Ganoksin Orchid Jewelry Forum Community for Jewelers and Metalsmiths - Latest topics https://orchid.ganoksin.com/latest Latest topics Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:16:36 +0000 Looking for EnvisionTEC EC500 replacement – PowerResins Dark breaking Plasticast investment Jewelry Discussion Hello everyone,

We are a jewelry manufacturing company in Europe and have been using EnvisionTEC Perfactory printers with EC500 resin for many years.

We used EC500 for direct investment casting with extremely high reliability and virtually 100% successful results in production. The process was fully optimized and repeatable.

Since EC500 is no longer available, we are testing PowerResins Dark (Zero Dark) as a replacement.

Our current investment is R&R Plasticast.

The issue we are facing is not ash residue or incomplete burnout. The problem is that very fine sections of the investment break during burnout. Small and delicate details that survived perfectly with EC500 are now occasionally breaking with PowerResins Dark.

Our burnout cycle:

  • Ramp to 150°C in 1 hour

  • Hold 150°C for 3 hours

  • Ramp to 800°C in 3.2 hours

  • Hold 800°C for 4.3 hours

  • Cool to 630°C and hold until casting

I understand that PowerResins recommends a different burnout cycle, and we will test that as well.

My questions are:

  1. Has anyone successfully replaced EC500 with PowerResins Dark?

  2. Did you need to significantly modify your burnout schedule?

  3. Has anyone experienced investment breakage with Plasticast and Dark resin?

  4. Is there another resin that you found closer to EC500 in terms of casting reliability?

  5. Does anyone know of remaining EC500 stock anywhere in Europe or elsewhere?

Any experience from former EnvisionTEC / Perfactory / Aureus users would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

Martin

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/looking-for-envisiontec-ec500-replacement-powerresins-dark-breaking-plasticast-investment/72254 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:16:36 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72254 Looking for EnvisionTEC EC500 replacement – PowerResins Dark breaking Plasticast investment Lapidary experts, I have an interesting project Jewelry Discussion Hi everyone. I’m not a professional jeweler. But I have sculpted/created a replica of a very old ring that had 3 simple cut stones and I would like to actually make the ring for someone. All 3 stones are the same shape, just 2 side stones are slightly smaller then center. The stones have a lot of inclusions, not eye clean so I would actually want poor quality. I can print the ring with settings ready in resin or wax for fitting. Is there someone who might hand cut these simple shapes? Thanks for any info. Center stone would be natural emerald (but lots of inclusions, roughness I have pictures of original) and the 2 side stones would be amethysts but can be close to rose quartz in color as the original amethysts lost a lot of color from 400 years of U.V. light, also not eye clean, very rough. With such a simple cut of stone, I think I need lapidary person, not a gemcutter.

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/lapidary-experts-i-have-an-interesting-project/72252 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:11:21 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72252 Lapidary experts, I have an interesting project How do you think this was made? Jewelry Discussion A jewelry maker I follow seems to be a real person with a reasonable product line for an independent maker (as opposed to all the fake artisans on social media with websites full of marked up temu jewelry) but there is one item that stands out to me. They have a collection of these storybook rings, about 6 different designs, and they say they are “hand carved” with “no molds” in sterling silver. To me, this does not look like engraving and “no molds” must mean it’s not cast, and it has that telltale horizontal lines of a laser engraving or 3d-printed wax. I hate to make unkind assumptions so what do you, more experienced, people think?
The maker is US-based and selling these for about $60 or $45 on sale.

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/how-do-you-think-this-was-made/72251 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:37:45 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72251 How do you think this was made? Who sells sterling chains with a clasp and two free loops? Jewelry Discussion I made a pendant with two attachment points, sort of a “Y” shape with loops on the two top ends. But except for a few very thin (1.2mm) “component” chains, nobody seems to sell chains that will accommodate hanging this rather heavy pendant from 2 loops. (I’ve tried doing it myself - cutting and soldering ends on a rope chain, but this resulted in ends that have fused together into a rod on either side.) Does anyone know of a supplier who offers reasonably heavy chains set up this way? I like the way the pendant hangs when it’s hung from two loops instead of one, and I’m surprised that chains like this aren’t easier to find. Am I just looking in the wrong places, or is this something I need to hire a jeweler to do for me?

