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The E-Mail Newsletter
for Bench Jewelers
July 2007
Volume 8 Issue 7 circulation over 4,800
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Due to circumstances beyond our control, the 2008 Bench Jewelers Conference & Expo has been moved to
note of these new dates. More details on the 2008 Bench Conference will be available in September.
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Tips for Jewelers Who Do Repairs
From Alan Revere
GO WITH THE FLOW:
Basic Tips to make
Soldering Easier
While soldering is essential
to jewelry work,
it can also be one of
the most challenging
operations at a
jewelers bench. Controlling
the torch requires
understanding and
experience. The following are a few basic tips
to make soldering
easier.
(Note: This applies
to silver and gold, but not
to platinum, which
behaves differently during
soldering.)
Before soldering, it
is important to make sure
the surface is clean
and fluxed. Dirt,
polishing compound,
and fingerprints can impede
the flow of
solder. Clean all surfaces well
with sandpaper, a
scraper, or a plastic
abrasive pad prior to
soldering, and then apply
flux. When heated, flux becomes a river of
glass, sealing the
surface from contaminants as
the solder flows
below it and joins the parts.
Solder flows toward
heat. Whenever possible,
put your solder on
the far side of a seam and
heat the near
side. When the solder flows, the
heat pulls it through
the seam.
When soldering two
items together, it is
important to heat
them so they reach the flow
point of the solder
at the same time.
Otherwise, the solder
will flow onto the piece
that reaches that
temperature first. When
soldering items
similar in size, keep the flame
moving gently and
heat the parts equally.
On the other hand,
when soldering items
dissimilar in size,
apply the heat unevenly;
heat the larger item
while avoiding the smaller
item. When the larger item reaches soldering
temperature, minimal
heating of the smaller
item is needed. (Again, both items should
reach the flow point
of the solder at the same
time.)
Try using a pair of
tweezers to hold the
smaller item in place;
the tweezers serve as a
heat sink, drawing
some of the heat away so the
smaller item will not
heat up as quickly as the
larger item. You can also block the flame from
hitting the smaller
piece by placing tweezers
or a solder pick in
the way.
This tip is from 101 Bench Tips for Jewelers
written by Alan Revere and published by
MJSA/AJM Press.
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Go to the ant and consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or rules, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
Proverbs 6 : 6 - 8
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Chrysoprase
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Do not put off for tomorrow what you can do today, because if you enjoy it today, you can do it again tomorrow.
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Waste Not Want Not
Place a piece of leather or matte board
in the
bottom of your lap tray. This will aid you in
cleaning the sweeps out of your lap
tray. Pick
up the leather by the corners and dump
the
sweeps into the container. This also helps
protect stones from the hard metal
bottom of
the lap tray when accidentally dropped.
Do not let gold dust walk out of your
shop –
sweep the floor of the shop daily and
mop
monthly. Dump the dirty water from mopping in
a sink with a gold trap in the
drain. Never
dump the water in the toilet or other
drain
without a trap designed to accumulate
scrap
material.
Do not sell your scrap to a broker who
comes
into your store, estimates its value,
and pays
you cash. His margin more than exceeds the
money you would save by cheating Uncle
Sam on
your income taxes.
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Always bear in mind, that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other thing. Abraham Lincoln
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Tips That Make Working With Platinum or
Working at the Bench in General Easier
from Jurgen J. Maerz CMBJ,
Director of Technical Education
for Platinum Guild International
http://www.pgi-platinum-tech.com
Cleaning Diamonds
When remounting diamonds from an old ring, it is usually somewhat difficult to clean them. For a quick and easy solution, place a small amount of table salt into your hand and add the diamonds.
Rub the salt and diamonds together. The abrasiveness of the salt will clean the stones without scratching them. Once they are clean, just rinse the salt away using warm water.
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Teach this triple
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heart, kind speech,
and a life of service and
compassion are the
things, which renew
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Buddha
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Tips for Jewelers Taking In Jewelry at the
Repair Counter.
Proper Take-In Procedures
Help Everyone!
Never place more than one piece of jewelry in
an envelope. If the
customer brings in
multiple items for repair, use a separate
envelope for each article. In
this way
complete descriptions and instructions of each
piece can be recorded. Later, there will be no
confusion in the shop as to what is to be done
and to which piece of jewelry. Make a notation
on the envelope that this is job 1 of 2, 2 of
2, etc. Then you can verify
that all work is
finished before notifying the customer.
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Workshop Safety Tips From
GLOVES
Use the correct type of gloves for the chemical you are using them against. Not all gloves hold up to the same things so consult a chart to see what gloves are suitable for which chemicals before choosing them. Even if you have the right kind of material be aware that a glove has a limited life span and that eventually even the chemicals it is resistant to will be able to pass through the material to contact your hand.
Use tweezers and tongs as much as possible to keep your fingers away from exposure to the chemicals, soaps, and solvents you use. I wear my 8 inch German, stainless steel tweezers in the center pocket of my apron so they are always at hand when I need them. Keep a pair of tweezers as part of your apron or jump suit (perhaps in a glasses case?) and then you will be less likely to use your hands when you should not.
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