Description

Instructor: Ace McCasland

Title of class: true / grit – fused silver wire cuff

Date of Class: January 31, 2022

Number of hours of class: 6

Time: 9:00 am until 4:30 pm

Maximum number of students: 12

Level: advanced beginner , intermediate

Type: Project

Kit Fee: $120** (payable to Vivi Magoo at start of class)

**Kit fee may vary due to fluctuating prices of precious metals.

Kit includes

cabochon (variety depends upon availability)

12g sterling silver wire

22g sterling silver sheet

bezel wire

knife edge pumice wheel w/ mandrel

snap on sanding discs w/ mandrel

3M polishing paper

bronze bitlets

and more!

the following will be available for use in class

Complete soldering stations

annealing pan and pumice

heat safe surface

torches/torch heads

fuel

flux

quench bowls

pickle containers

patina containers

heating sources for pickle and patina

pickle

LOS

Dawn dish detergent

paper towels

Containers for water

table protection

flex shafts

Student Supply List

soldering pick

hard charcoal soldering block (approximately 5”x2-1/2”)

old long-nose pliers for use when soldering

cross lock tweezers

copper tongs

Brass brush for cleaning and burnishing

fine point tweezers or natural hair paintbrush for placing solder

jewelers saw and blades (#2/0)

cut lube or wax for burs

bench pin / 3” or 4” C-Clamp to secure bench pin (tables vary in thickness)

pliers – flat nose, chain nose, round nose

flush cutters

metal shears

steel bench block and something to soften sound from blows (rubber block, for example)

chasing hammer

ball peen hammer

rawhide hammer or nylon mallet

files – hand files and needle files

sanding sticks and/or sandpaper (220-400 grit)

sharpie

scissors

ruler (with mm reading helpful)

sterling silver scrap (wire, sheet, whatever you have, and you don’t need much)

safety glasses

ear protection – it can get loud!

magnifiers/Optivisor

Optional Supply List

extra silver wire of varying gauges extra silver sheet

work light (preferably battery-operated)

your own favorite tools

face/dust mask

Instructor Email Address: [email protected]

Instructor Website: www.studiolunaverde.com

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PRE-ORDER YOUR CLASS SUPPLIES TODAY!

Many of our students have asked us to help streamline the process of gathering their supplies and tools for classes, and we have come up with a way we think will work for you.

SJ Jewelry Supply in Phoenix is owned and operated by a wonderful family, headed by Mario Morales. His wife, Erika, and son, Steven, round out the staff, and they are excited to help make gathering your supplies easy and stress free. We guarantee they will make life easier for you! No kidding!

Here’s how it will work….

• Once you have determined what you will need for each class, send an email with your request for products and/or tools to SJ Jewelry Supply
  • Go to our website, open the class description for each of the classes in which you are enrolled, scroll down to the section “Student Supplies,” cut and paste the items you want to purchase into an email to Mario.
  • Here’s their email address mailto:[email protected]
• When they receive your email, they will send you a return email acknowledging receipt of your request
  • In this email, they will instruct you about payment methods 
• Once your order is filled, they will send you a second email with confirmation stating your order is complete
  • Included in this email, they will give you instructions on how to pick up your orders upon arrival in Tucson

 Sound easy? We think it’s going to help take the stress out of preparing for classes!

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