All posts by dalecgr

  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 10: Spray Protectants for a Glossy Finish

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for February 10, 2011 Question: In the Rock Tumbling 101 tip, regarding tumbling and polishing slabs etc., you indicated using a "spray protectant." What type of protectant is this? I have not...

    • Posted February 9, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 9: Flush Cutting Jump Rings

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for February 9, 2011 Question: What flush cutter would you recommend to use in making jump rings? Every one that I use has left the cuts pinched, not cut flat like the...

    • Posted February 8, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 8: Ring Making Mandrels

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for February 8, 2011 Question: Dale, I get so much out of all your videos and information, thank you. I have recently got interested in making rings. The only problem is that...

    • Posted February 7, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 7: Finishing Ear Wire Ends

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for February 7, 2011 Question: I am just getting started and would like to make some earrings (I have plenty of wire). How do I finish off the ends, so you can...

    • Posted February 6, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 6: Working Around Soft Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for February 6, 2011 Question: Dale, you recently mentioned that you never tumble a finished piece of jewelry. What, then, is the best way to harden a soft wire wrap setting? -Jennifer...

    • Posted February 5, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 4: A Magazine for a Craft Business

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for February 4, 2011 Question: In the Definitive Guide, on the Art Show DVD, when Dale’s talking to the potter, they mention a magazine. I’ve played it twice, and I’m still not...

    • Posted February 3, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 3: Cutting Hundreds of Jump Rings

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for February 3, 2011 Question: I plan to make a Byzantine chain maille necklace for my adult son. Does the Pepe jump ring maker make flush-cut jump rings to enable me to...

    • Posted February 2, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 2: Master Wire Gauges with Draw Plates?

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for February 2, 2011 Question: When trying designs from directions using copper wire, I always seem to have the next size wire (for example, I have 20-gauge when it calls for 21-gauge)....

    • Posted February 1, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 1: Transportation for Tucson Shows

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for February 1, 2011 Question: I read your article written in Feb. 2010 about the Tuscon Gem Show. You mentioned that I-10 was closed in the entire city for the entire show....

    • Posted January 31, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Jan. 31: Bracelet Size Rule of Thumb

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for January 31, 2011 Question: I am wondering if there is a rule of thumb for sizing bracelets in inches. For adults, is there one size that fits most or do you...

    • Posted January 30, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Jan. 30: Vibratory and Rotary Tumblers

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for January 30, 2011 Question: The article Polishing Your Wire Jewelry mentioned using a tumbler. I have a tumbler, but mine vibrates instead of rotating. Can I still use it? The article...

    • Posted January 29, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Jan. 29: Using Round Wire in Traditional Ring Designs?

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for January 29, 2011 Question: Hi Dale, I always see you using half round or square wire in your ring projects. My question is, could you use round wire, and if so,...

    • Posted January 28, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Jan. 28: Choosing Wire for Projects

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for January 28, 2011 Question: I need to learn about how to pick the wire for a ring or bracelet. How do I know what I’m supposed to use? -Ramona in Jersey...

    • Posted January 27, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Jan. 26: Adjusting Patterns to Fit Stones

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for January 26, 2011 Question: Dale, how do I know how much to adjust measurements and wire when the stone is not the same size or shape when following one of your...

    • Posted January 25, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Wire Wrapping Large Cabochons

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I have several stones that I bought before I found out about wire wrapping. They are considerably bigger than the cabs that you use to show us to wrap with, about...

    • Posted January 24, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Jan. 24: Tumbling Lapis and Other Natural Stones

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for January 24, 2011 Question: I put a lapis lazuli pendant in a rotary tumbler to harden the wire, and when I took it out, the lapis had faded. How do you...

    • Posted January 23, 2011
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