[Jewelry making - Article 00487] - Re: [Orchid] Learning how to use a lathe

[Kate Wolf]

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>      I am interested in learning how to use a lathe/mill. Does anyone
>     know some good workshops that teach lathing(sp?) and milling this
>     year?

    I'm very pleased to announce  upcoming workshops that I've been
    wanting to take for years! 

    Micro- Machining Workshop with Phil Poirier - 5 days 
    (9-5) September 26- 30, Mon- Fri, Wolf Designs, Portland, Maine

    This 5-day, hands-on, Lathe and Milling Workshop will explore the
    wide range of possibilities available to jewelers, silversmiths, and
    artists. Topics include safety, work-holding techniques, when and how
    to use the different types of chucks and collets, alignment of the
    lathe and mill, and dealing with handwheels and backlash.
    Intermediate topics include ornamental turning using a T-rest, the
    shaping of the T-rest gravers, standard lathe tools and their
    holders, knurling for decorative effects, and threading. Advanced
    topics include stone setting, tool making, milling and drilling
    rings, use of the rotary table, ornamental turning and flycutting and
    their patterns, introduction to CNC, and lots of machine tricks!
    Hands-on will be emphasized with practical application exercises-
    such as stone-setting dies, expanding arbors for rings, and
    multi-stone ring blanks. A 30 page book will be included for each
    student. 

    Tool making and the heat-treating of steels - 1 day (9-5)
    October 1, Sat, Wolf Designs, Portland, Maine

    This one-day class is an extension of the micromachining Workshop.
    Students will learn to harden and temper steel to the proper
    hardness. The many alloys of tool steels and their heat treatments
    for tools and dies will be discussed with an emphasis on their
    intended uses for all facets of jewelry making. There will be
    demonstrations of hand-carving conforming dies for forming precious
    metals. Many samples and examples will be shown and explained in
    detail. 

    G. Phil Poirier is a master gem cutter and goldsmith residing near
    Taos, NM. He is the inventor of small scale deep-draw techniques
    utilizing the hydraulic press for studio metalsmiths and authored the
    book- Deep Drawing for Metalsmiths. Phil presented his paper Tooling
    for the Press and Press Operations at the 2003 Santa Fe Symposium.
    Phil has been teaching workshops throughout the US and abroad since
    1991. Visit www.poirierstudio.com to see more of Phil's work and view
    his list of Gallery and Museum shows. 

Have a great day!
Kate Wolf, In snowy Portland Maine
Workshops at Wolf Designs
http://www.katewolfdesigns.com

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