custom jewelry. Over the years I have managed to build a modest following and it has been, while not too financially rewarding, mostly a good experience. The problem is I work for a boss...