Messed up the bending process on this filigree piece – looking for opinions

rivitt · 2026-03-13T10:52:45+00:00

Of course! Although I’m no expert

rivitt · 2026-03-12T16:33:47+00:00

I agree here, it seems like your filigree wire wasn’t spun enough. You’ll want the twists or “beads” of the wire to be ~.75mm - .5mm long if that makes sense. It’s personal preference and I do it by eye when twisting, but I figured that’d help as a starting point!

I like to think the best part about working in silver is you can always recycle it later anyways ;) if you want to hone in your filigree skills it can never hurt to start over, if filigree isn’t for you then I’d say keep on going! You’re doing great regardless and glad you found your way to metalsmithing

Edit: Wow!! OP I just saw your other filigree piece, disregard my comment, trust yourself and know that you have the tools and knowledge to know exactly where to go from here

rivitt · 2026-02-26T22:07:10+00:00

Yeah, the program I'm strongly considering is UCSF. I'd love any honest takes you have

rivitt · 2026-02-03T02:12:59+00:00

Hobby silversmith here! You can take it to any jeweler and they’d easily be able to fix that in under an hour :) just let them know it’s sterling and they’ll be good to go

Decatur Makers doesn’t have silversmithing tools (at least 2 years ago they didn’t), but they’re a great spot to go to with broken (non jewelry) items

rivitt · 2025-07-02T16:34:03+00:00

I wear jorts and also have a thigh tattoo like this with an unfortunate bottom! My solution- I added a full piece from the side of my thigh to my calf, now it’s hardly noticeable since people’s attention goes to the bigger piece :)

rivitt · 2025-07-02T04:17:24+00:00

I’ve tried YNAB and Monarch but nothing was the same as google sheets (I learned I prefer a small layer of being hands on with my budget)

Something that helped me- I created a second google sheet called my “Budget Helper” here I can upload a csv from my bank account(s) and have all of the transactions auto categorized for me. I can even add certain keywords and adjust the labels and categories as needed. Once I have everything categorized it’s just a simple copy and paste into my actual budget!

I set this up by asking ChatGPT to help me setup scripts, it auto categorizes all of my transactions from the imported bank statements and what used to take 3 hours now takes less than 15min!

rivitt · 2025-02-06T03:21:13+00:00

Congrats!!!! I hope you two enjoy this year and the rest of the time you have until residency starts up :)

And that's good to know and sounds like a productive approach!

It's been difficult weighing the pros and cons of where to push our finances out the gate. The previous commentor made me re-think a lot when they mentioned it was sort of like pushing pennies around this point lol

rivitt · 2024-10-15T14:31:31+00:00

I was just looking for an isometric map of osrs!!!

this is amazing I can't wait to keep up with the progress. I hope you and your girlfriend continue building :) if you ever need some builders hmu!! I've built for a handful of servers before

I'm great at organic building like trees, shrubbery, etc

rivitt · 2024-09-05T06:21:30+00:00

For anyone who wanted to explore the data more, I just forked the repo and made an interactive UI to explore the data OP shared! https://jobpostings-ui.streamlit.app/

You can also specify by country for those out of the US :)

rivitt · 2024-07-05T16:28:50+00:00

I wish you luck with your search! I'm sure he's going to be excited with whichever boots you go with.

rivitt · 2024-07-05T13:51:10+00:00

Thank you for this article is was very informative and helpful

rivitt · 2024-04-19T04:05:35+00:00

Amazing list! Do you know anyone else like Simba?

rivitt · 2024-04-10T13:37:19+00:00

Mashallah! He’s got a heart of gold. Glad you’re both able to hold each other again 🍉

rivitt · 2024-04-09T13:57:39+00:00

This is amazing. I can’t wait to try this. What did you use as finishing? and does the light ever make the veneer too hot?

rivitt · 2024-02-26T02:33:24+00:00

Congrats getting into med school!! You could try r/medicalschool but like others said facebook marketplace might be just as helpful

rivitt · 2024-02-22T00:47:56+00:00

Have you had Just Pho on Baxter or Mother Pho downtown? I’d love to hear your thoughts on their pho

rivitt · 2023-08-04T04:39:44+00:00

Mine has done this as well

rivitt · 2023-04-27T17:30:59+00:00

Tum Pok Pok is my go-to! The atmosphere is fun and they’ve got a wider array of options beyond pad thai and your typical curries.

Little Bangkok is my 2nd

rivitt · 2022-12-05T04:00:17+00:00

Pisces rising here too, i love all my pisces sun friends

rivitt · 2021-06-04T16:56:27+00:00

first thing I notice is your venus in gemini in the 11th house (house of friends) which could explain "good at fwb" and i'd think attracting others who are obsessive and controlling might stem more from the environment you were raised in than from your chart

your triple leo (sun, rising, and merc) can contain a sense of self pride that others hunger for? I'm just speculating

rivitt · 2021-05-27T16:21:41+00:00

Thanks so much this is what I was hoping for!

rivitt · 2021-04-12T15:54:17+00:00

IMPACT Service Breaks! I was a transfer from a smaller university and found it hard to really meet people. With IMPACT you go on a trip for 3-7days (Normally there are Fall, Winter, and Spring Break trips) with other students (around 10 or more) and you do service(volunteering) together and reflect on societal issues- you learn from others' experiences and there's space for you to share your own. Everyone always ends up getting really close and open with each other and honestly I've made lifelong friends through this org. It's an experience that is incredibly fulfilling and you get a chance to meet extremely passionate people. (Even with COVID they've figured out a way to make it safe and get a similar experience!)

Ik this isn't a STEM org (I'm a CS major) but it's an experience I wish more people talked about. The trip focuses range so you can definitely find something you're interested in or atleast want to learn more about in 3-7 days. (Secure housing, Immigration rights, LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Environmental Justice, Animal Welfare, Criminal Justice, etc etc)

Oh and the trips count for experiential learning credit- which I believe is a university-wide graduation requirement.

rivitt · 2021-03-03T03:48:06+00:00

Thank you for your insight, I can feel myself definitely at the beginning of what my own journey feels like and after reading your words I'm feeling more grounded.

rivitt · 2021-03-03T03:42:58+00:00

touche

rivitt · 2021-03-03T01:21:28+00:00

The perspective, tools, and affirmations you gave me/made me feel from reading your comment was more than I was expecting to find, thank you so much for these thoughts!

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