My Updated Oxidizing and Tumbling Process to Clean Copper Wire Wrapped Jewlery

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  • Опубликовано: 2 фев 2025

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  • @sandmaker
    @sandmaker Год назад +1

    I really like the bail. Nice touch. This Is the first braded tree of life I have seen and it looks really good. Thanks for sharing your creative ideas and talent. Be happy, safe and stay healthy 😷⚒

    • @OxanaCrafts
      @OxanaCrafts  Год назад

      Thank you! So glad you liked it 😁

  • @sharioncarpenter8293
    @sharioncarpenter8293 3 года назад +4

    Wow! The tumbler really does a lot of the work for you! Thanks for sharing! I really enjoyed hearing the birds and animals when you were outside! :)

  • @barbdavis6838
    @barbdavis6838 3 года назад +5

    Thank you so very much for showing us how you polish your pendants. I really appreciate it. I've been thinking about getting a tumbler and you just helped me make up my mind. Thank you so very much. 💜💜💜

    • @OxanaCrafts
      @OxanaCrafts  3 года назад +1

      You are very welcome!

    • @sandmaker
      @sandmaker 3 года назад +2

      @@OxanaCrafts I just leave my stones inside but none of my steel shot has a sharp edge. No soft stones, like opal

  • @angelashaw5731
    @angelashaw5731 3 года назад +1

    Thanks Oxana - it was really interesting watching this polishing technique. I also loved the sounds of the birds & animals while you were outside - very soothing 🦋🌺🌿🐨

  • @threesixninewiredesign4714
    @threesixninewiredesign4714 3 года назад +1

    Lol. You're so silly! I love that you're so real. No scripting, no frills. I oxidize when I'm inside, it doesn't smells any worse than egg salad. Just my opinion. Thank you for sharing your process with us.
    ~ Always Weaving
    Brandon
    #WearableArt #TheWeave #ThreeSixNineWireDesign

  • @lindasmithford3363
    @lindasmithford3363 3 года назад +2

    Thank-you for the demonstration, very well done!

  • @tlojewelrylove
    @tlojewelrylove 2 года назад

    Thanks, Oxana! I've been following you from another account for several years now and love all your videos. Recently I've been thinking about playing around with oxidizing my jewelry but, honestly, was dreading the polishing process (not my fav part of jewelry making😆). LOL! After seeing this demo, I think I will proceed to play. This is so much easier than hand sanding or burnishing every single piece. Thanks again for sharing your wealth of knowledge. 🙂

    • @OxanaCrafts
      @OxanaCrafts  2 года назад

      You are very welcome! The tumbler definitely saves lots of time!

  • @suzanneduquette6527
    @suzanneduquette6527 3 года назад +3

    Great information thank you they came out nice

  • @MomofukoU
    @MomofukoU 3 года назад +2

    Thank you! That’s the same tumbler I have. It’s great!

  • @tracydriscoll4998
    @tracydriscoll4998 3 года назад +3

    Thanks for sharing this method of oxidizing & polishing!

  • @juanitasaenz9444
    @juanitasaenz9444 Год назад

    Thank you so much for your clip!! now I can use my Tumbler for other purposes.

  • @MSrainrun
    @MSrainrun 2 года назад +2

    Good day Oxana!
    Latone from Mukilteo is less than a little over a mile from me. Thought I just mentioned that because I think it's cool that you have a Latone.
    I have an opportunity to sell my wares in the town that I'm from in California at an outdoor play or play called the Ramona bow.l Ramona & Alexander Are the 2 people that the story is about, it's a love story and it's done in a small valley and the audience are on seats on one side of The Valley and onthe other side of the Valley is where the play takes place. It's a beautiful place doll done in like the Hacienda Style. The Hacienda Built-in that's a facade /Stage and that side of the whole valley is the play. Anyway it's a beautiful play and I just want to share that with you because we're going to our 50th reunion here in October. The gal that we went to school with is the president of the Ramona bowl and she had seen my wares and she says I need you to sell that in the museum/ gift shop at the Ramona bowl. I am so excited!. I just wanted to share with you all that as well.
    I do have a question, have you ever or put your stones in with your wire wrapped around it and did it usually get messed up I guess I shouldn't chance it but I just was thinking it sure would work out nice if the Tumbler was was at a perhaps slower speed maybe? I don't know. anyway.. I'm getting one from Amazon it was only $65 so hopefully it will do well!

