[Jewelry making - Article 00429] - Re: [Orchid] Washers from metalliferous

[jean adkins]

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    jessica halgren said that the washers she ordered were not centered
    and flat, and that she could have done as well herself.  i had the
    same problem with washers i had ordered from rio grande a while back.
     i solved my problem by ordering circular blanks and
    punching/drilling the center myself.  

    rio has the sterling discs (no hole) in their raw materials section
    of their gem and findings catalog, page 43.  i also bought blank
    discs from indian jeweler's supply (on page 4 of their materials
    catalog).  ijs had some sizes that rio didn't offer:  some metric
    sizes that just fit the bill for me. 

    i then used transfer punches and a disc cutter to find the center of
    the circle.  i placed the blank disc on my work surface, put the disc
    cutter on top of the disc with the cutter upside down so that it
    would hold the disc firmly, and then slid the transfer punch into the
    cutter to mark the disc.  

    by ordering the blank disks i didn't have any silver waste or
    mistakes where i didn't get the silver positioned correctly in the
    cutter.  

hope this helps,
jean adkins


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