Jewel Gallery
Lynn & Carl Buehler 800-330-0094
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CB'S Workshop tips and sources
First Off try this link: http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/lyrics/happydays.htm Remember F.D.R.
Customers, send us your drawings or photographs of what you are looking for.
With onsite fabrication, we can make your orders to specification.
We carry a stock of sheet, wire, and findings to construct your settings.
All of our work is done by us personally in this workshop.
Today's gold market in real time
Visit www.kitco.com for full info on all metals markets
and currency exchange rates, bullion pricing, and
United Precious Metals Refining
Ask for Karen Love. The Most Convenient Settlement Options for your gold scrap. Up to 98% of
assay at current market. With United, you choose the settlement option that's best for you: Check,
Wire Transfer, or gold returned as Solder, Wire, Casting Grain
or Alloys
Tips for ALL: http://www.eforcity.com/
Eforcity is great for bargain priced cell phone chargers, small electronics, and
more!
Eforcity
Ink Cartridges (10% OFF With Coupon Code: INKOFF10)
House of Inks or
Print Pal Ink
Cartridges
Next time you need cheap and reliable replacement ink cartridges
for any type of printer, give these sites a try. Generics work just like the
original equipment ones that sell for three times as much. Consumer
Reports said that the big money maker for the printer manufacturers is not
producing the printers but selling you their brand name ink cartridges. This is
a way around that, and a lot less messy than going the refill route.
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Tools and supply source sites for metalworkers:
http://www.riogrande.com/ Rio Grande offers everything you need for beginner to professional metalworking.
http://www.wrcobb.com/ W.R. Cobb Company is a leading manufacturer of quality jewelers' findings, master alloy, casting grain, wire and flat stock. Established in 1877 with world wide locations.
http://www.harborfreight.com/ Outstanding selection of general tools for work and home at low prices. Worth the drive to their store or request their catalog.
http://www.themineshaft.com/ Jeweler's tools and equipment, outlet in Ft. Lauderdale
http://www.jewelerssecurity.org/ Jewelers Security Alliance provides nationwide security alerts, advice, and services for both on and off premises. This is a must visit site for jewelers. STAY ALERT!
http://www.avsupply.com/index.shtml Security and monitoring equipment, extensive selection.
http://www.fsg4u.com/ Florida Society of Goldsmiths members are primarily active metal smiths. There are no geographic restrictions or limits to kinds of metals employed. Members' work runs the gamut from platinum and gold to iron and tin. Plenty of educational materials available to members. Also has nationwide affiliates.
http://www.professionaljeweler.com/ Professional Jeweler's mission is to provide information-rich articles that help jewelers quickly learn the latest about selling their key products, creating an image in their communities, managing their stores and educating metalworkers about the latest shop techniques and trends in the jewelry industry.
http://www.onlineconversion.com/ Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions. Very easy to use. Extremely useful technical site.
http://www.abeada.com/ Abeada, an extreme collection of beads, findings, and odd jewelry supplies.
http://www.rings-things.com/index.html Rings & Things, a wholesale mail order supplier of beads, jewelry findings, charms, cord, polymer clay.
http://www.southernjewelrynews.com/ Regional news and tips for the independent jeweler
http://www.abiusa.net/PJArt.htm This site is an educational experience in itself. Upgrade to a tack-, fusion- or pulse-arc welder for tight spot welding where soldering alone will not work.
Try http://www.abiusa.net/TackIII.htm
http://www.ganoksin.com/index.htm The Gem and Jewelry World's Foremost Resource on The Internet. We are here to build a strong pool of information for the benefit of Web's jewelers and craftsmen - and those interested in jewelry and gemstones.
Buffing: Try the new radial bristle polishing
wheels by 3M from www.riogrande.com.
They are g
reat
for getting into tight spots without buffing down the more delicate components
of a complex design. Use the larger 2 and 3 inch wheels with only 3 ply bristles
for finishing and polishing into slim spaces between settings. Use white or
yellow wheels for roughing/cutting down (be careful of aggressive action), blue
for intermediate finishing, to peach/beige and light green wheels for a final
polishing. Dust free buffing, no need to apply rouge.
When using traditional cotton buffs, if you spray a little lamp oil (essentially kerosene) on the rouge before you apply compound to the wheel, the rouge will hold to the buff better, cut down faster, and last longer without caking up on the wheel or creating dust. This method does result in toxic petroleum fumes which must be vented to the outside. You can use an old plastic hair spray bottle to mist the rouge. But don't breathe this in or you will end up with respiratory problems. Good ventilation is essential in all buffing, grinding, soldering, or plating operations. As an alternative to the $600+ ventilation/filtration units sold by jewelry supply stores you can make one yourself. Buy a strong blower motor for under $100, enclose it in a box of light plywood using inexpensive auto air filters to catch valuable gold dust while venting fumes to the outside with some simple ductwork from Home Depot http://www.homedepot.com/ . Or get a heavy duty commercial dust collector for under $200 from Harbor Freight and Tools. http://www.harborfreight.com/ which you may modify with additional filters to recover precious metal dust. Vent blower output to the outdoors.
When to hold when to Fold A review of use of canopy display systems used by outdoor artists. See the October 2004 issue Sunshine Artist "When to Hold, When to Fold" for full story on canopy systems.
Shipping artwork for artists tips on shipping any kind of artwork.
See "Ship Ahoy! A Guide to sending work to customers" in the July 2004 issue of Sunshine Artist for the full article and shipping matrix:
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Contact Information
Toll free 1-800-330-0094 Lynn and Carl Buehler General Information and Sales: gems@jewelgallery.net PO Box 17406 Plantation FL 33318-7406
