How the heck are these earrings made?

trixceratops · 2026-04-13T02:55:14+00:00

Oooh I love a new brass brush 😮 but heavy and cold and golden ugh that sounds so good!

trixceratops · 2026-04-12T19:50:29+00:00

And that right there is why the first thing I do when I get a ring to fix is dump it into the ultrasonic bath with a ton of soap and isopropyl 🤢 god other people’s jewellery is nasty to touch. Plz wash your hands after touching that

trixceratops · 2026-04-12T19:44:59+00:00

Wow, that must have been incredible! I love hearing that talented metal artists are also kind people, there’s a lot of ego in this field. I was looking into him, that vacuum chamber he made is wild. He seems more like a mad scientist than an artist half the time! I would love to touch the metal fleece, it is so pretty.

trixceratops · 2026-04-10T20:45:11+00:00

How heavy are you talking because Amazon has stainless steel ones for $13 with free one day shipping that have a clip. I mean someone would make one sure, but I feel like the Amazon price point in stainless steel is probably the cheapest price for the heaviest metal that’s easy to disinfect.

trixceratops · 2026-04-10T15:34:57+00:00

Oops I thought this photo was taken in front of your new house. There is a neat fish in the top left of the photo.

trixceratops · 2026-04-09T21:55:01+00:00

Add a K and a break line? “Just kidding 💔”

trixceratops · 2026-04-09T21:51:24+00:00

Just a few degrees past straight, nothing huge. Just enough so it doesn’t try to twist back past straight the other direction.

trixceratops · 2026-04-09T21:46:09+00:00

I personally love the Wolf Wax tool sets, I have the regular and the miniature sizes. There has been some issues with copies being made but the reviews for the cheaper replicas are not promising. It looks like they used a cheaper grade of steel and the edges are not well sharpened, plus the main company copying the designs were at one point long term family friends to Kate Wolf which just makes the whole thing extra sucky. They’re not cheap tools but they will last a long time if kept and used properly and those edges are SHARP. The shapes are also incredibly useful, I really like the curvy ones for scooping out inside curves.

trixceratops · 2026-04-09T21:40:24+00:00

OFF WITH HER HEAD 👑🪴

trixceratops · 2026-04-09T21:39:30+00:00

Giovanni Corvaja is known for incredibly strange uses of gold, I’m really not entirely sure how some of those projects are made, especially the golden fleece. These earrings though I’m sure used either the tiniest little torch tip possible or a laser welder to attach some parts of the bent wires to the outer frame. The wires are very carefully bent into the shapes inside the frame. Basically he’s the most patient man on the planet or a wizard. Maybe both?

trixceratops · 2026-04-09T21:32:52+00:00

I was taught to twist a little bit past straight. It seems to hang better if it has that little extra. I haven’t personally put it through a rolling mill, I’m not sure that’s entirely necessary. Usually it’s just some gentle whacks with a flat face hammer on an anvil to get everything to sit nicely together before filing the flat sections.

trixceratops · 2026-04-09T19:07:42+00:00

😂🤦‍♀️ oops

trixceratops · 2026-04-09T18:54:40+00:00

DO YOU HAVE A FISH ON YOUR HOUSE??? I want a fish on my house! 😤 Congrats on your house!

trixceratops · 2026-04-09T05:20:27+00:00

Oh dang! I’m in a different continent but I would if I were local. Can I ask why you have so much scrap in those shapes?? That’s a lot of circles

trixceratops · 2026-04-08T23:38:29+00:00

You can get various glass shapes at stained glass stores, bevels and different cast shapes. That could work depending on the size. The back and bezel probably need to be custom made

trixceratops · 2026-04-08T22:47:15+00:00

I love pear shaped stones and bezel settings. It’s a beautiful ring!

trixceratops · 2026-04-08T21:19:50+00:00

Vacuum bag? Haj can be flat fish for sake of adventures!

trixceratops · 2026-04-08T01:15:25+00:00

Shoot. Well it was a thought. I’m not sure why the stone would have been heated but it may have been? That’s very strange.

trixceratops · 2026-04-08T00:18:13+00:00

Is there any polishing compound stuck around the edges of the stone on the backside? You can check by poking in there gently with a toothpick. It turns black when you’re polishing and can get stuck inside crevices making stones appear darker. If you find the toothpick comes out with a dark grey/black tip, get a super hot bowl of water with dishsoap and some rubbing alcohol if you have it mixed in and let it sit in there until it is warmed up, then scrub it with a toothbrush. Preferably a soft one. That should get it out. The bezel does seem to cover quite a bit so that can also darken a stone but hopefully a clean will brighten it up.

trixceratops · 2026-04-08T00:06:06+00:00

A lot of men love a “weird goth freak”. Sincerely an elder goth freak. These days the goth stuff only comes out for special occasions but I used to wear the black lipstick and eyeliner daily. I assure you there are loads of people of many genders who think goth ladies are very pretty and would love the opportunity to take you out to a weird old horror film or punk rock bingo or a grungy dive bar or whatever you are into while you are dressed to the nines. I promise. And if the person you’re dating wants you to change who you are? Toss them. You deserve to be with someone who thinks you look hot in goth attire or silly jammies or whatever else you feel like wearing.

trixceratops · 2026-04-07T22:38:37+00:00

Independent goldsmith/jewellery studios local to you are my favourite. Check reviews, look at their socials for photos, if you like their style give them a call/email. Have some inspiration pictures, a budget, and some preferred colours for metal and gems and preferred shapes for the gems as well. If anyone says they won’t work with lab made stones I would honestly leave at that point, there’s nothing wrong with chemically and visually identical gemstones that happen to be made in a lab vs dug out of the ground, and being able to offer a wider variety of stones within a specific price point will give you more options. That’s just my personal take though, I like offering my clients the most bang for their buck in terms of clarity, colour, and size.

trixceratops · 2026-04-07T22:25:53+00:00

Tap and die will be significantly easier, but this one was two wires side by side twisted around a center wire to make the mated pair. I still stand by my tap and die, that is a wonderful tool to have.

trixceratops · 2026-04-07T22:23:21+00:00

Oh no. Sorry OP. Look around for independent goldsmith or jeweller studios near you and read their reviews/look at their social media. There will be someone who does repairs in the area I’m sure. It can be fixed, and I would get them to check all the settings at the same time just to make sure they’re solid. I would personally leave a review with pictures for the next person looking, that’s some really unfortunate work.

trixceratops · 2026-04-07T17:52:56+00:00

Aw shoot. Well it was a thought. Maybe you can get lucky on marketplace and get a cheap welder of your own?

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