    • @OxanaCrafts
      @OxanaCrafts  2 года назад +1

      That's cool that Lortone is so close to you! I really enjoy using their tumbler. I would be careful with stones, I have had some withstand it and some get more of a matte finish as if they became less polished somehow. Congratulation on getting to selling your jewelry at that event, how special! Best of luck!

    • @tlojewelrylove
      @tlojewelrylove 2 года назад +1

      Hi. Congrats on the wonderful op to sell your jewelry at such a large venue. I know you must feel elated!😊 Reading your comment about the Ramona Bowl reminded me of the Cherokee, NC Amphitheater. (I'll link it below or you can Google it if interested. I understand it pays to be leary of unknown links). The seating is on a mountainside and the stage is the Earth below where they've been doing a production of "Unto these Hills" for 72 years (opened in 1950) and it tells the historical journey of The Cherokee Indians. The amphitheater isn't as big as the Ramona (I Googled Ramona) but it's really cool just the same. Although probably more comfortable now, I liked it better when the seating was made from terraced stones (pic shown in website) because it gave it a more natural setting than the colorfully awful stadium seats of today... but progress, or what some define as progress, happens. Anyway, best wishes with your jewelry sales and thanks for sharing a comment that reminded me of one of my fondest memories. Enjoy your day! 🙂
      visitcherokeenc.com/blog/entry/unto-these-hills-66-years-counting/

    • @MSrainrun
      @MSrainrun 2 года назад

      I love your story as well... I will definitely look it up early morning as I am headed for bed now. Thanks for your kind words. I am sure I will have more to say after looking up what you have shared. We leave for California Monday, it will be an exciting trip. As it will include our 50th 51th school reunion.

  • @cherylarmstrong6400
    @cherylarmstrong6400 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for this video. I’m new to wire wrapping and wondered how people made their copper wire look so cool. Can you do the same process with silver colored wire?

    • @OxanaCrafts
      @OxanaCrafts  3 года назад +1

      Yes you can, as long as it is solid sterling silver and not coated or plated

  • @emilytam7221
    @emilytam7221 2 года назад

    I have learnt so much from the video thank you, I wonder if tumbling helps hardening the wires?

    • @OxanaCrafts
      @OxanaCrafts  2 года назад

      Yes tumbling will slightly harden the wires

  • @kathymahaney9231
    @kathymahaney9231 Месяц назад

    If my copper isnt taking liver of sulpher should i put in tumbler to remove coating?

  • @claritaartesanias
    @claritaartesanias 3 года назад

    Gracias 😀

  • @kotadawndragon
    @kotadawndragon 3 года назад +3

    I think I'm going to have to get one of those tumblers. Polishing jewelry completely by hand is not fun. Have you ever had the wire frames get mangled inside the machine?

    • @OxanaCrafts
      @OxanaCrafts  3 года назад +1

      No I've never had them bend out of shape

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      @quintonellis558 3 года назад

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      @damiantommy8966 3 года назад

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  • @j.c.7555
    @j.c.7555 Год назад

    Great video with good info. By chance is your tumbler compatible for glass as well?

  • @francinedeneault9913
    @francinedeneault9913 3 года назад +2

    very handy my dear! thank you! :o)

  • @lindahobster7480
    @lindahobster7480 2 года назад

    Is baking soda bicarbonate of soda please?

  • @Rosie-wi6xe
    @Rosie-wi6xe 3 года назад

    Thank you! Great video!

  • @anastasiazoraida6092
    @anastasiazoraida6092 3 года назад

    Great video! Can you make a video on how to wrap small mushroom crystals??? I can't find a single video anywhere

  • @franciscarodriguez4512
    @franciscarodriguez4512 3 года назад

    What can you use to polish Crystals and Gemstones after using all 4 steps of tumbling and mild soap. To get your stones that nice polished look. Some of my stones don't get that nice shine that I want them to have.

