Jewelry Making & Repair Posts

      

• Benefits of Electrocleaning Jewelry

  Why electroclean? Electrocleaning before plating is necessary to remove oils, grease, rouge, passive oxide films, and other surface... more

• Jewelers Saw Blade Sizes Chart

    Use this handy saw blade size reference chart to help determine the correct size saw blade needed. Finer saw blades are great... more

• Gold Metal Shavings Test

  This method of testing involves you opening up the unknown gold piece, taking metal shavings from the inside and applying acid directly to... more

• Testing Gold, Silver and Precious Metals

  Have you ever wondered how much your jewelry or flatware is worth? Don't have someone to trust to accurately value your precious metal... more

• Karating Up and Down Conversions

    To figure out how much gold you should add to karat up: Take your starting weight and figure exactly how much alloy is contained.... more

• Tips on Buying Gold Jewelry

    Gold jewelry is a staple of every wardrobe, however it is also as expensive as it is lovely. Before you decide to purchase a piece... more

• Tips for Choosing the Right Buffing Wheel

  Buffing wheels come in all different sizes and types, the two main factors to consider when selecting polishing wheels or buffs are buff... more

• Tips and Tricks for Buffing and Polishing

    Cleaning Your Buffing Wheel The best way to clean your buffing wheel is to use a wheel rake with its jagged blade. Start the blade... more

• Guide to Common Buffing Wheel and Compound Combinations

    Using this guide to help you determine which buffing wheels and buffing compounds would serve you best for the various stages of... more

• Guide to Buffing Compounds and Their Uses

  Buffing compounds are used with buffing and polishing wheels to increase the effectiveness of the wheel and to help you accomplish your... more

• Guide to Buffing and Polishing Wheels

  There are many different types of buffing wheels, each designed to accomplish different tasks. We have put a list together of the... more

• Buffing and Polishing Terms to Know

  Cut and Polish Motions - When using your buffing wheels, there are two very important basic motions that you should know and... more

• Buffing and Polishing Safety

  Buffing wheels have two sections: the Safe area and the Unsafe area. The Safe area covers the section of the buffing wheel that is rotating... more

• Studex Ear Piercing Directions

    Advantages of The Studex Universal System   The Studex instrument has a built-in mechanism to easily release the stud... more

• Setting up a Jewelry Work Bench

  Setting Up a Jewelry Work Bench   We are going to set a basic jeweler work bench. This is only to cover the basics. As you work... more

• How to Use an Electric Ring Cutter Tool

    Whether you are a professional jeweler or an emergency worker, you may need to cut a ring off of someone’s finger on occasion.... more