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/who-sells-sterling-chains-with-a-clasp-and-two-free-loops/72249 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:14:55 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72249 Who sells sterling chains with a clasp and two free loops? Leonid Surpin DVDs, MUCH More Jewelry Discussion Two of Leonid Surpin’s DVDs are freely available online! Among so much more.

I’ve posted the links here but they don’t seem to be clickable as a full URL, no idea why. All I can suggest is to piece the following together by copying and then pasting in your browser, and backspacing to remove all of the * characters, or do a search on the website for them.

Leonid Surpin’s Eternity Ring DVD: https://*archive.*org/*details/EternityRing

Leonid Surpin’s Coronet Cluster DVD: https://*archive.*org/*details/CoronetCluster

You’ll have to to investigate the site to grasp the astounding breadth of what is available at https://archive.org/. Books, software, videos, DVDs, magazine back issues like Art Jewelry, and Rock & Gem Magazine, much more.

Look for Advanced Search to help zero in on specifics. If you use the general search box, say for ‘jewelry’ you may also get hits for unrelated things like a Sports Illustrated issue… There is so much here that is jewelry related I can’t begin to describe it, let alone all the rest.

The two Leonid Surpin DVDs came as a great surprise!

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/leonid-surpin-dvds-much-more/72247 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:22:49 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72247 Leonid Surpin DVDs, MUCH More Anyone have a favorite anti-fatigue pad to stand on for hours? Jewelry Discussion There are so many out there I have no way to know what really is good. I am new to this group so I hope this is OK to post.

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/anyone-have-a-favorite-anti-fatigue-pad-to-stand-on-for-hours/72245 Tue, 26 May 2026 22:04:23 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72245 Anyone have a favorite anti-fatigue pad to stand on for hours? Coin & Credit Suisse Bezel Manufacturer Jewelry Discussion I am having a hard time finding a manufacturer of all types of 14ky coin & bar bezels. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/coin-credit-suisse-bezel-manufacturer/72243 Tue, 26 May 2026 16:20:54 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72243 Coin & Credit Suisse Bezel Manufacturer Polishing Machine for Handmade Chains Jewelry Discussion I’m looking to see if there is an easier way to get a shiny polished finish on some handmade trombone chains. Would a vibratory tumbler with porcelain media be safe to use with swivel and spring clasps that are soldered to the chain?

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/polishing-machine-for-handmade-chains/72242 Mon, 25 May 2026 15:17:51 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72242 Polishing Machine for Handmade Chains Online Jewelry Valuation? Jewelry Discussion The website Unvault.co claims to give a valuation of jewelry and an offer to buy it in 60 seconds - from an uploaded photo.

This may be of use to some, and in any event is interesting. AI at work?

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/online-jewelry-valuation/72240 Mon, 25 May 2026 06:09:54 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72240 Online Jewelry Valuation? Handpiece repairs Bench Exchange HANDPIECE REPAIRS

IF YOU HAVE BROKEN HANDPIECES ON YOUR FLEXIBLE SHAFT MACHINE SEND A PICTURE OF THESE BROKEN HANDPIECES TO 1917 825 2314 . PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME . WE WILL ANSWER ALL YOUR HANDPIECE CONCERNS . Or you can send your broken handpieces to CHARLES STUART 1420 Kings Highway Brooklyn New York 11229 for a for a free estimate .ROTART TYPE OR HAMMER TYPE HANDPIECES ARE REPAIRED BY US. SEND THEM TO CHARLES STUART FOR A FREE ESTIMATE. . QUANTITY DISCOUNTS, PLEASE TAKE A PICTURE ON YOUR CELL PHONE OF YOUR BROKEN HANDPIECES AND SEND THE PICTURE TO 1917 825 2314 PLEASE LEAVE INCLUDE YOUR NAME AS WELL . WE WILL CALL YOU BACK AND TELL YOU WHICH HANDPIES ARE COST EFFECTIVE TO REPAIR. OUR SHIPPING ADDRESS IS CHARLES STUAR 1420 Kings Highway Brooklyn New York THANK YOU

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/handpiece-repairs/72237 Sat, 23 May 2026 18:29:15 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72237 Handpiece repairs Emerald Stone Setting Problem Jewelry Discussion I am having a problem solving this setting problem. I do not even know where to begin. Can anyone out there tell me how to tighten these emerald stones?

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/emerald-stone-setting-problem/72236 Fri, 22 May 2026 19:30:47 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72236 Emerald Stone Setting Problem Accuracy of DIY Alloy Jewelry Discussion Hello Ganoksin!

