All posts by dalecgr

  • Daily Wire Tip Oct. 10: Cutting Jump Rings

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 10, 2010 Question: When cutting jump rings, how do you have a flat surface on both edges? Am I using the wrong type of cutter if one side is always...

    • Posted October 9, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Oct. 9: Transferring Patterns to Soft Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 9, 2010 Question: Can you please tell me how to transfer a pattern to dead soft wire? -Claudia in Springfield, Massachusetts Answer: A rolling mill is used to transfer a...

    • Posted October 8, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Oct. 8: Different Metals, Different Results

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 8, 2010 Question: I have been using square copper and brass wires to try out a design before using the good stuff. It may be my imagination, but even though...

    • Posted October 7, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Oct. 7: Prongs and Profitability

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 7, 2010 Question: Should mistakes that cost you wire, for instance a broken prong, be included in the cost of the piece, or is this just the price of doing...

    • Posted October 6, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Oct. 6: Loosening Wire for Easier Straightening

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 6, 2010 Question: When I receive the wire I’ve ordered, is it better to leave it as it is, coiled, until I use it? Or should I loosen the fasteners...

    • Posted October 5, 2010
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    Daily Wire Tip Oct. 5: French Ear Wire Tips

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 5, 2010 Question: I want to make my own French style ear wires. How long should the piece of wire be for each ear wire, and can you suggest an...

    • Posted October 4, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Oct. 4: 18kt Gold Fill vs. 18kt Vermeil

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 4, 2010 Question: Which is considered higher quality, 18kt gold fill or 18kt vermeil? -Melody in Durham, North Carolina Answer: The difference between gold fill and vermeil is the thickness...

    • Posted October 3, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Oct. 3: The Sterling Silver Tarnish Culprit

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 3, 2010 Question: In one recent Tip of the Day, you said “without the presence of an alloy such as copper, fine silver will not tarnish.” So it’s the alloy...

    • Posted October 2, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Oct. 2: Tumbling – It’s a Toss-Up!

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for October 2, 2010 Question: Some wire wrapping instruction books suggest to use rotary tumblers for cleaning and polishing jewelry. Is it a good idea? -Irina in West Brookfield, Massachusetts Answer: Yes,...

    • Posted October 1, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Straightening Jewelry Wire

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Wire purchased by the foot usually arrives loosely coiled in a plastic bag which gives cut segments a natural curve that I can never straighten with nylon tipped pliers. This is...

    • Posted September 30, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip: How to Use Earring Snapsets

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: How do you use the earring snapsets? I purchased the 6mm earring snapset with the 6mm stones to go in them, and I realized I don’t know how to use them...

    • Posted September 29, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Sept. 29: Prasiolite Bent Wire Earrings

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 29, 2010 Question: Dale, in one of your instructional DVDs, you had on a long bent wire pair of earrings. They were about three or four inches long, with one...

    • Posted September 28, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Fight Tarnish with Chalk?

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I have heard that placing silver jewelry in a plastic bag with a piece of chalk will keep it from tarnishing. Have you had the same experience? -Doris in Fair Lawn,...

    • Posted September 27, 2010
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  • Marty Blu

    Driven by her “Ethereal Muse,” Marty Blu is a lifelong artist who has only recently made wire her preferred medium. Her art training ranges from Seattle’s famed Cornish College of the Arts to many various workshops and...

    • Posted September 27, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Sept. 27: Pricing Bracelets

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 27, 2010 Question: How do you price your bracelets? For example, some of mine are gold-filled with spacers, crystals and other findings. The same goes for sterling silver. I never...

    • Posted September 26, 2010
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  • Daily Wire Tip Sept. 26: What’s a Girdled Cab?

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for September 26, 2010 Question: Dale, in reference to Sept 18’s Tip, Making a Wire Frame without a Girdle, what is a girdled cab? -Rose in Riverview, Florida Answer: A girdle is...

    • Posted September 25, 2010
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