All posts tagged "jewelry making tools"

  • Daily Wire Tip May 6: How to Use an Automatic Wire Twister

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for May 6, 2011 Question: Could you tell me how to use an automatic wire twister? Can you twist round wire? -Kathy in New York, New York Answer: Great question, Kathy, we...

    • Posted May 5, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip May 4: Metal Draw Plate Tips

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for May 4, 2011 Question: Hi Dale, I’m curious about draw plates and how to use them. I purchased two draw plates somewhere about a year apart and both times the holes...

    • Posted May 3, 2011
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    Daily Wire Tip: Anodized Aluminum and Chipping

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Hi there! I love using wire in jewellery-making and I’ve noticed there are so many lovely colours of soft anodized aluminium wire and copper craft wire around. But what puts me...

    • Posted April 19, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Magnify Wire Jewelry with Optivisors

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I was watching the Bonus Intro DVD and wanted to find a visor like you recommended. Where can I find the Optivisors? -Kate in Dayton, Ohio Answer: Hi Kate, Wire-Sculpture does...

    • Posted April 18, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Apr. 16: Caring for Your Most Important Tools

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for April 16, 2011 Question: Hi Dale, I’ve learned so much from your videos, and I truly love to both cage beads and wrap cabochons. Are there exercises that I can do...

    • Posted April 15, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Apr. 13: Round Nose Pliers for Larger Hands

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for April 13, 2011 Question: Dale, what size of round nose pliers do you use, and where can I buy them? I’ve ordered a few but they are too small for my...

    • Posted April 12, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Apr. 12: Marking Round Nose Pliers

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for April 12, 2011 Question: In our jewelry business, I am the one that creates the jewelry, and my wife’s the one that wears and sells the jewelry. In one of your...

    • Posted April 11, 2011
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    Daily Wire Tip Apr. 9: Smoothing Sharp Wire Ends

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for April 9, 2011 Question: Dale, what can I use to get rid of sharp wire ends? I have used a nail file without much luck. -Ellie in Mechanicsville, Virginia Answer: Hi...

    • Posted April 8, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Mar. 30: Tools for Drilling Cabochons

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for March 30, 2011 Question: I have some cabs that are relatively thin and I would like to know how to drill a hole in them to allow some different types of...

    • Posted March 29, 2011
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    Daily Wire Tip Mar. 29: Seashell Jewelry with an Underwater Finish

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for March 29, 2011 Question: Hi Dale! While at the Wire-Sculpture 2010 Florida Wired Retreat, I took some time to collect some seashells. Many of them already have a hole in them,...

    • Posted March 28, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip: Neck Mandrel Alternatives

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: Dale, I love the DVD series I have. I want to make the Heavy Twisted Wire Collar (Beginner Series) and the Elegant Collar (Advanced Series). Is there any item I can...

    • Posted March 11, 2011
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    Daily Wire Tip: Selling Two Different Lines of Jewelry

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I design and sell jewelry of many different styles and materials: semi-precious gemstones, freshwater pearls, Swarovski crystal elements, as well as CZs, glass, acrylic, and other non-precious beads. I use primarily...

    • Posted March 8, 2011
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  • The right & wrong way to open jump rings - Rebecca Rudaski, Wire-Sculpture.com
    Daily Wire Tip: Foolproof Jump Ring Closures

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip Question: I use sterling silver jump rings on bracelets to attach clasps. They have pulled apart, and I am wondering if I should use another material to attach the clasps so they...

    • Posted March 3, 2011
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  • Daily Wire Tip Feb. 17: Oiling Steel Mandrels

    Daily Wire Jewelry Making Tip for February 17, 2011 Question: Should I lightly oil my bracelet and neck mandrels, and my jewelry anvil, to prevent rust? -Ken in Mason, West Virginia Answer: Ken, some folks do lightly...

    • Posted February 16, 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. 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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