Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist – September 2019

Jewelry Project SUMMER SOUVENIR

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Once poured, the ingot is

allowed to cool and is then

lightly sanded to remove scale to

prepare it for the rolling mill.

9-12

Eric runs the ingot

through his rolling mill

and then a draw plate, ultimately

producing a long section of 9 gauge

wire. He anneals the wire periodi-

cally to keep it supple. This process

was repeated once more to produce

15 gauge wire to be used later for

making jump rings.

MAKING THE RINGS

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The 9 gauge wire is coiled

using ring benders.

14

He cuts the coil into individual

rings using a jeweler’s saw.

15-16

The cut ends of the

rings are ground fl ush

so they can be soldered. 16

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