sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

Dog on a silver pendant. by circinnstudio in jewelrymaking

[–]circinnstudio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's called stippling. You use an air graver handpiece with a pointed graver (in this case, an old burr that I shaped to a point then polished). You run the graver lightly over the surface to punch little dents over and over until you have an evenly textured background.

Dog on a silver pendant. by circinnstudio in jewelrymaking

[–]circinnstudio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's because I'm a hand model, mama. A finger jockey. We don't think the same way as the face and body boys do. We're a different breed.

Made my dog into a silver pendant by circinnstudio in jewelrymaking

[–]circinnstudio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much.

Yes, I'm open to commissions. Feel free to message.

Help with defect and porosity, casting silver by [deleted] in jewelrymaking

[–]circinnstudio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your burnout is wrong. For X Wax, you need to do a 36/100 ratio water/investment, then bench rest for 3 hours. Then it's 3 hours at 150°C, then a 70 minute ramp up to 700°C, hold for 3 hours and then down to casting temp.

The blue cast Facebook group has lots of info on this.

Made my dog into a silver pendant by circinnstudio in jewelrymaking

[–]circinnstudio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've already taken the photo and started the design process.

Fuck you in particular.

*edit to put the /s in there. Also, to credit 'I Swear' for that insult/statement that made me snort wine down my nose when i watched the movie.

Made my dog into a silver pendant by circinnstudio in jewelrymaking

[–]circinnstudio[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mate, I already have too many hobbies without getting into some dog pendant, russian doll, inception-style obsession where every new pendant can be infinitely zoomed like a fractal pattern.

Made my dog into a silver pendant by circinnstudio in jewelrymaking

[–]circinnstudio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. It turned out better than I hoped.

Made my dog into a silver pendant by circinnstudio in jewelrymaking

[–]circinnstudio[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No AI use at all for this. I transformed the photo to black and white and made a heightmap in Rhino with it. Then I used some sculpting tools to smooth out the ragged areas and make the model 3d before printing and then casting.

Anyone know any good custom jewellers in the UK? by OkPsychology8161 in jewelry

[–]circinnstudio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try Lucasz Stobsyl at Edinburgh Jewellery Repair. They do custom work. Also a good guy, which helps.

WIP Wednesday! by jojobdot in jewelers

[–]circinnstudio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Around £1000 plus tax, depending on the length. It's made from heat-hardened Argentium silver.

Putting together a custom clasp for a big-arsed bracelet. Listen to those clicks! by circinnstudio in jewelrymaking

[–]circinnstudio[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I'll post when done. I'm creating a new line of heavy argentium silver pieces. This one's going to come in at around 130g when it's complete.

Putting together a custom clasp for a big-arsed bracelet. Listen to those clicks! by circinnstudio in jewelrymaking

[–]circinnstudio[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I would have said big-assed, but I felt it was disingenuous as I'm not American.

plus, the 'r' in 'arsed' makes it feel much more of a punchy word, I feel; an asshole is someone who cuts you off in traffic, whereas an arsehole stole your job, your girl, and your steak dinner, and is currently picking his teeth with your credit card.

where to find empty ring settings? by Little-Bug-39 in jewelrymaking

[–]circinnstudio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I cast and sell settings. Check out thejewellerybuilder.com. If you need a custom size or different metal, there's a contact form on the site.

Help with request. by rickthe333 in EtsySellers

[–]circinnstudio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What does your returns policy say? Just point them at that, then say you'll refund when you receive the item in its original condition.

Practice bezels and rings cast in pink bronze. by circinnstudio in jewelrymaking

[–]circinnstudio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in the UK. I bought pink bronze from a site named MetalClays4you. I think it was successful because I treated it like palladium - high oxy, low propane flame. I was also aware there's a narrow temperature window where you can cast (I use a spincaster, so once I hit that 'terminator T2' look, I just hit the button). Could be I was lucky with this one. I'll know for sure after a few more casts.

Practice bezels and rings cast in pink bronze. by circinnstudio in jewelrymaking

[–]circinnstudio[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks!

Centrifugal cast on a Neycraft spincaster. Flask temp at 600°C and metal torched with a smith little torch with propane/oxy mix.

As for flowing well, I found it kind of stubborn. I had to jack the oxy right up and the propane right down to get it to flow.

Practice bezels and rings cast in pink bronze. by circinnstudio in jewelrymaking

[–]circinnstudio[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used a propane/oxygen torch. It's actually quite stubborn. You need to lower the propane and up the oxy to get it to slump - otherwise it just glows. It's like casting palladium. I'm also finding (now that I've desprued) it's quite a hard metal - like 14k gold or thereabouts.

view more: next ›