    • @OxanaCrafts
      @OxanaCrafts  3 года назад +1

      Sorry I've never tried tumbling stones.

    • @incantationsbykaryn
      @incantationsbykaryn 3 года назад

      I put my polished stones in on polystones in the Tumblr and they come out beautiful, I haven't had anything break yet but I don't put chains or small parts in there, those I will just do by hand.

  • @dawn8542
    @dawn8542 3 года назад

    Could you oxidize before wrapping. I have a really hard time with the glare of the copper.

    • @OxanaCrafts
      @OxanaCrafts  3 года назад

      yes you can, but then some of the tarnish will rub off on your hands as you work with the wire

  • @Lexi_Con
    @Lexi_Con 3 года назад

    Love this demonstration, thank you! I need a tumbler now! One question though: Does the steel shot help remove nicks and plier marks? I hammer a lot of wire frames (& components) and then sand by hand before adding the weave and/or stones. I'm sure there's a faster way but don't have all the bits for my rotary tool... Sometimes my pliers mar the wire which is so frustrating. Hoping to speed workflow if I can skip some steps.

    • @OxanaCrafts
      @OxanaCrafts  3 года назад +1

      Only very minor ones, I do use sandpaper as well when needed.

    • @Lexi_Con
      @Lexi_Con 3 года назад

      @@OxanaCrafts Thanks so much for your replies! ❤️

  • @cinzar1
    @cinzar1 3 года назад

    Have you ever had frames damaged in the tumbler?

  • @eliaspedraspreciosas4288
    @eliaspedraspreciosas4288 3 года назад +1

    Um like aqui do Brasil valeu 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @KCoda1248
    @KCoda1248 3 года назад

    I had no idea you even had to do this. Why? If i ordered fancy cabochon trays online with glass tops where stones are going into resin in the trays (or flowers with resin over them), do I have to do this to them? What about chains from the craft store like Michael’s?

    • @OxanaCrafts
      @OxanaCrafts  3 года назад +2

      This is only to clean copper that has been oxidized, you can clean and polish it by hand, but the tumbling saves some time so that is why I do it. I am not tumbling any stones, only the metal.

    • @KCoda1248
      @KCoda1248 3 года назад +1

      @@OxanaCrafts I guess I don’t understand. So all copper wire has to be put in the solution? But the tumbling is just in place of hand polishing? What is you don’t put it in the solution? Will it discolor sling or turn color? What about other metals and the coalition? I read the best place for the value and amount on a roll is Home Depot. My first project (because my hobby is stones and gems) is to partially filled a closed cabochon from the craft store with resin and after a few hours add crushed peridot. I bought cording with clasps. Don’t know if I’m going to resin over the peridot - I guess I have to so they don’t fall out. I’m a messy clutz. Please help me! Aaaarrrgghhhh!!!! Thank you! I’m still watching your videos because you make everything seem so simple but I’m just a beginner. Your designs are lovely!

    • @OxanaCrafts
      @OxanaCrafts  3 года назад +1

      The oxidizing copper is done only for looks, you do not need to do it. And it is only for raw copper, not colored or coated copper like from the crafts store. So if you are just starting out I would just skip the whole oxidizing and polishing step as it will just make things more complicated and is not necessary

  • @یاحسین-ر1خ8خ
    @یاحسین-ر1خ8خ 3 года назад

    Hello

    • @patriziaiovino3820
      @patriziaiovino3820 2 года назад

      Bravissima, grazie per i tutorial.
      Posso lucidare pure l acciaio morbido? Ma posso inserire pure le pietre, non si rovinano?😉

  • @Tamerlanjtf
    @Tamerlanjtf 3 года назад +1

    Why do chemistry. ...?
    Black Indian salt to help. Natural product. I use this salt to oxidize my jewelry. The effect is phenomenal.
    @handworkdesign_

    • @OxanaCrafts
      @OxanaCrafts  3 года назад +1

      This salt also contains sulfur so that must be why it oxidizes copper