[Vanhackspace] Basic Silversmithing Night. Anyone interested?

[John Craver]

  To give you an idea, I'll list some of the tools.  You can get set up 
for under $100, depending on the kind of stuff you're interested in doing.

Sawframe - $7.25
Sawblades - $3.50/doz. (you will need a dozen, as they break easily)
Ring Mandrel - $13.00
Nylon Mallet - $10.00 (A rawhide mallet is better, but they are expensive)
Pickling Compound $5.25 (Swimming Pool Acid aka Sodium Bisulphate works too)
Flux - $3.00
Torch - $24.00 (small butane torch will work, as will a propane plumbing 
torch)
Kiln Brick - $9.00
Cross-locking tweezers with base - $8.00
Emery Sticks - $9.00

Total: Approx $92.00+tax

On 25/07/2010 12:00 AM, Steven Smethurst wrote:
> Hello
>
> How much are the "jeweller's tools"?
> If they are not to expensive to buy maybe we could just ask people 
> that are interested in making basic jewelery to buy there own tools 
> before  hand. Then you could teach a few people at a time.
>
> Just a suggestion.
>
> - Steven Smethurst
>
> On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 10:02 PM, John Craver <jcraver at shaw.ca 
> <mailto:jcraver at shaw.ca>> wrote:
>
>      I'm moving out, and I have a collection of jeweller's tools.  If
>     anyone's interested in learning basic jewellery making skills, I
>     may be able to teach 1 person at a time sometime in August
>     (probably mid to late august).  I work at a jeweller's supply shop
>     in North Van (Capilano Rock & Gem, which is the biggest jeweller's
>     supply in western Canada)  I've never taught before, but I'd like
>     to give it a try.  Cost of materials would be around $15 or so,
>     depending on the amount of silver used.  I only have enough tools
>     for 1 or 2 people to use at a time.  I will work on a teaching
>     outline if people are interested, but I won't be able to teach
>     until a few weeks from now at the earliest.  The project will
>     likely be a ring, and you'll learn some basic techniques of making
>     jewellery: Sawing, filing, hammering, soldering, and polishing,
>     among others.  Let me know if you're interested
>
>     -John
>     _______________________________________________
>     Vanhackspace mailing list
>     Vanhackspace at lists.uselessdegree.net
>     <mailto:Vanhackspace at lists.uselessdegree.net>
>     http://lists.uselessdegree.net/listinfo.cgi/vanhackspace-uselessdegree.net
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Vanhackspace mailing list
> Vanhackspace at lists.uselessdegree.net
> http://lists.uselessdegree.net/listinfo.cgi/vanhackspace-uselessdegree.net

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.uselessdegree.net/pipermail/vanhackspace-uselessdegree.net/attachments/20100725/2d6b9c04/attachment.htm>