Sanding Basics For Jewelers
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- Опубликовано: 12 дек 2014
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In this video, Prof. John Ahr explains the different types of sanding materials available to jewelers. He also demonstrates how to sand progressively through the various grits to achieve a refined surface finish.
Sanding is the first step in the process of applying a mirror finish to a jewelry item. Knowing how to get the most out of your sanding materials will help to cut down the time it takes to finish an item.
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what a great video for a beginner like me. Thanks John.
I'm so glad that you enjoyed the video. Be sure to check out the OJA website at: www.onlinejewelryacademy.com There you will find our entire playlist organized by category.
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Great tips, thanks again Jon, love your videos:)
alumadness Thanks for the compliment. And, thanks for watching! : )
Great tip about using the sandpaper under water. Thanks!
Glad you liked that money saving tip. 😀
I love this video. Its shows various economical ways when it comes to sanding. I was considering buying a sander but this is actually great. I want to create resin jewelry
Hi Jane, I'm glad that you enjoyed the video. Resin jewelry requires the use of very fine sand papers along with polish for plastic. The OJA has a few resin jewelry tutorials included in its playlist. You'll find the complete playlist on our website at: www.onlinejewelryacademy.com.
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@@OnlineJewelryAcademy thank you for the tip. Will be sure to watch the videos before i start making the jewelry
Great video thank you
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching! 😀
Thank you for pointing me to this video, lots of useful ideas :-)
+Louise Hutchinson I'm delighted that you found this idea video helpful. Hopefully you'll now be able to achieve a mirror polish on your work. Thanks for watching! : )
I have indeed by using the wet and dry papers in a water bath it worked great. I changed the final polish and used a white bar instead of rouge on brass it seemed to work well.
so helpful! Thank you!
Glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching! 😀
Thats an excellent video.. Thanks a lot :-)
THANK YOU SO MUCH...NAMASTE 🙏🙏🙏..
Glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching! 😀
I've been powder coating some customer's jewelry (bracelets, necklaces, and rings) for some time now but I've noticed highly polished items like when an item is first chrome plated will often chip easily. My question is should I consider sandblasting to get down between joints too small for me to sand by hand or is sandblasting too course where should I stick to sandpaper only to give me a little surface adhesion that would least likely allow my powder coating from breaking free (or chipping)?
Sandblasting will create a “tooth” for your powder coating to cling on to. You can control the size and depth of the texture by controlling the size of the media, the nature of the media and the pressure used. But, what is completely out of your control is the wear and tear that a client inflicts on a piece. I encourage you to experiment with sandblasting and see if it helps to prevent unwanted chipping. Good luck. 🍀
@@OnlineJewelryAcademy Exactly what I was thinking. I do the best I can and I'll even strip chrome plating off with chrome stripper as I do gold and precious metal plating here as well (mentioned above) but when it comes to powder coating, I pretty much can count on 1 out of 10 pieces of jewelry coming back for chips that didnt' adhear well. I will call out a customer when you can see for sure it was just very bad care and scratches can be seen but there are some that are "my bad" where I see a part of the powder coating just didnt' adhear properly and just like most of us, I'm trying to find an improvement to my method for application.
I Just bought the stand up sandblaster over at HarborFreight today and the finest grit they had was 80grit glass which says it's ideal for prepping to powder coat or paint. I'm just hoping 80grit isn't too harsh and will look to Amazon to see if I can find a finer grit than that. If you have any recommendation for jewelry that needs a very smooth finish (no pitting), I'm open to recommendations. Thanks to you and anyone else who may answer.
Attempting to Brush out and afterwards polish out the scratches on my watch band so I'm watching a couple videos before so I don't fuck it up entirely 🙂
Wish me luck
Good luck with your project. Be sure to take all safety precautions. Thanks for watching! 😀
Hi, do you recommend at all sanding with 3M radial discs? I've tried but haven't been very happy with the result. I would love to see a video on that. Thanks Professor
I really like most 3M products. But, you need to be selective in choosing which product will work best for your finishing tasks. Radial sanding discs can be a great time saver on the right job. The OJA has several videos on products used for hand finishing or for finishing and texturing with your flex shaft. You'll find all of the videos included in the OJA playlist on our website at: www.onlinejewelryacademy.com They are organized by category for your convenience.
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Hi can you tell me if you tumbler your jewellery also or would sanding and polishing be enough? Thanks!
Jackie Porter It's enough to sand and polish your jewelry. You actually get a higher polish on your piece if you buff it instead of tumble it. Tumbling works well for mass finishing and work hardening. Thanks for the great question. And, thanks for watching! : )
Ah right thanks for the info. I wasn't sure if you could do 1 or the other.
