Description

SILV02 – Introduction to silversmithing. Melting and rolling silver into a sheet ring.

This is a 5 hour course which is ideal to introduce you to more involved silversmithing techniques. Melting and rolling silver into a sheet ring after an introduction on how use an ingot die and a Smith Mini Oxy/Acetylene Melt and cast approximately 14 grams of sterling silver into an ingot.

Participants will be provided with all the consumables and tools necessary to finish the substantial silver ring band.

The course is conducted in an un hurried supportive happy and friendly environment.

This session includes 14g of silver but if extra silver is required this can be purchased on the day. Approx. 16grams of silver will be needed for a larger size ring. We can supply this at the current price of silver. Please contact us for the current price.

 

Skills covered

• Roll the ingot into sheet suitable for the ring.
• Clean up the sheet to the desired width
• Use a ring mandrel dimension the rolled sheet to fit the finger size
• Prepare the metal ready for silver soldering and solder
• The ring band will be cleaned up ready for either final polishing or texturing
• The purity of the silver will be marked by stamping.
• Finally the final high finish will be applied

 

Duration: up to 5 hours

 

Price: $356

If a larger ring is to be made the cost of silver will be in addition at current market rates.

Approx. 16grams of silver will be needed for a larger size ring. We can supply this at the current price of silver. Please contact us for the current price.

 

Availability: On Tuesdays, Friday and Saturdays between 9am and 3:30pm

Class sessions must be booked in advance. Sorry there are no refunds but the class can be deferred to an alternative mutually agreed time provided we have at least 12 hours notice.