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Mitchell Jewelry Studio
Fabricating Tools
o Metal sheers
o Bezel wire in silver, copper, brass, gold
o 12 ga. Half Round Wire for rings
o 24 ga. Sheets for base of rings, brooches, pendants
o Twisted wire or bead wire for pendants/rings
o Wire Gauge
o Cut Lube for disc cutting
o Sharpie Markers-Black and Colored for decorating patterned metal
o Ball Peen Hammer, Cross Peen, bordering hammer
o Plastic Mallet(Delrin?)
o Planishing Hammer
o Staz On Ink for metal etching resist
o Work Mat- industrial linoleum squares are great!
o Bezel Pusher
o Burnisher-Curved or Straight
o Caliper Gauge
o Chasing Hammer
o Flux Brush-any small disposable brushes
o Metal Two Hole Punch/tube cutting jig, heavy duty hand punch, spring loaded punch
o Disc cutting set
o Dapping Set
o Rawhide Pillow/Anvil, or heavy hammering surface, oak tree stump
o Heavy Hammers for folding, shaping
o Mill file
o Mini file set
o Pliers-Chain nose, flat nose,flat/half round nose, round nose, specialty pliers-jump ring pliers, rounding pliers
o Rawhide Hammer
o Ring Holder
o Ring Sizing Gauge
o Ring Mandrel, Bracelet Mandrel
o Rocker
o Ruler
o Sander stick
o Jewelers saw and 3/0, 5/0 blades, bee’s wax
o Tweezers, chop sticks
o Wire Brush
o Masking tape for etching
o Texture stamps, texture hammer
o Flex shaft w/ drills, polishing wheels
o Bench Pins
o Flush cutters
o End cutters
o Eyelet setter, eyelets
o Cup Bur for smoothing wire ends
o Hole punching tools
o Rolling mill & patterns
o Table vise
Soldering Tools, Materials
o Easy, Medium, Hard Solder Wire
o Torch and Tips, hose, acetylene canister, torch hinge for hanging
o Fire Blocks, Fire Boards, pumice & annealing station
o Third Hand
o Pick
o Cross lock tweezers
o Copper Tongs
o Flux
o Charcoal Block
o Water in a basin
o Pickle and Pickle pot
o Striker
o Dowel rod w/ grooves
o Heat shield protective paste (Rio Grande)
Polishing and Finishing Tools
o Scrap leather, kitchen scubbies
o Liver of Sulphur, Vintaj Patinas, ammonia
o Steel wool #4 size, sand papers for metal polishing
o GS Hypo cement, E6000, clips for holding pieces as they dry
o Rouges,Tripoli, emery stick/paper
o Tumbler w/ stainless steel shot + Sunsheen & a squirt of Dawn
o Ultra sound jewelry cleaner & Gem Bright
o Buffing wheel
o Pro Polish Pads for removing inks
o Old business cards for stone setting
o Jewelry findings-earring wires, clasps, jump rings, split jump rings, chain
o Renaissance Wax
o Resins for gloss