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My Traveling Metal Studio

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As you probably know, I am mommy to an infant (although VERY soon I'll have to start calling him a toddler), which means my metalwork tools need to be safely stored where he can't accidentally find them and use them to poke his eyes out, or swallow, or otherwise injure and/or poison himself. I've started visiting my parents once a week so that they can entertain my son while I do some metalwork. As much as I truly do enjoy wirework, I've been missing fusing, sawing, hammering, and drilling. It's been a year since I got to use my dremel, and about that long since I've used the torch for anything more involved than fusing shut rings or making ball end head pins. I realized that if I wanted to get any metalwork done, I needed a portable studio I could bring to my parents' house. Surprisingly, it wasn't all that hard to do. I bought a nice jewelry supply suitcase on wheels from Joann during their new year sale, along with some plastic divided trays for organizing beads. The suitcase has side pockets and a top pocket, in addition to the main compartment where the trays fit. The top pocket is big enough for some hammers, a jeweler's saw, files, ring mandrel, smaller round mandrel, steel bench block, tin snips, and wood bench pin. If I remove some of the trays of beads from the main compartment, I can store a cordless dremel along with the battery charger, two smaller divided trays with assorted dremel bits, a small vice, a small piece of wood, and a firebrick. I decided I didn't feel great about transporting my plumber's torch back and forth, but since you can buy these at hardware stores for less than , I just got a second torch to keep in the garage at my parents' house. My torch lighter and a few pairs of steel tweezers fit in a side pocket of my portable studio. In another side pocket, my favorite set of pliers and a wire cutter, and in the last pocket, zip lock baggies with projects in progress, scraps, etc. Metal is stored separately, in one of those expanding files, organized by gauge so I can quickly grab the size of wire or sheet I need. (Unfortunately, this weekend I left the metal file at home -- luckily I had a few spools of wire, and some unfinished pieces that I could work on, so it wasn't a total loss.) I am loving my portable studio, and having a little time to do metalwork again.

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Jewelry 101: Tips for Drilling Metal

Leah — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:54:56 +0000

For drilling soft metals like silver and copper, you can use hardened steel drill bits that are sold at hardware stores, if you can find a small enough size. Diamond coated bits are good if you are drilling something harder, such as glass or a harder metal. I get diamond bits from jewelry supply companies like Frei and Borel (which is local for me) or Rio Grande by mail order. You can also use diamond bits to drill soft metals, but they tend to cost more than hardened steel bits. Drill bits last longer and work better if they are lubricated. My favorite way to lubricate while drilling is to have a small dish of water nearby and start with a drop of water on the spot I'm going to drill. I dip the bit in the water, and whenever it starts to dry up, I dip it again. This also helps prevent dust from getting into the air, so it makes the process safer, and it keeps the bit and the metal from overheating. I use a pointy object to make a little dimple in the metal right where I want to drill, which makes it a lot easier to get started.

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Jewelry 101: Tips for Drilling Metal

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As you probably know, I am mommy to an infant (although VERY soon I'll have to start calling him a toddler), which means my metalwork tools need to be safely stored where he can't accidentally find them and use them to poke his eyes out, or swallow, or otherwise injure and/or poison himself. I've started visiting my parents once a week so that they can entertain my son while I do some metalwork. As much as I truly do enjoy wirework, I've been missing fusing, sawing, hammering, and drilling. It's been a year since I got to use my dremel, and about that long since I've used the torch for anything more involved than fusing shut rings or making ball end head pins. I realized that if I wanted to get any metalwork done, I needed a portable studio I could bring to my parents' house. Surprisingly, it wasn't all that hard to do. I bought a nice jewelry supply suitcase on wheels from Joann during their new year sale, along with some plastic divided trays for organizing beads. The suitcase has side pockets and a top pocket, in addition to the main compartment where the trays fit. The top pocket is big enough for some hammers, a jeweler's saw, files, ring mandrel, smaller round mandrel, steel bench block, tin snips, and wood bench pin. If I remove some of the trays of beads from the main compartment, I can store a cordless dremel along with the battery charger, two smaller divided trays with assorted dremel bits, a small vice, a small piece of wood, and a firebrick. I decided I didn't feel great about transporting my plumber's torch back and forth, but since you can buy these at hardware stores for less than $20, I just got a second torch to keep in the garage at my parents' house. My torch lighter and a few pairs of steel tweezers fit in a side pocket of my portable studio. In another side pocket, my favorite set of pliers and a wire cutter, and in the last pocket, zip lock baggies with projects in progress, scraps, etc. Metal is stored separately, in one of those expanding files, organized by gauge so I can quickly grab the size of wire or sheet I need. (Unfortunately, this weekend I left the metal file at home -- luckily I had a few spools of wire, and some unfinished pieces that I could work on, so it wasn't a total loss.) I am loving my portable studio, and having a little time to do metalwork again.

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Jewelry 101: Tips for Drilling Metal

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Jewelry 101: Tips for Drilling Metal

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Leah — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:44:41 +0000

If you are drilling holes in metal so that you can make wire rivets, it is important to make the hole the same size as the wire. So, with drill bit sizes having a completely different numbering system from wire gauge, how do you know? I did a little research, and this is what I found out. For 16g wire, you can use a 1/16th inch bit - not sure what that number is, but I've used a bit this size with 16g wire, so I know it does work. For 18g wire, you can use a #59 bit. For 20g, use a #67 bit. For 22g, use a #71 bit. For 24g, use a #75 bit. I plan to buy bits in all these sizes so I can test this out myself. I'll keep you posted. Update, as of 1/19/09: couldn't find exact sizes at hardware store, bought a few anyway. I like drilling tiny holes, and I'm not making rivets for my current project so it doesn't matter if the size is exactly right....