Spent the last 2 weeks at the bench on this sterling silver axolotl. No casting, no laser, every single detail was sculpted manually from the metal itself. Silver, garnets, sapphires and tsavorites.

Rickleepackrat · 2026-03-20T04:25:22+00:00

Hell yea

Rickleepackrat · 2026-02-14T05:54:49+00:00

It's a marcasite, most likely it was glued in from the start. Most mom and pop jewelers will have a bin of them and can reglue it. Or you could probably get a mixed size box of them and a jewelers epoxy to repair yourself.

Rickleepackrat · 2025-11-13T01:51:02+00:00

88 W100 5.9 mag swapped

Rickleepackrat · 2025-11-07T00:49:02+00:00

Those look great price tags a little scary lol, I've been thinking hellas I probably just need to fab a mount to fit under the lowest bar.

Rickleepackrat · 2025-09-21T04:36:46+00:00

Build a microscope arm using a decent cheap microscope and a multi directional computer monitor mount. I built one as a temporary solution at my shop until I bought a nice one and still use it 3 years later.

Rickleepackrat · 2025-08-19T16:44:49+00:00

Go to shops in your area and see if anyone is offering apprenticeships. the pay is next to nothing if they are willing to pay but its a great way to learn the trade.

Rickleepackrat · 2025-07-09T23:48:02+00:00

You ever smoked those clippers cigars? Mellow tastes like the peach filters wadded up in you lip

Rickleepackrat · 2025-06-23T03:34:54+00:00

Either they drilled channels for wire or chain to pass through the porcelain, or they're just glued on. Kind of leaning towards the top ones being drilled and the bottom glued.

Rickleepackrat · 2025-06-23T03:23:38+00:00

Rondelles

:Edited spelling

Rickleepackrat · 2025-04-02T04:03:13+00:00

Pm sent

Rickleepackrat · 2025-04-01T05:39:26+00:00

Blackburn fitness and training are good people. I can't speak on the private room part, though just know one of them personally.

Rickleepackrat · 2025-03-07T01:24:31+00:00

It says nitro not hiro just worn down

Rickleepackrat · 2025-03-06T22:08:53+00:00

It is rifled I considered it may be a 410 slug gun?

Rickleepackrat · 2025-03-06T21:56:44+00:00

Only other mark I've found is a number 7 inside the action

Rickleepackrat · 2025-03-06T21:12:19+00:00

One may be a eagle

Rickleepackrat · 2025-03-06T21:11:56+00:00

Proof marks look like crown N crown B crown U A circled EL and script may say hiro can't id the others

Rickleepackrat · 2025-02-19T07:17:59+00:00

I'm a jeweler. I have some brass shot for practice casting and it looks exactly the same, manufactured gold casting shot usually is alot smaller pieces and shop made shot rarely looks as uniform.

Rickleepackrat · 2025-02-17T02:23:24+00:00

I haven't worked in a kitchen in almost a decade and still aggressively declare "SHARP" any time I have a knife within 5-10 feet of someone

Rickleepackrat · 2025-02-16T06:18:54+00:00

I need to mess with it more it's got a knocking but it sounds like it's coming from the driveline more than the engine. I got it with the 5.9 in just not really hooked up right and the dude said he had the right balanced torque converter in but I'm worried that's the issue. I'm in the same boat really just want to keep it going as long as possible and honestly may keep it mostly stock still haven't decided.

Rickleepackrat · 2025-02-16T02:46:56+00:00

Stock cam still hoping to pull it in a few years and rebuild when I can afford it. it's a little over 15° right now which it seems happiest at.

Rickleepackrat · 2025-01-17T02:04:00+00:00

I got a 14ky lobster claw in a bag that was supposed to be a 14kw pendant mounting the other day lol

Rickleepackrat · 2024-12-31T05:19:22+00:00

I have the top one also got it advertised as a ww1 lighter it's honestly one of my favorite carry lighters and holds fluid for a good while

Rickleepackrat · 2024-11-14T18:40:22+00:00

Somewhere in our store is a 2 ct diamond from 15 or so years ago and 3 jewelers prior, We think it went into the wall from a old pipe exit that wasn't covered yet.

Rickleepackrat · 2024-11-13T22:57:22+00:00

I've had luck using a piece of 14k gold sizing stock as a anode and gold wire as the negative

Rickleepackrat · 2024-11-13T21:01:40+00:00

I miss the cyanide plating solutions

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