I have a question for you folks doing alloying at home or in the shop. I am interested in trying some of the different silver master alloys in addition to just traditional 7.25% copper sterling silver. However, one thing that keeps coming to mind is the accuracy of the silver content in these DIY sterling alloys. I know some people go a little under with the copper or alloy portion of the sterling so they don’t go below 92.5% silver but how much should I realistically aim for? Do I need a super precise scale? My main concern is eventually selling a piece of jewelry that comes out under 92.5 percent silver. I’ve seen a few videos of people selling jewelry and it coming out slightly under what it is stamped. In these videos the jeweler buying the piece claims they got scammed while it very well may have been a measuring error. It seems to me the scale I use to weigh 5 ounces of silver would not be the best scale to measure grams of copper for alloying as it would need to be sensitive to smaller weights. Just curious how you all deal with this and accuracy of alloying yourself.

Thank you!

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/accuracy-of-diy-alloy/72234 Tue, 19 May 2026 23:01:09 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72234 Accuracy of DIY Alloy First student's first project Jewelry Discussion My first student just completed his first solo project. Following is a link to a picture. He is actually my son. His daughter is graduating from FIT next week and he wanted to try and make a ring for her as a graduation present. The stone is Afghan Lapis. My son is a journalist who was covering the Afghan war and embedded with the Marines in Fallujah in 2004. In his free time he purchased some Lapis rough for me that I just got around to cutting. With my direction, he cut the stone doing all of the work himself. He had a heavy 14K bracelet that I had made for him back when gold was fairly inexpensive. He wanted to recycle the gold into a bracelet for his wife. We did that project together. There was enough gold left over to make the material needed for the bezel of this ring. The rest of the ring is Sterling made from metal recycled from another bracelet that he had. He did a nice job and there is very little that should have been done differently. Let’s hope that it fits and that he continues to want to learn more about making jewelry…Rob

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/first-students-first-project/72230 Sun, 10 May 2026 20:28:32 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72230 First student's first project Rolling metal stock Jewelry Discussion hi. I am melting scrap and trying to roll it out into bracelet blanks. My problem is that I am getting wavy product. Any experience or fixes out there? Thanks, Jack

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/rolling-metal-stock/72228 Sat, 09 May 2026 19:20:00 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72228 Rolling metal stock Needing New Bench Jeweler in Florida Jewelry Discussion Hello. I’m looking for a bench jeweler to assemble our casted jewelry, polish and set stones. Any recommendations near Daytona Beach, FL.

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/needing-new-bench-jeweler-in-florida/72227 Sat, 09 May 2026 15:08:12 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72227 Needing New Bench Jeweler in Florida Sapphire Dealers Jewelry Discussion I am looking for Sapphire Dealers. Does anyone have any suggestions of reputable companies they deal with? Thank you

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/sapphire-dealers/72226 Fri, 08 May 2026 18:21:10 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72226 Sapphire Dealers Budget GRS Bench Exchange

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Proud of my budget grs made with wolf wicked sticky positioning wax and a small bench anvil. Actually fairly ergonomic. The wax gets soft after a good amount of ball burring though and it starts to shift.

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/budget-grs/72225 Fri, 08 May 2026 12:06:43 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72225 Budget GRS Precision Lapidary Jewelry Discussion Greetings from Montclair, NJ! I am a fine jewelry designer and buy my own gemstones. I have several stones that require a precision recut. I have been unable to locate a lapidary in the New York City area willing to do this. Does anyone have a recommendation?

Best,

Tim Vanover

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/precision-lapidary/72224 Wed, 06 May 2026 15:30:03 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72224 Precision Lapidary Issues Milling Silver Wire Jewelry Discussion Hello Ganoksin!

After browsing the forum for about a month or more I finally decided to make an account to hopefully solve some of the problems I’m dealing with.

I’m currently trying to produce Sterling silver wire from my own cast Ingot. I’m making my own Sterling using copper and fine silver. I’ve been able to cast what appear to be good ingots but I have problems when I start to mill, mainly cracking on the edges of the ingot when it starts going from square to round/octagonal. I’ve filed these cracks out and everything looks good until I start running the wire through my draw plate. After the first or second pass I start to get flaking on the wire. It almost looks like fish scales where these flakes are only attached at one point.

I haven’t tried forging the Ingot first as I don’t have a good work surface yet. My process is as follows.

