dwell benchtips – getting began with silver jewelry making: your questions answered — Jewellers Academy

There are three important expertise to grasp when you find yourself beginning out with jewelry making – sawing, submitting, soldering.

These are the questions that had been requested within the session.

Inform us concerning the various kinds of supplies you may work with to make jewelry

What’s pickle? Does it should be sizzling? How lengthy must you depart the objects in? How typically do you change it?

Once I order chains, copper/ brass and so they coated in rose gold color its lower cost level so its not actual rose gold what’s the alloy they use to color the chains?

Inform us extra concerning the various kinds of solder

What are the various kinds of silver e.g. 925, argentium, nice silver and so forth

What solder would you employ when training on copper?

Can I make my spare room into my jewelry cave or whether or not I would like air flow for warmth and soldering?

When ought to I put on a masks when jewelry making?

Which solder must you use when including a small gold piece to a silver piece of jewelry?

What recommendation do you have got about making jewelry whereas pregnant?

Right here is a good useful resource for this:

https://metalsmithsociety.com/blogs/information/jewelry-studio-safety-while-pregnant

Any recommendations on sawing?

How ought to I take care of my instruments?

Is there a distinction between working with white and yellow gold?

What’s flux?

Which kind of solder do you employ for which venture?

Do you retain the mud/shavings/scraps? What do you do with them?