icatz
spending too much on rocks
Member since October 2015
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Post by icatz on Aug 20, 2018 7:49:07 GMT -5
I haven't done this in quite awhile. The rhodo has a band and textured bezel, the shattuckite has a half round shank. I wasn't able to polish them properly as it's just too hot outside. It can wait. I wish my skills were better, but I don't have a bench, or a saw. I tried to make a pendant as well, but the solder just would not melt. I pickled and cleaned twice, starting over each time, but nothing. The rings' solder melted boom fast. For me, smithing is an imperfect science. But I try.
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Post by accidentalrockhound on Aug 20, 2018 8:37:10 GMT -5
Nice job a creation in your own hands is a masterpiece in itself. Great pieces.
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Post by MsAli on Aug 20, 2018 9:43:24 GMT -5
Those are great-I love the blue one
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Post by toiv0 on Aug 20, 2018 17:18:14 GMT -5
I find the gallery wire hard to work with. I like them. Sometimes when you have solder not flowing its the solder itself not clean. I hit sheet solder with sand paper and wire solder in folded sand paper. The next thing I do is grab another piece incase I put it back in the wrong space.
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Post by fernwood on Aug 20, 2018 17:38:45 GMT -5
Beautiful. Do not be too hard on yourself. Anything created with dedication and love is a masterpiece.
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Post by fantastic5 on Aug 20, 2018 17:49:49 GMT -5
I think they are both beautiful and I can't imagine how your getting everything lined up without a saw.
Was the pendent larger than the rings. I struggle the most with large objects. I don't get them hot fast enough, then everything oxidizes and the solder won't flow.
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Post by rockjunquie on Aug 21, 2018 7:24:32 GMT -5
I agree, don't be too hard on yourself. I think they look great. Soldering is difficult to do and what can't be done one day; can be done another day. Go figure.
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icatz
spending too much on rocks
Member since October 2015
Posts: 453
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Post by icatz on Aug 21, 2018 7:35:11 GMT -5
I think they are both beautiful and I can't imagine how your getting everything lined up without a saw. Was the pendent larger than the rings. I struggle the most with large objects. I don't get them hot fast enough, then everything oxidizes and the solder won't flow.
Yes, the pendant is a large lab. I thought it might be the solder, but it was medium, which I used on the rings with no problem.
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