Can you make recommendations as to grit and order of things if I want to smooth & polish my Fretz hammer heads?
The OJA has a video on that: www.onlinejewelryacademy.com/hammer-tune-up-video.html
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Hello! This video serves me well. I m an apprentice jeweller and I am doing my homework. I just have a question about the last two sandpaper grits. Is it written 210 and 410 or 2/0 and 4/0?
The grits of the last two emery papers are correctly written 2/0 and 4/0. Glad you found the video helpful.
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What would I sand the jump rings with and also what would I use to buff it and make it shiny. I know 1000 grit sand paper but what else ? I also use aluminum in my collections. What would you also recommend for that too?
Hi Kevin, The best way to finish jump rings is to tumble them. You can shine all of them up at the same time. Tumbling is also the best way to shine up a chain. I don't use aluminum in my studio. This is because metals like aluminum and lead can contaminate your studio and ruin your work. You might want to search for a channel where they work with aluminum. 😀
@@OnlineJewelryAcademy how do I tumble them ?
Hello! Thanks for the video. Consider me as a beginner, do you recommend me to buy all grits of sand papers that you showed? Or if you specifically recommend few, which would be those? I'll work with silver. Thanks in advance.
There are three grits that everyone should have. They are 320, 400 and 600. Start with those grits. You can always add to your collection of sandpaper grits over time. : )
@@OnlineJewelryAcademy Thank you :)
Can we achieve a mirror finish gold ring with only sanding paper? If so, what grit level to use?
You would have to work through the various grits until you reached the emery papers 2/0 - 4/0. But, gold likes to be shiny. Burnishing would shine gold without removing any of the metal. 😀
Hi, Thanks for your video's. I have a question. I work with copper and fine silver. Can I use one piece of sanding paper for both materials? Should I seperate the papers-for-copper from papers-for-fine-silver? Could the paper I used for copper 'contaminate' the fine silver? Thanks!
You can use the same sandpaper on your copper and fine silver pieces. Because I use wet/dry sandpaper, I always rinse my sandpaper off after each use. I use clothespins to hang it to dry. : )
Thank you! Is that the same for polishing papers? I can see 'marks' on those papers after I have used them for copper.I don't think I can rinse them. @@OnlineJewelryAcademy
Yvonne Manders Emery papers cannot be rinsed off after use. But I don’t see the harm of using them between various metals if gold isn’t one of the metals you’re switching between when using them. 🙂
Thanks! That makes my life a bit easier! I hardly use gold (only leave gold for enameling) but that is not going to be sanded after all...@@OnlineJewelryAcademy
Is there an easier way to sand a newly sawed out piece of sterling silver with a power tool? I hate the hand sanding to smooth the edges.
Yes! For larger items you can use a belt sander. For small items you can use a flexible shaft tool and various attachments. The OJA has videos about flexible shaft tools and many of the attachments. Remember, that sometimes power tools help us to make mistakes a whole lot faster. Be sure to wear protective gear. 😀
@@OnlineJewelryAcademy I am getting a flex shaft for Christmas. I will watch those videos that you mentioned.
John, have just bumped into your channel and subbed. Love your vids and learning a lot! BUT, as a retired builder and now a trinket maker just starting out, PLEASE call it "ABRASIVE PAPER" and not sand paper, "SAND PAPER" is so naff. lol..... My work will be, combining exotic timbers, with gold, white gold, silver and platinum! Plus various precious stones. Not yet even got a web site so just setting up workshop at the moment. Frank... Bristol... UK.
+Air Ram
Hi Frank, Here in the US we commonly call it "sandpaper" for the purpose of "sanding". Just another American thing that drives you Brits mad. ; ) Good luck to you with your projects. Glad you like the videos.
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Hi there, a quick question. Does it matter if I purchase sandpaper from Home Depot it Lowe's for my fine jewelry polishing needs? OR is it better ti get from a jewelry supplier?
You can get course grits of wet/dry sandpaper from any hardware store. What you might have trouble finding are finer grit sandpapers (600 to 1500). You also won't find emory papers at a chain store. So, you might want to same money on the course papers by buying them at the hardware store and then look online for deals on finer grit papers. Good luck with your creative pursuits.
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Would it work on kundan jewellery ?
Sanding is an operation that is fundamental in the construction of any type of jewelry. So, yes, it would work on Kundan jewelry. 😀
This is great. Let's get married so you can help me make jewelry. Or make me jewelry lol. I've been trying to teach myself stuff. Wish I had someone to help me.
RUclips dating requires that you first watch all of my videos. After watching all of my videos most people have successfully learned how to make jewelry and no long want me. ; p
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I want to die polishing video
I hope your comment implies that you’re feeling happy. 😀