Cutting Wire and Tube With a Chenier Cutting Jig
@estherweinbergjewellery cuts even earring posts and rivets with a tube cutting jig, plus a rubber band trick to rest your thumb.
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Round Ball Bur Uses: Lightening Wax Rings and More
@catpawgems hollows top heavy wax rings with a ball bur to save metal, plus ball bur uses for flush setting, carving and ear posts.
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For this #tooltalksaturday I wanted to talk about all the wonderful uses of a round ball bur! Including this hot tip from @catpawgems - “For top-heavy rings, I use a round bur on a flex shaft to carve away excess wax. I only do the top and not the shank. This takes off a lot of weight after casting in metal, plus you’ll be saving 💵 💵 since you’ll be paying for less metal (significant savings when casting in gold! 🤑 )” thank you for sharing this! I also use ball burs to prepare a flush setting (drill bit, ball bur then setting bur!) They can be used to carve metal and create indentations. A small one can be used to create a space for an earring post to be soldered into. Do you have other uses?!? Drop them in the comments! Do you have a brand you love? Tell us! Thank you @catpawgems for helping out with this #tooltimesaturday 😘 #jewelrytools #jewelrytalk #jewelrycommunity #ladysmith #metalsmith #instasmithy
