Give Me A Hand: Argentium Stacking Cuffs - Virtual Workshop

Students will need to have the following materials in preparation for this online workshop. If you do not already have them, a suggested item and/or a vendor from which you can purchase these items has been provided below. Click the vendor name (in red) to be redirected to a page where you can find or choose the item. The quantities you need for each item are listed first. Please be aware that some items may come in larger quantities than needed for this class. Please order these materials as soon as possible due to longer than usual turn-around times. We recommend not opening the item packaging until the day of the workshop.

There are several distributor for many of these items such as Otto Frei, Contenti, and Gesswein. The instructor recommends price comparing based on promotions and sales.

Argentium wire will be the focal material in this workshop. 6" is enough for one cuff. 

• 6-18" x Argentium® half-round wire - 10g dead soft (Rio Grande)
• 6-18" x Argentium® square wire - 10g dead soft  (Rio Grande)
• 12" min. x Argentium® 1/8" strip - 28g dead soft (Rio Grande)
• 12" x Argentium® round wire - 20g dead soft (Rio Grande)
• extra sheet metal - silver, bronze, gold - bronze will be demoed
• scrap wire or sheet metal - Argentium® - cleaned/pickled

A soldering setup will be needed to complete the workshop objectives.

• 1 x fireproof torch area - steel baking sheet will work (Amazon)
• 2 x 6"x6" Solderite™ pad (Rio Grande)
• 1 x compressed charcoal block (Rio Grande)
• 1 x torch - Smith mini or Silversmith (Rio Grande or Rio Grande)
• 1 x #0 or #1 torch tip - if getting Silversmith (Rio Grande)
• 1 x titanium soldering tweezers (Rio Grande)
• 1 x tungsten soldering pick (Rio Grande)
• 1 x paste flux (Rio Grande)
• 1 x liquid flux (Rio Grande)
• 1 x piece Argentium® sheet solder - easy and medium (Rio Grande)
• 1 x copper tongs - for pickle (Rio Grande)
• pickle - for non-ferrous metals (Rio Grande)
• crock pot or tempered glass container with lid - for pickle (Amazon)
• tempered glass container or sink - for quenching and rinsing
• small brush - for flux

The following hand tools and supplies will be needed for this workshop.

• 1 x needle file set #2 or #4 cut (Rio Grande)
• 1 x half round file - #2 or #4 cut (Rio Grande)
• 1 x plier and flush cutter set (Rio Grande or Rio Grande)
• 1 x half round forming pliers (Rio Grande)
• 1 x jewelers saw (Rio Grande)
• 1 x pack saw blades - 2/0 and 4/0 (Rio Grande)
• 1 x bench pin (Rio Grande)
• 1 x rotary hand piece (Rio Grande)
• 1 x pack of pumice flat edge wheels - medium (Rio Grande)
• 1 x 1/16" screw mandrel 303 - 3/32" shank (Rio Grande)
• 1 x slotted mandrel - 3/32" shank (Rio Grande)
• 1 x center punch (Rio Grande) 
• 1 x ring clamp (Rio Grande)
• 1 x shears - Joyce Chen recommended (Rio Grande or Amazon)
• high speed twist drill bits - #54, #55, #60 (Rio Grande)
• wet/dry sandpaper - 220, 320, 400 grits (Amazon)

The following forming tools will be needed for this workshop.

• 1 x rawhide mallet (Rio Grande)
• 1 x planishing hammer (Rio Grande)
• 1 x cross peen hammer (such as Rio Grande or Rio Grande)
• 1 x bracelet mandrel (Rio Grande)
• 1 x ball peen hammer - 8oz (any hardware store or Amazon)
• 1 x steel block (Rio Grande)