How to make a ring shank and stone setting Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 20 мар 2024
- This is the part two tutorial of how to make a stone setting and ring shank with full assembly.
If you'd like to see the collet being made first, please watch part one first.
please do ask any questions that you have.
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Another cracking video. I started to learn basic silversmithing at the beginning of 2023 and wish I'd had such in depth, honest and helpful RUclips content back then.
I did find it was a lot of self teaching jewellers telling others how to make things. It doesn't help with bad habits. But bad habits can be undone and new methods and theories learnt.
I personally had formal training and worked 60 plus hours a week at some stages to perfect things. It's nice when things just make sense and you can put everything into your own pieces.
What makes you even more incredible, is the fact that you reply to everyone. You are amazing.
Thank you. If the channel stays small, I'll certainly reply as much as I can. 👍🏼
Bruhhh this is the channel I've been looking for.
Cheers mate. Stay tuned for many more videos. 👍🏼
You've seriously inspired me to try again. I've been doing wire wrapping for a while and wanted to advance to more this style of jewelry but never found clear enough tutorials. Thank you!
You're welcome. I did find that there weren't many concise tutorials at all while doing a bit of research. There should be another video on tool sharpening go live in a few hours.
Thanks for another fantastic tutorial and for always keeping it real. I'm off to watch you set the stone.
@@Gazz_R thank you. I appreciate it. 👍🏼👍🏼
I really enjoy the commentary while you 're working. Thank you for sharing your skills and background. Very interesting!
I'm really pleased you left feedback. Thank you so much.
These are the most in depth. Honest, tutorials. I've seen so far. Thank you so much, sir.
No worries. Thank you for your kind words. All likes and comments help the channel, so thank you.
This two part is the first of your videos I have watched and love your style. Thank you for explaining every detail including the file type you are using etc. more detail than many other lessons and an easy pace. Keep going. Great teacher!
Thanks for tuning in. That's why I started the channel. Some many people cut out all of the hidden bits and don't even talk on most of them. Please stay tuned and thanks for watching. It's appreciated and it really helps me. Thank you.
Love it!! Learned the hardcore stuff from making mistakes in the past. I love your videos, thank you for all the info. Learning a lot from you.
@@user-uk4ds6mw9j thanks for watching. I always hoped people would enjoy watching my way of doing things. Thanks again.
Thank you for this and all your great videos. Looking forward to doing this one myself.
Thank you and thanks for taking the time to comment. It really helps the video and channel with likes and comments. I hope the project goes smoothly for you. 👍🏼
Appreciate the honesty and it’s good to see pro’s screw up sometimes too. I’m a mere self-taught hobbyist who does mainly custom work. Did my first one of these shanks a few weeks ago and went better than expected. Working on a gold version now with a tulip setting. Taking it slow, but so far so good. Great video.
The more you do the easier they get. When you do have a camera to keep checking, they are easier and much quicker to make with only very rare mistakes. It much easier in gold and platinum for sure. Have fun.
Thanks for taking the time to comment too.
Awesome job I'm gonna try something like this but I'm still a rookie. Thank you for showing us
Jumping in at the deep end sometimes works. You may surprise yourself. Key is to not be too disappointed if it doesn't come out the same. You just try again.
Beautiful rolling!!!! I cant wait ti get my mill!! Im going to have to settle for the off brands but hopefully ill be able to upgrade one day!
Also another thought i had on time lapeses, if you dont do them, people may skip forward and miss some important information youre giving. I think the odea you had of showing one then lapsing the other 3, is a GREAT one!!❤ lol sorry just a thought! And i LOVE your wifes comment!! So very true!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
A good set of rolling mills is key. But I actually had to make do for quite a while before getting my Durston mills. Even my Durston are only the basic ones for now.
Definitely something for me to think about with the time-lapse thing.
Oh yeah. We're massive tv fiends and watch all sorts, but definitely one of our favourites.
Such detail, thank you. I am very new to jewellery making and I find your videos very watchable and so helpful.
Really pleased to hear that. Thank you.
We've all had to start somewhere.
I’d like to see you working in gold and explaining the annealing as you go through your process.great information A+
Thanks for your comment. There are many videos planned. Which in about four ish videos time, there will be a palladium and gold ring video. Along with lots of other projects. Stay tuned. Thanks again.
I think with a design like this - as you say "The possibilities are endless" but you have to sell the piece when you have finished it. I don't have the right kind of clientele anymore, since I gave up my high street shop and went 'Walk about' for a while, I am sort of, back to square one, trying to build a new client base. I have only been back in the UK for just over a year, and as you know - it takes time. Cheers Phil
Yeah good luck. It's so hard in the UK because its all about cad design and 3d printing. And those people still tell the customers that it's handmade. It is much harder than it used to be 20 years ago. I used to be able to go on an errand in Hatton Garden, and come back with more work than I left with, just from bumping into people.
