Want to know what you'll need before you commit?

Want to know what you'll need before you commit?

 Argentium ring blank 18g     1x3”

14k  gold wire 18g  for pins 2.5”

Argentium Heavy wall 5.5 mm tube bezel

5mm champagne CZ  stone

18k  jump ring for bezel

18k rectangular wire  for gold dust. You will use Ring  shank scraps for silver dust.

Yellow Flux and oil can flux dispenser

Spatula & stone dop stick

card stock for Patterns

Containers for dust

Moores discs and mandrel

Steel wool & pro pad polish square

Curved burnisher 

Solderite board

Aluminum vise jaw cover (optional)

5mm setting bur

3” radial disc or 1" mounted for flex shaft. I like 400 grit (blue) for final clean up 

supplies used ;

vise to fold and hold mandrels,

planishing hammer to confirm,

knife or wedge openers to open,

cross peen hammer to confirm and texture top of fold,

rubber  or  conditioned leather mallet to form ,

coarse 6" file for dust

jewelers saw , 2/0 or 3/0 blades for cutting ring blank,

containers for dust and spatula scoop to apply dust,

small artists paintbrush,

 oil can style flux dispenser

 newish (flat)charcoal block or fresh solderite block to fuse on,

 Pickle,

 Argentium Ez solder, or regular silver solder Med or EZ

3rd hands,

Brass scratch brush, 

Side cutters to cut wire for pins

Square or round ring mandrel,

dividers

Millimeter gauge

drill press &/or flex shaft,

#55 drill bits and  5mm setting bur

wax stone dop, Sharpie marker

tube setting punches ( size 20 or 19 : they run small)   and chasing hammer for punch,

patina oxidizer,

curved tip  burnisher for gold and/or needle burnisher for gold and inner bezel on stone, 

pro polish pad for highlights.

Students will need

optivisor or magnification

 Bench pin and clamp.

small bench block

 Jewelers saw and blades,

 side cutters for wire,

burnisher, preferably curved tip and needle burnisher,

safety glasses

vise grip locking pliers small locking pliers to hold gold and silver to make dust,

coarse 6" flat file *

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optional:         (used in videos)

bending pliers

Krause bur

3m Radial  Bristle Discs in Blue, peach & green

You might not need all of the above and there is a more detailed metal supply list, with Rio #'s for reference, in the printable Step by Step handout.

Dust to Dust

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  • WHAT YOU'LL MAKE AND WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO DO IT.
  • Want to know what you'll need before you commit?
  • Photo of Patterns
  • Metal supplies for Dust to Dust with RIO #'s .pdf
  • Bower- Dust to Dust Step by step handout with pattern.pdf
  • Dust to Dust step by step in photos.pdf
  • List of Suppliers.pdf
  • Working with Argentium Silver.pdf
  • Torch Differences.
  • torch fusing with Little torch

Dust to Dust Video lessons 1-4 CREATING SHANK & FUSING

  • 1 Dust to Dust Anneal, fold & Scribe ring Pattern
  • 2 Dust to Dust Saw, Make Dust & Hallmark
  • 2a Dust to Dust Make Dust with Bur.
  • 3 Dust to Dust Cleaning and apply silver dust.
  • 4 Dust to Dust Fusing Silver & Gold Dust.

Dust to Dust Videos 5-7 CREATE TUBE SETTING & SEAT FOR IT IN SHANK

  • 5 Dust to Dust Creating a Silver Tube Setting with 18k Gold Bezel
  • 6 Dust to Dust Cutting seat in ring for tube setting
  • 7 Dust to Dust Soldering on the tube bezel

Dust to Dust Videos 8 & 9. SHAPING THE SHANK

  • 8 Dust to Dust Clean up pre-shaping
  • 9 Dust to Dust Shaping a Square Adjustable Shank.

DUST TO DUST videos 10-11 HOLES & PINS

  • 10 Dust to Dust Holes & Fusing 14k Gold Pins.
  • 11 Dust to Dust How to Size the Pins and Testing Torches for Pins.

Dust to Dust video 12 OPTIONAL GOLD BEAD ON SHANK

  • 12 Dust to Dust Decorative Bead on shank option

DUST TO DUST Video 13 SETTING THE STONE

  • 13 Dust to Dust Cutting seat for stone.
  • 14 Dust to Dust Setting Stone in Tube

DUST TO DUST videos 15-16 FINISHING & PATINATION

  • 15 Dust to Dust Finishing /Polishing.
  • 16 Dust to Dust Patination.
  • Wax for Depth- a Mini Tutorial. BONUS VIDEO

INSPIRATION! PHOTOS OF FINISHED RINGS

  • Dust to Dust silver folded fused ring
  • Squared Turquoise ring collage
  • Squared Champagne CZ ring collage
  • wide centered fold Dust to Dust ring
  • April Bower Black spinel CZ ring collage
  • April Bower Squared ARSS, 18k, CZ ring
  • April Bower rose cut diamonds 18k & 14k gold, Argentium
  • April Bower Dust to dust ring trio