Stone on Stone

A $76 materials kit will sent to the shipping address listed on your Metalwerx, directly by the instructor. Students must register by October 1, 2024 to receive a kit by the workshop start date. For any student that register after October 1, a kit will still be sent but will not arrive by the workshop start date. Materials kit items include:

• 2 x .75mm “Tripple Ripple” Diamond Drill Bits 
• 1mm Diamond Drill Bits
• 1.25mm Diamond Drill Bits
• 1.5mm Diamond Drill Bits
• 1.75mm Diamond Drill Bits
• 1 Shofu Floppy Green Polishing Disc
• 1 x 600 Grit Small Diamond Ball Bur
• 1 x 600 Grit Large Diamond Ball Bur
• 6” Silver Tubing
• Hxtal Kit (His Glassworks)
• Shipping and Handling

The following supplies will be used for course demonstrations and objectives. A suggested item and/or vendor has been provided below for reference. Click the vendor name (in red) to be redirected to a page where you can find the item. The quantities needed for each item are listed first. If ordering, please be aware that some items may come in larger quantities than needed for this class. We recommend not opening an item's packaging until the day of the workshop. Student participation during or in-between class sessions is strongly encouraged but not required - observers are welcome.

Metal/raw materials: 

• various stones to layer on one another (Rio Grande)
• fine silver or gold bezel wire - enough for stones (Rio Grande)
• 6" x thin wall silver tubing - 1.8mm (Rio Grande)
• 3"x3" sterling silver sheet - 20g (Rio Grande)
• 3"x3" sterling silver sheet - 26g (Rio Grande)

Hand tools:

• 1 x round nose pliers (Rio Grande)
• 1 x flat nose pliers (Rio Grande)
• 1 x snips / flush cutters (Rio Grande)
• 1 x jewelers saw (Rio Grande)
• 1 x pack saw blades - 2/0 (Rio Grande)
• 1 x burlife / bee's wax (Rio Grande)
• 1 x bench pin (Rio Grande)
• 1 x half round hand file - #2 cut (Rio Grande)
• 1 x rotary tool - flex shaft, micro motor, etc. (Rio Grande)
• 1 x half round forming pliers (Rio Grande)
• 1 x center punch (Rio Grande) 
• 1 x scribe (Rio Grande)
• 1 x riveting hammer (Rio Grande)
• 1 x steel block / steel surface (Rio Grande)
• 1 x small steel ruler (Rio Grande)
• 1 x sheet of sand paper - 220 to 600 grits (Rio Grande)
• 1 x dividers (Rio Grande)
• 1 x calipers (Amazon)
• 1 x bezel mandrel (Rio Grande)

Torch setup:

• 1 x fireproof area - steel sheet, tiles, etc. (Amazon or Home Depot)
• 1 x Solderite™ pad / pan with pumice (Rio Grande or Rio Grande)
• 1 x oxy / acetylene or oxy / map gas torch (Rio Grande)
• 1 x striker or lighter - Silversmith system has one (Rio Grande)
• 1 x soldering tweezers (Rio Grande)
• 1 x soldering pick (Rio Grande)
• 1 x 3rd arm (Rio Grande)
• 1 x cross lock tweezers (Rio Grande)
• 1 x paste flux (Rio Grande)
• 1 x copper tongs - for pickle (Rio Grande)
• 1 x 6” silver solder - hard (Rio Grande)
• 1 x 6” silver solder - medium (Rio Grande)
• 1 x 6” silver solder - easy (Rio Grande)
• 1 x pickle - sodium bisulfate or citric acid (Rio Grande or Amazon)
• 1 x crock pot or lidded glass container (Rio Grande or Amazon)
• 1 x tempered glass container or sink - for quenching and rinsing
• 1 x small brush - for flux
• 1 x liquid hand soap - for cleaning metal

Other/miscellaneous items: 

• tweezers
• dual gas torch setup (either oxy / acetylene or oxy / map gas)
• super glue
• super glue accelerator (Rio Grande)
• glass dish with flat bottom - for water
• vaseline
• toothpicks
• q-tips
• little cups - for epoxy and powder (1oz work best)
• hard work surface
• fan and open window - or ventilation system
• particulate dust mask
• safety glasses 
• pencil, Sharpie, notebook - for notes
• rags/towels