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[974] Creative Uses for Duct Tape at the Bench
Ask any bench jeweler the best way to secure a band-aid to his or her cut finger during a day of working at the bench, and duct tape is bound to enter into the equation. Most jewelers have used duct tape to bind cuts and secure various pieces of equipment in the shop. The following are some other creative uses for this super strong tape at the bench.... (2011)
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Show me more articles from: [AJM]|[Charles Lewton-Brain]
Releated Categories:[Bench Tips & Tricks]
ISBN: B00006K39S

 

[824] Curve Ahead - Using Coils To Bend Tubing
Many tools sold in model/hobby stores can be used for jewelry making. During a recent visit to a hobby shop, I found these tube bending coils, which model makers use to build models that require bent tubing. Jewelry makers will find these coils handy when bending tubing for projects.... (2006)
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Show me more articles from: [AJM]|[Jurgen J. Maerz]
Releated Categories:[Bench Tips & Tricks]
ISBN: B00006K39S

 

[963] Custom Fit
Getting a superior fit on your next custom ring order could be just a few mouse clicks away. Superfit Inc., the King of Prussia, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer known for its tailor-fit shanks, recently launched Digital Installations, a program that enables jewelers and custom designers to download a design template online that allows the trademarked Superfit technology to be incorporated into any rings unique construction-regardless of dimensions or contours. (2010)
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Show me more articles from: [AJM]|[Tina Snyder]
Releated Categories:[Repairs]
ISBN: B00006K39S

 

[295] Cut Loose - Wax Carving Basics: Part 1
If you are accustomed to working in this additive fashion, the subtractive process of carving wax may be daunting to you at first. It challenges you to find a form, such as a ring, that is trapped in a block of wax. You must get an image of the piece in your minds eye, and then remove excess material until you have created that image. Sound tricky? Well, it does not have to be..... (2004)
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Show me more articles from: [AJM]|[Kate Wolf]
Releated Categories:[Wax Carving]
ISBN: B00006K39S

 

[916] Dazors SpeckFINDER HD Takes Magnification to High-Tech Levels
When a maid steals a $250,000 gold and diamond necklace from a famous rappers hotel room, only to find that those diamonds are actually CZs, it puts the hotel manager in a state of panic. Sure, he feels good about recovering the stolen necklace. But how does he prove its the same necklace the rapper paid a quarter of a million dollars for, thinking it had white and canary diamonds set in it?.... (2010)
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Show me more articles from: [AJM]|[Tina Wojtkielo Snyder]
Releated Categories:[GemBiz]|[Gemological Equipment]
ISBN: B00006KNMM

 

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