Love it. Thank you for the long videos. Also with the long videos if they ain’t totally into doing this they won’t watch which is fine. If you tryna teach the ones who are lol😂 Ty
It's all lots for me to think about for sure. The normal videos for everyone will be quite fast paced anyway. Bit like the amber pendant vid.
Wow! awesome! 1.05 K subscribers ! cool!!!
I know right. It's crazy. Nearly all from 1 month. Quite shocked still. See you soon. 😊
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾.... Appreciate your time, effort and candour. Looking forward to learning more from you. ❤️💪🏾
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment.
I tend to use Hard solder all the time as well - Medium I nardy ever use, and Easy I use for repairs. Phil
The only time I go to medium solder is on platinum. Everything else is hard. Even if a piece has 30 solder joins, I still use hard for all of them.
On the subject of 'Awitching off' - I think if you work for yourself doing what we do, with passion and caring about the pieces we create, it is almost impossible to totally switch off!
I know in my case, I lie in bed at night (well in the very early hours 2 or 3 in the morning) thinking about jobs I am working on or will start working.
Sometimes I get some really good ideas of how to make this bit or that piece to work. I have found the worst thing you can do, is to fret about not switching off or worry that you are not turning your head off - just 'go with the flow' and don't get too bent out of shape! Phil
In my early years, especially when full time stone setting, I'd have nightmares of a slow most scorper cut metal away between stones. I used to retro fit rolexs' at one point with about 400 stones in the strap. I hated it.
I have things running smooth. Have done for ages. Days off I actually play pc games, especially since my kids are older. And evenings have family distractions and chill out. I absolutely switch off no problem because I'm not leaving the workshop with problems as I leave. It's also the reason I can now juggle some videos and editing.
Years ago I couldn't switch off. You know what a job is like. You have the whole piece mapped out along with backup plans at various stages in case something goes wrong. Then you have all these contingency plans for all the jobs in the safe along with the plans for all the the jobs that I'd given staff members. It can be overwhelming. But now I literally switch off and look forward to dinner, family and sleep.
Probably helps that I'm a deep sleeper.
So main trick for me is to leave the workshop in the evening knowing tomorrow's plan.
@@metalofhonourWell done you - it sounds as though you have it all sussed! I am not a good sleeper at the best of times and I can't turn my brain off. Good job - keep on keeping one. ATB Phil
@PhilStevensphilongold It also helps that I don't do trade work. I only design and make my own things to commission. So I have far less unexpected disasters.
I'm definitely a different worker to when I used to be up Hatton Garden.
@@metalofhonour What do I call you? As you know I am Phil
Someone had mentioned that before and actually completely slipped my mind. My next video I'll bring it up and introduce myself properly, then I'll put it on my intro video that I made. But my name is Andy, but most people call me Ydna. The nickname has been with me for 30 years now. Just Andy backwards but pronounced Yidna. It just stuck. 🤣
please if it is possible for you make a video about about the market repair or making gold and silver in England and how much money someone can make on time this job?
When I have an awful lot more subscribers, I'll start a RUclips membership. Then on a personal subscriber membership area I'll do more of the extremely valuable business side of things and help with mentoring.
Did you say you always use hard solder? Also what bit do you use to cut the prongs? Thanks these videos are very informative!
Thanks for taking the time to comment. And thanks for watching. The only time I use another solder is on a very risky repair. If you mean the bit between the claws, that would be the bud shape burr (the one that looks like a pear shape or tear drop) 👍🏼
Can we have a video of you setting the stone please. I was quite disappointed to find right at the end of this video, that there was no setting of the stone.
That's generally the easy bit, but I want to keep the smithing and setting separate. When I have quite a few claw set pieces like this, I'll be doing a video on just those all together.
@@metalofhonour That's grea I am really looking forward to the setting bit. Phil
QUESTIONS - I notice you always have quite a mild flame from your torch - are you using a Smiths Little torch or Sievert - why do you like so much yellow in your flame? Also - I tend to use All-Flux for gold only, I notice you use it on most everything. Don't you use JM
Easy-flow flux for anything? Phil
Yes. I generally use auflux for everything except platinum, that needs no flux. Easy flow flux is mainly for easy silver solder, which I haven't used for years and years. Smiths little torch is my go to torch. And it doesn't need to be bigger for this. Although I do use a bigger flame when needed. I use a blue flame on platinum because it likes more oxygen in the flame.
I purchased a Sievert torch once, but it was just too slow. And just didn't get hot enough and I mainly work with platinum. Sometimes when working with gold, I'll get the mouth blow torch out, but that's. Mainly for nostalgic reasons.
You were talking about the file. For me I’m wondering what the heck the ring holder is that you’re using? How cool is that and where do I get one?
www.hswalsh.com/product/ring-clamp-wedge-tr563
Basic wedge clamp. The ring clamps with a side screw are too annoying and get in the way.