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Fine silver is actually 99.9% pure silver, whereas sterling silver is an alloy of 92.5% fine silver and 7.5% something else. Traditionally the something else in the alloy is copper. The reason that most jewelry is made of sterling silver, rather than fine silver, is that the addition of the copper m...

Nichrome is high temp wire and so it won't burn away.

Use whatever gauge will look best with the rest of the finding. I'd guess 18-24 gauge might be right.

Geri

Even if a gallery is taking your work on a trial basis for only 30 days, I'd still want a contract.

That way there is no confusion about payment percentages and when payment is due.

Geri

Andrew -

Actually, I'm looking for a display that has all of the qualities you mentioned, plus the added feature of unpacking and assembling itself with the press of a button.

Let me know if you run across one of these.

Laughing -

Geri

Andrew - Like many of us, you're on the search for the perfect display for shows. After doing shows for 12 years, I still haven't found the perfect display. I've had at least 6 or 7 different permutations. LOL. The best advice I can give you is to match your displays to the kind of customer you're t...

My error messages came late yesterday afternoon (between 4 and 5 pm PST). The error codes were from two websites/domains I'd never heard of: http://www.rioting.com http://www.yellowcardrock.com Out of curiousity, I looked at them both and they appear to be music related. So, does this imply that the...

In case you hadn't heard yet, there's a new computer virus out there that affects PC's. I have a Mac and this virus doesn't affect Macs. I discovered this because someone who has my email addy in their address book is infected. The virus sent emails to several email addys that didn't exist, so email...

If you make a lot of jewelry, the investment in a jeweler's buffing machine might be worth your while. It's still very messy, but faster/ easier than buffing with a flexshaft tool. You can use one kind of buffing compound (tripoli, bobbing compound, Zam, etc.) to remove scratches and another (jewele...

In response to your question about the Egyptian pieces on my website... I didn't make the glass in those pieces. They're vintage pressed glass cabs that were made between the 1920's and 1960's in several different countries. In the 1920's, there was a resurgence of interest in ancient Egypt when Kin...

The answer depends on what you're looking for... You can spend $1000 easily on a Dynamic Display System jewelry case. They are easy to transport and assemble. Or you can look on ebay and see what's for sale and if it can be shipped to you in time if you win it. I've had custom made jewelry cases tha...

I tried Yough in the kiln and ended up with something really ugly. The color changed from one of their amazing colors to something ugly and muddy looking. There's more about this in the archives, but basically the beautiful glasses made for stained glass may not even be compatible with themselves. G...

By an odd coincidence, the piece is in the kiln right now, slowly moving down toward annealing temp. It's about 3/4" - 7/8" thick so I ramped it at 100F to 1000 and held it for an hour...It hadn't started bending yet, so I ramped at 200F to 1150, held for 10 minutes and it finally bent. I ...

Darn...no advice requiring the usual offerings to the kiln gods? That's my favorite kind! LOL. Okay, well, here's the scoop without a ritual. I'd guess that your nichrome wire had some kind of contamination on it which burned to create a black finish. If you want to get it off, you can clean it in a...

Do the words "average and ordinary work?"

LOL.

Geri

I've had a Light Dome for 5 or 6 years, I think. At 5'6", I can assemble it alone. Someone who's shorter than I am might have difficulty putting it up alone. Before you purchase another canopy, you might want to try assembling some of them to see how difficult it is. If you decide to go to a Li...

I'm not sure if the law regarding unsolicited email in CA applies to businesses as well as individuals.

In any event, I would send a snail mail letter to any gallery I was interested in, expressing my interest, rather than sending email.
But that's just my personal opinion...LOL.

Geri

Steve Powers is a show promoter who does shows out here on the left coast (CA, Nevada..). I've only done one of his shows which was here in San Jose some years ago. The attendance was so poor that he didn't try doing it again after the first year. I've been getting these mailings about this catalog ...

The Crafts Report board appears to be up and working again for those of you who read it.

Geri

Heh. I know I already want at least 2. My dad was here visiting when I asked David to take the photo of me and described what Gale and I are planning on doing. My dad thought it was so funny he has asked me to get him one also. LOL. I suspect there may be higher demand for this than you might think ...

It depends on what kind of metal it is as to what will happen. I wouldn't fire it with the metal on it because odds are the glass and the metal have very different COEs, and it will cause the bottle to break. Worst case, the metal is something you shouldn't fire, like galvanized whatever it is that ...