Stop by for Tool Time Tuesday and I will show you how you can make your own beadcaps with the remarkable dapping block! In addition, I will include some other images of jewelry pieces that you can create with this tool! See ya then.
Finally!! A multi-hole punch plier-punch up to 16 gauge!
EuroPower Multi-Sized Hole Punch!
Can you say Muscle? This new Beefy hole-punch has the Power to punch 7 different Large sized round holes ranging from 3/32 up to 9/32″ in soft metal up to 16 gauge all in one tool! Let the tool do all the work, the specially designed compound action and hardened cutting dies punch through thick metal with ease, you will not believe what this tool can do until you try it. Hard sided carrying case included. Hole sizes are 3/32, 1/8, 5/32, 3/16, 7/32, ΒΌ and 9/32″.
I only have a limited amount of the EuroPower Hole punch in stock at this time! They really do punch heavy gauge metal with ease! Click on any of the images to be directed to page to purchase.
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Tool Time Tuesday-Catch up!
Tool Time Tuesday-Disc Cutters By Melissa Muir
When I decided to get serious about jewelry just 3 1/2 short years ago I quickly found that having the right tools made my job much easier and much more efficient. I wanted to work with some discs and circles, domed or flat, but I quickly found that I had a very difficult time getting a perfect circle with my jewelers saw and files. Not only that, but they took much more time than should be reasonable to be practical and profitable. Below, you will see the four disc cutters I will be talking about in this edition of Tool Time Tuesday. The back two are economy disc cutters, we will talk about those first. The one on the right is my Pepe disc cutter and the one on the left is a Swanstrom disc cutter on loan to me by my friend Jeanette from Fundametals.net. To read the rest of the article to click on the photo above.
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**TOOL TIME TUESDAY-OUNCE TO OUNCE, HOW DOES IT COMPARE, by Melissa Muir**
This Tool Time Tuesday topic is one that you might find helpful and will hopefully learn some new things that will make ordering your metal a little easier.
Here in the United States we have a few different ways to measure volume and weight. Today we will be talking about measuring the weight of our metal. CLICK HERE TO READ REST OF ARTICLE
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**TOOL TIME TUESDAY-ANNEALING FINE WIRE by Melissa Muri
Have you ever worked with your fine gauges of wire until they were so stiff that you didn’t know what to do with them? Generally mine end up in my scrap pile. Even when there is still some good workable length. Or have you ever opened your wire to find that it was so stiff that it was a nightmare to work with? That happened to me just recently. Even though I had ordered “Dead soft” wire, it is anything but dead soft. Springy wire can be dealt with in a number of ways. Today’s Tool Time Tuesday will introduce a way for you to anneal your really fine gauges of sterling wire without melting it into a big blob. The same concept can be used for other metals as well. CLICK HERE TO READ REST OF ARTICLE.
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The Amazing Swanstrom Disc Cutter
fundametals is a huge fan of Swanstrom Tools. They strive to create tools that are innovative while maintaining exceptional quality. Here’s the latest Swanstrom Disc Cutter demo-creating seamless rings! Just imagine how you can create bezels-an alternative to purchasing metal tubing. All Swanstrom tools are made in the USA. Click on the image above to view demo!
If you are interested in purchasing a Swanstrom Disc Cutter, click here! We ship via USPS flat rate!
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Belle Armoire Jewelry, Spring 2010 Issue-awesome
We just received the newest issue of Belle Armoire Jewelry, and it is an awesome issue. I was pleasantly surprised to see many wire pieces in this issue. Of course, there’s a little bit of everything..probably one of my favorite issues thus far! As always, free shipping to all fundametals customers!
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New Hole Punch Pliers-Square and Oval
I was really excited to receive Eurotool’s new hole punch pliers that punch out oval and square shapes. For me, I was imaging using them as more of a decorative tool to snip around edges of metal such as beadcaps rather than a tool for connecting components. I quickly played around with them and I will share with you my personal opinion.
I played around with 24 gauge copper blanks. When I used the square punch in the metal, it left a jagged edge sticking up on the other side. If you are accustom to working with metal, you could probably work with it, snip the little piece of metal sticking up, then use your mallet to flatten the disc and file.
With the oval hole punch, it definitely left an imprint on your metal and I am not sure if I really liked the look of the oval hole impression. But then again, like I said, I didn’t want to carry these pliers in my shop for this reason, but to use them as a decorative tool for metal. Refer to photos below..keep in mind I did not clean or sand the metal. I quickly punched around the entire edge if circular blank to show how cool these tools can be for adding a cool design element to beadcaps, cold-connection designs etc. So, for this reason alone, I think they are worth the value!
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Restocking…
We have restocked our enamel washers, a variety of colors available.
We are now carrying copper and brass tubing for cold-connections.
We are now carrying bronze wire, the very hard to find, true bronze wire. Composed of 95% copper and 5% tin. Available in soft-temper.
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Thomas Mann in the shop!
We now carry some of Thomas Mann’s wonderful products, starting with his newest found object sandwich creation, this lovely heart locket….To purchase or to learn more about the other Thomas Mann products we carry, please click on the photo below…
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Infinity Design Stamp on Sale
I have reduced the price of this particular design stamp from $25 to $15. Hand-engraved by Infinity Stamps. Click on photograph above to be directed to listing. Thank you.
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Tool Time Tuesday-Essential Soldering Setup
This week Melissa has written a great tutorial about everything you need for the essential set-up for soldering. Please click on the image to be directed to tutorial. Thank you, Melissa!
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