Cast silver in a carved out charcoal block (could never get steel mold hot enough to pour fluidly), let cool, pickle, and file smooth.

Run Ingot through draw plate until metal starts to feel harder or curl. At this point it is less than a 30 percent reduction.

Anneal and repeat drawing/annealing until I get within 1-2mm of my final wire diameter.

Draw wire through draw plate annealing every 3 passes.

The “flakes” seem to persist even after filing them out between steps. Perhaps I’m not annealing correctly? I’ve tried annealing less and more but don’t seem to notice any improvement. It should be noted I’m never able to reach the 30-50 percent reduction that is suggested between annealing as I always see cracking and curling before this point.

Any suggestions or thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/issues-milling-silver-wire/72223 Wed, 06 May 2026 11:25:47 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72223 Issues Milling Silver Wire Craig dabler- sand casting a long ingot using a paper towel roll Jewelry Discussion Hi,

I saw this and thiught i would post it.

(i thought of Rob and his bracelet stock needs)

julie

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/craig-dabler-sand-casting-a-long-ingot-using-a-paper-towel-roll/72222 Wed, 06 May 2026 01:31:29 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72222 Craig dabler- sand casting a long ingot using a paper towel roll My earrings got into magazines Jewelry Gallery Too bad I can’t turn these into sales. I had to stop making earrings because I don’t know how to get sales. Etsy is a terrible marketplace and my website is a ghost town. Https://www.baroqueplusplus.com

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/my-earrings-got-into-magazines/72220 Sun, 03 May 2026 12:53:16 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72220 My earrings got into magazines Tips and Tricks for Casting Gold Jewelry Discussion Hello friends!

I’ve been casting silver at a hobby scale for some years now. But I’ve got an opportunity coming up to help a couple make wedding rings, and they want to cast in gold. I worked with gold once, almost 20 years ago, and it was a fabrication class not a casting class.

I did some browsing in the archives, but I’d love your suggestions too: what will be different about casting gold vs silver? (I’m anticipating 18k yellow but I haven’t confirmed yet.) What are the beginner’s mistakes I can avoid?

We’ve got a fresh crucible, a programmable burn out kiln, and a choice between centrifugal and vacuum casting. They will probably work on waxes first, weigh them and purchase casting grain from Rio, and then we will cast and finish together.
Again, I’ve done plenty of silver casting and I’m confident in that arena, but I don’t know what I don’t know about gold.

Thanks!

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/tips-and-tricks-for-casting-gold/72218 Sat, 02 May 2026 02:23:18 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72218 Tips and Tricks for Casting Gold Casting estimation for certain types of jewelry Jewelry Discussion I KNOW that this will be a controversial ask simply because there is no hard and one size fits all rule…Looking at the current rollercoaster that is the metal prices daily…is there a way to guess-timate the amount of metal needed (casting grains) for pieces of jewelry aka amt needed for earrings, ring, bracelet, necklace etc…? I only ask because I want to lock in gold $$$ before they get any crazier and need enough lead time to create/cast the pieces and them set stones all before end of the yr…(going by SOOO FAST!)I understand without a wax or reference model it’s hard, but is there a way to at least say for a pair of earrings I need ______ amount…? Thanks!

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/casting-estimation-for-certain-types-of-jewelry/72216 Fri, 01 May 2026 02:56:41 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72216 Casting estimation for certain types of jewelry Soldering Spring Loaded Clasps Jewelry Discussion 21mm sterling silver padlock clasp, i want to solder a jump ring to it but im worried that even if the spring on the inside of the clasp doesn’t melt, will the spring anneal and cause the mechanism of the clasp to fail early on in use?

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/soldering-spring-loaded-clasps/72212 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 02:55:05 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72212 Soldering Spring Loaded Clasps What online places you recommend to have 3d models printed in wax? Jewelry Discussion Hi everyone. I’m more of a hobbyist than a professional jewelry. Who do you all use for sending a 3d model file to be printed in castable wax? I usually do everything in house to keep costs down as a hobby (I rarely sell or do commission work). But I have special project where instead of me casting the final model, I’m handing off the finished castable model to a professional and I don’t stock gold for casting. I usually 3d print in castable resin and just cast things myself. But I’m guessing if you hand off something to someone, they will benefit it from not being a castable resin that each brand has different requirements but want it in wax. Are there recommendations for when you just need like 2 copies printed and can be trusted not to sell/publish the file? Thank you!

