jet
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by jet on Jul 3, 2017 12:12:59 GMT -5
Rather than post a new thread every time I make something, or screw something up, I thought I'd just make one thread and toss every thing in here. I'll start off with a "learning opportunity," aka a royal screw up. Did you guys hear that scream of rage/anguish last night? Yeah, that was me. I worked on this pendant all day. Cut out the back plate, soldered on the bezel, made a doo-dad to stick across the top, cut out a perfect Om on the back plate, then went to solder the doo-dad onto the top. And melted out the middle of the back plate where I had cut out my design. Lesson learned? Do your cutting dead last before popping in the cabochon. No soldering before decorative cut outs. It's pretty much ruined now. My silver is all bubbled up. I can completely cut out the inside for a wide open back, which makes no sense as the rock isn't that pretty on the back, or I can completely start over, which stings as well since I've just wasted a bit of silver.
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jet
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by jet on Jul 3, 2017 12:28:43 GMT -5
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metalsmith
Cave Dweller
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Post by metalsmith on Jul 3, 2017 12:35:35 GMT -5
Possible Options (and any more you can think of)! 1) Finish bubbling up the silver and call it reticulated 2) Cut a new stone to fit if that works with a prettier 'face' at the cut-out 3) strip off the bezel and just stick with Om 4) resign it to the pile of shame whilst you workout what to do with it 5) melt it into a ball and start over
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jet
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by jet on Jul 3, 2017 21:26:54 GMT -5
I fixed it! I'm going to figure out how to blacken it, then I will add the cab. I figure the oxidation will highlight some of the texture. I'll just treat it like I do when I'm knitting something and discover that I made a mistake 20 rows back. IT'S A DESIGN FEATURE!
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jet
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since April 2017
Posts: 103
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Post by jet on Jul 3, 2017 21:28:38 GMT -5
Also, here is the other item I worked on this weekend. I've had this piece of moonstone for about 15 years (maybe 20!).
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Post by coloradocliff on Jul 3, 2017 23:26:56 GMT -5
I'm glad that you took your lemons and made lemonade. Good going girl !!
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