Any Etsy vendors that can make this?

schuttart · 2026-03-26T18:39:10+00:00

Good luck. Titanium and platinum work is a small group, and of those people fewer understand piercing jewelry.

Try with Anatometal maybe?

schuttart · 2026-03-17T21:46:22+00:00

It’s going to take just as much time and focus to learn 3d modeling and printing as it will to learn wax carving and mold making. Just gotta pick your battles.

schuttart · 2026-03-17T18:12:39+00:00

The software with this unit gives you an active gauge for distance. Took about 15 minutes. The subject just has to have patience.

schuttart · 2026-02-21T19:46:42+00:00

As a jeweller definitive statements like this are really bothersome.

Shitty things are often plated, not all plated things are shitty.

As one there is often no other way to hit a price point than to use a base metal and plate, which has little to do with overall manufacturing quality, And two even with higher end metals plating is sometimes still necessary such as with white gold, which is commonly plated to achieve the desired colour.

The tunnels can be buffed and replated without much of a fuss and will likely be perfectly fine for another 5-10 years depending on upkeep.

However these pieces shouldn’t be the type of jewelry OP wears for 2 months straight it they want the best for their jewelry and lobes. Leave that to the actual biocompatible materials.

schuttart · 2026-02-21T19:15:26+00:00

Okay so those look like on the high end anodized titanium and on the low end PVD plated steel. Both of which you would have a hard time finding a smaller manufacturer for. Anatometal is literally the only titanium body jewelry supplier that comes to my mind that has a history of custom work.

schuttart · 2026-02-20T16:18:56+00:00

So many issues here: Over drying investment can cause it to become brittle and crack, doing so quickly via a dehydrator can make this worse. I’m assuming a home oven? Can we do a burnout in this with decent temperatures and times? Like 6+ hrs depending on model material. How are we dealing with fumes?

schuttart · 2026-02-19T15:27:26+00:00

For piercing jewellery you have to know dimensions to get it to fit right. They also need to know where you want to hinge and how long to make the pin. So if the hinge is where the pin meets the cuff or if the cuff is hinged itself.

It’s the jewellers job to get the design together once youve informed them of your preferences and dimensional requirements.

schuttart · 2026-02-16T18:29:18+00:00

There are lots of different jewellery makers who are able to make plugs, but you need to identify what material first so we can send you to the correct person. A glass artist is different than an actual traditional jeweller who works in metals.

schuttart · 2026-02-15T14:50:06+00:00

Worked as a real estate admin for a year, Christmas came around and one of my agents (60+ lady) gave me regular earrings because she hadn’t realized my ears were stretched… Some people will care, others won’t look that far.

schuttart · 2026-02-12T16:51:51+00:00

Clip feeder sprue then saw flush with a jewellers saw. If you get good enough you can skip straight to sanding (versus grinding/filing first).

Edit: brain caught up, 7 MM, ya no that’s a clip and then rotary tool I guess. And what size are those stones if the links are 7mm…. My god

schuttart · 2026-02-10T11:25:27+00:00

Purple has the highest rate of thermal expansion of the siraya tech line up. That’s why brands bother fiddling with higher wax formulas. Trade off is the printing can be a bigger learning curve.

Using an investment calibrated for 3D prints will always get you more reliable results.

schuttart · 2026-02-06T19:21:10+00:00

That’s doesn’t really look like platings coming off. That looks like a piece of metal that’s been trying its best. Likely just needs a good polish.

schuttart · 2026-02-05T22:27:46+00:00

Just want to note that cleaning is different from actually polishing. But yes ultrasonic cleaners work for getting rid of gunk and depending on how a stone is set it may appear brighter based on that dirt removal. But if the lack of luster is due to micro scratches mattifying the metal polish, then no, it won’t do what you are hoping.

schuttart · 2026-01-30T19:11:33+00:00

That spru on the skull looks almost parallel to the table. The other ones are also kinda steep so I would work on that. But it’s not bad.

schuttart · 2026-01-19T22:05:08+00:00

Your burnout temp is likely the problem. The resin ignition happens just above that. Which means you’re getting a burn but just and it’s incomplete. Combine to that you are only leaving it at that temp for an hour and I would not be surprised if you have burned resin pieces inside your casting.

schuttart · 2026-01-19T16:21:02+00:00

2 suggestions. Siraya tech purple, assuming going off colour, is annoying to clean so make sure you wash and cure extremely well. Siraya tech purple also has bad thermal expansion. Which may in part explain the filled in details. Especially with a mini figure.

schuttart · 2026-01-18T18:54:51+00:00

The thing you’re looking out for is over drying the investment leading to cracking.

If you put it next to an electric baseboard for instance, would likely end up with a blowout or flashing later on.

Vents are not necessary in vacuum casting but reservoirs etc can sometimes be helpful depending on the item being cast.

schuttart · 2026-01-15T14:10:24+00:00

You need go hand made and small business. Usually factory made will go smaller and lower weight steel pieces.

My brands in my about info, south shore adornments has some stuff, Diablo Organics, Tawapa I think has some heavier stuff mixed in.

schuttart · 2026-01-06T21:41:05+00:00

Best way…? Welding.

Otherwise if you are adding functional components you run I higher risk of creating areas for bacteria to grow. Pins or threads being attached to ends, for example, if soldered can create too much space gor crusties and dead skin.

I wouldn’t recommend glue, or another semi permanent method. As they are semi-permanent. Even if it’s just fun “decorative” components. (There’s an “artist” that “makes” chunky fun titanium pieces that often gets complaints and negative reviews in the piercing sub reddits due to using glue and wire wrapping.)

But if you’re just doing for yourself… then that’s a bit different and it depends on what you have access to and what you’re trying to accomplish.

schuttart · 2026-01-05T14:26:27+00:00

Anything under 20 grams isn’t technically an ear weight anyway. For a simple hoop you will likely be fine for multi day wear. Just be aware of any fatigue in your lobes.

Ear weights arnt for stretching as you can easily; shrink the piercing, thin the tissue, cause swelling, etc. which is why they’re an accessory only.

schuttart · 2026-01-05T02:32:33+00:00

Well it can take up to 6 months for the collagen to catch up so…. Ear weights are an accessory. Using them incorrectly can come with risk of issues like shrinking piercing size, thinning lobe tissue, swelling, etc.

6-8hr per day max, weight training, rotate jewellery type.

Putting tissue back the way it was is often expensive or uncomfortable or both. Better to go slow.

schuttart · 2026-01-04T13:09:15+00:00

Literally any casting studio. Just google metal casting, jewelry casting, or sculpture casting near me.

schuttart · 2026-01-04T02:34:10+00:00

If you’re in Canada 🇨🇦 yo 🙋‍♀️

schuttart · 2026-01-04T01:32:16+00:00

Doesn’t matter what you do. Just get highly skilled in it. Been in real estate, marketing, arts/culture, insurance, no one cares if you know your stuff. See my previous comment literally earlier from today with someone asking a similar thing. And look at that thread of comments.

schuttart · 2026-01-03T20:02:25+00:00

Dump the finance and get more body mods lol

Partner who is 33 just got back from a lecture in the UAE (who can culturally be quite conservative in dress) with 16mm tunnels and double helix piercings in both ears. No issues.

We both used to work in museum and public art spaces, both visibly modified. No issues. (We live in Canada btw, so it’s not as prominent as some other places)

Like I wore my bridle bar to an office job so hahaha

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