by Cynthia Eid on September 24, 2011
I am excited that Sutton Tools in Birmingham, England has sold out of their first order of the delrin anticlastic stakes that I designed with Betty Helen Longhi. The stakes are made by Brian Meek, who works with Lee Marshall of Knew Concepts. The finish quality on these tools are evidence of what a fine jeweler Brian Meek is. In the United States, these stakes can be purchased from Allcraft, in NY (phone 1-800-645-7124 or email allcrafttool@yahoo.com). Sutton’s flier, which tells about the stakes, and gives their contact information, is below. (Click on it a time or two to enlarge your view of the flier.)
by Cynthia Eid on July 29, 2011
It’s interesting how the human mind works. As I was walking my dog today, I was pondering the issues involved with soldering Argentium Silver posts. The difficulty is that Argentium Silver is fragile when it is red-hot. So, it can be difficult to solder the end of the post without pinching and breaking the post. As I walked, I had one of those “Eureka!” moments. I think that the solution is to slip a piece of copper, brass, or steel tubing over the top half of the post, and hold the tube with tweezers. I am so excited about the idea, that I had to share, even though I haven’t had a chance to try it in the studio. I think that students in the workshop that I am teaching August 3-7 at Metalwerx, in Waltham, MA will be pleased. By the way, there is room for two more people in the class. Here’s a link to an interview about it:http://ganoksin.com/blog/metalwerx/2011/07/01/argentium-silver-microfolding-fusing-and-mithril/
