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* Draw plate  
 
* Draw plate  
 
* Soft jaws
 
* Soft jaws
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* Vacuum casting table (?!)
  
 
== Things that we already have ==
 
== Things that we already have ==
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|Abrasive disks
 
|Abrasive disks
| [[File: abrasives.jpg|250px]]
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| [[File: abrasives.jpg|300px]]
 
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|Binding wire
 
|Binding wire
|[[File: binding_wire.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: binding_wire.jpg|300px]]
 
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|Buffer
 
|Buffer
|[[File: buffer.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: buffer.jpg|300px]]
 
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|-
 
|Misc. burrs
 
|Misc. burrs
|[[File: burrs.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: burrs.jpg|300px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Drill bits
 
|Drill bits
|[[File: drill_bits.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: drill_bits.jpg|300px]]
 
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|-
 
|Equipment cabinet
 
|Equipment cabinet
|[[File: equipment_cabinet.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: equipment_cabinet.jpg|300px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Files
 
|Files
|[[File: files.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: files.jpg|300px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Automatic torch lighter, flux, strikers
 
|Automatic torch lighter, flux, strikers
|[[File: flux_strikers.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: flux_strikers.jpg|300px]]
 
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|-
 
|Ring mandrels, bracelet mandrels, dapping blocks & punches, misc forming tools
 
|Ring mandrels, bracelet mandrels, dapping blocks & punches, misc forming tools
|[[File: forming_tools.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: forming_tools.jpg|300px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Gravers
 
|Gravers
|[[File: gravers.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: gravers.jpg|300px]]
 
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|-
 
|Hammers, mallets
 
|Hammers, mallets
|[[File: hammers.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: hammers.jpg|300px]]
 
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|-
 
|Letter punches
 
|Letter punches
|[[File: letter_punches.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: letter_punches.jpg|300px]]
 
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|-
 
|Pickle, crock pot, copper tongs
 
|Pickle, crock pot, copper tongs
|[[File: pickle_tongs.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: pickle_tongs.jpg|300px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Pliers, solder snips, shears, draw tongs
 
|Pliers, solder snips, shears, draw tongs
|[[File: pliers_cutters.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: pliers_cutters.jpg|300px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Polishing compounds
 
|Polishing compounds
|[[File: polishing_compounds.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: polishing_compounds.jpg|300px]]
 
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|-
 
|Polishing wheels
 
|Polishing wheels
|[[File: polishing_wheels.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: polishing_wheels.jpg|300px]]
 
|-
 
|-
|Ring clamps, burnishers, prong pushers, bezel pushers
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|Ring clamps, burnishers, prong pushers, bezel rollers
|[[File: ring_clamps_misc.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: ring_clamps_misc.jpg|300px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Saw blades
 
|Saw blades
|[[File: saw_blades.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: saw_blades.jpg|300px]]
 
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|-
 
|Setting and ball burrs
 
|Setting and ball burrs
|[[File: setting_burrs.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: setting_burrs.jpg|300px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
| Acetylene tank, regulator, and acetylene/air torch with a few different tips
 
| Acetylene tank, regulator, and acetylene/air torch with a few different tips
|[[File: smith_torch.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: smith_torch.jpg|300px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Solder picks, third hand, tweezers
 
|Solder picks, third hand, tweezers
|[[File: solder_picks_tweezers.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: solder_picks_tweezers.jpg|300px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Solder: easy, medium & hard
 
|Solder: easy, medium & hard
|[[File: solder.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: solder.jpg|300px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|Bench pins, vices
 
|Bench pins, vices
|[[File: vices.jpg|250px]]
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|[[File: vices.jpg|300px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
}
 
}
  
 
[[Category:Equipment]]
 
[[Category:Equipment]]
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[[Category:Small Metals]]

Latest revision as of 13:05, 8 May 2023

Tools and supplies we need for making jewelry.

Things we need

  • Fire Bricks
  • Loose pumice stone
  • Ventilation (!)

Things that would be nice to have but not necessary

  • Burnout furnace (full-size)
  • Cabbing machine
  • Casting machine (full-size)
  • Chainmaker shears
  • Liver of Sulfur Gel
  • Wet/ dry sandpaper
  • Some sort of glass or ceramic bin for the used pickle
  • Wire of various gages
  • Yellow Ochre

Things we could easily make

  • Benches
  • Draw plate
  • Soft jaws
  • Vacuum casting table (?!)

Things that we already have

  • 20-ton hydraulic press
  • Burnout Furnace (small, dental)
  • Casting machine (small, dental)
  • Diamond saw
  • Electric hand engraver
  • Foredom Flex-Shafts
  • Headband magnifiers
  • Lapper
  • Ring Gauges
  • Rolling mill
  • Saw frames
  • Urethane pads for hydraulic press
  • Vibratory tumbler
  • Also...
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Item Photo
Abrasive disks  
Binding wire  
Buffer  
Misc. burrs  
Drill bits  
Equipment cabinet  
Files  
Automatic torch lighter, flux, strikers  
Ring mandrels, bracelet mandrels, dapping blocks & punches, misc forming tools  
Gravers  
Hammers, mallets  
Letter punches  
Pickle, crock pot, copper tongs  
Pliers, solder snips, shears, draw tongs  
Polishing compounds  
Polishing wheels  
Ring clamps, burnishers, prong pushers, bezel rollers  
Saw blades  
Setting and ball burrs  
Acetylene tank, regulator, and acetylene/air torch with a few different tips  
Solder picks, third hand, tweezers  
Solder: easy, medium & hard  
Bench pins, vices