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/what-online-places-you-recommend-to-have-3d-models-printed-in-wax/72209 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:51:29 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72209 What online places you recommend to have 3d models printed in wax? Looking for a used induction melting furnace for precious metals Jewelry Discussion Hello everyone!

We are a French group operating in the precious metals market and we are currently looking for a used induction melting furnace for precious metals (gold/silver), ideally from a workshop, lab, or small production setup.

Basic requirements:

  • 380V / 3-phase

  • power from from 10 kVA to 50 kVA

  • crucible furnace (tilting or static)

  • capacity up to 50 kg

  • water cooling system

  • good or very good working condition

  • compliant with CE standards

We are only interested in used equipment located in Europe.

If you have something available, or know of a workshop downsizing / closing / upgrading, please feel free to reach out.

Happy to consider equipment not publicly listed.

Thank you!

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/looking-for-a-used-induction-melting-furnace-for-precious-metals/72208 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:58:32 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72208 Looking for a used induction melting furnace for precious metals Very young wannabe jewelers Jewelry Discussion My nieces will be visiting (ages 4 & 8) and want to learn how to make jewelry. They don’t want to just string beads. Can you suggest any projects that don’t involve sawing, torches, anything that they can hurt themselves with? I’m thinking circle punched copper that they can texture, hand drill a hole, make into a keychain. Really stumped here. Please help.

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/very-young-wannabe-jewelers/72205 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:13:21 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72205 Very young wannabe jewelers Looking for affordable/clean spruing solutions (Blender plugins or standalone) Jewelry Discussion Hi everyone,

I am looking for recommendations for making sprues:

Blender Plugins: Are there any specific add-ons that simplify the creation of sprue system ?

Or affordable Standalone Software: If not in Blender, is there any budget-friendly software dedicated to spruing and tree assembly that produces clean STL files ready for 3D printing?

Any tips or workflow suggestions would be greatly appreciated !

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/looking-for-affordable-clean-spruing-solutions-blender-plugins-or-standalone/72203 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:50:56 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72203 Looking for affordable/clean spruing solutions (Blender plugins or standalone) Tubogas or gas pipe chain making? Jewelry Discussion Gas pipe chain making?

Has anyone tried to make a gas pipe or tubo gas chain? From what I can tell it is two strips of thin, flat (I think) metal wrapped around a flattened copper core. I don’t know if the tension of the two flat strips holds it together if they’re interlocked, I’m just really not sure how it’s done, but I would love to have any input seems like a pretty difficult part would be to get a long enough flat strip. I guess you’d have to have two people on your rolling mill keeping tension on the length of the flatten wire, so it doesn’t curve like crazy. If anyone has any experience with this technique, I would love to hear it. It started I think in the 1940s and I’ve seen some brief videos by Bulgari but it looks like they have their flattened wire held on some kind of spooling machine. I did find another website in Italy of someone who said they make it by hand. I emailed him, but he didn’t respond.Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/tubogas-or-gas-pipe-chain-making/72202 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:19:25 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72202 Tubogas or gas pipe chain making? [Toronto, Canada] Looking for a paid mentor Jewelry Discussion Hi everyone,

I am looking for a master jeweller/trainer/mentor in or near the Toronto, Canada area. I can drive to them or they can come to my own studio so I can learn within the context of my environment and tools.

I self-taught myself for the last year, I know all the basics. Then I followed up with high jewellery training in Italy for about three months and have produced a few 18k gold pieces and have a couple of custom clients. I am working on a new collection to be launched by the end of the year.

I’d like to find a master fine jeweller who I can learn from. Ideally someone I can show what I’ve worked on in the past week and get feedback on how to improve, be more efficient, and anything I may have missed. There may be some stupid questions in the mix. My schedule is super flexible and I’m happy to pay for their time. I work diligently and am easily coached.

I prefer these sorts of arrangements because I have found that I grow a lot faster with 1:1 relationships than in group settings. Clearly doing this in-person would be ideal but I’m also open to remote arrangements.

If anyone is interested, I’d love to chat to get to know you and see if we’re a good fit,

Helen

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]]> https://orchid.ganoksin.com/t/toronto-canada-looking-for-a-paid-mentor/72200 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:10:04 +0000 No No No orchid.ganoksin.com-topic-72200 [Toronto, Canada] Looking for a paid mentor