Jewelry & Metals Tool Buying Guide
Want to make some jewelry on your own? Here are the basic tools I suggest for starting. Some links are from Amazon, so you can begin shopping there. You may also check out a place called Rio Grande www.riogrande.com
Essentials
Basic Jeweler's toolkit: $ 154
Includes:
German jeweler's saw, Herkules Saw Blades, Ring clamp, Bench Pin/ anvil-topped clamp, Ring sizer
Ring mandrel, Rawhide mallet, Ball peen hammer
Grobet Half-Round hand file, cut #2: $37
Flat hand file, Mill Bastard Cut: $5
Set of 12 Swiss needle files: $64
Heavy-duty home workshop torch- ($640) this is for those who don't want to mess around with a propane torch. OR, you can get a hardware store propane torch with a trigger start:$20-30.
Soldering Tools/Supplies Kit: $125
Includes, Pickle pot, pickle powder, Tweezers, tongs, Solder block, flux, pickle, paste solder,
Jeweler's pliers set- Hobby Lobby is a great place to get these at a good price.
Brass, Copper, Nickel sheet metal
Brass wire, Copper wire, Nickel wire, try hardware stores in town
Basic Jeweler's toolkit: $ 154
Includes:
German jeweler's saw, Herkules Saw Blades, Ring clamp, Bench Pin/ anvil-topped clamp, Ring sizer
Ring mandrel, Rawhide mallet, Ball peen hammer
Grobet Half-Round hand file, cut #2: $37
Flat hand file, Mill Bastard Cut: $5
Set of 12 Swiss needle files: $64
Heavy-duty home workshop torch- ($640) this is for those who don't want to mess around with a propane torch. OR, you can get a hardware store propane torch with a trigger start:$20-30.
Soldering Tools/Supplies Kit: $125
Includes, Pickle pot, pickle powder, Tweezers, tongs, Solder block, flux, pickle, paste solder,
Jeweler's pliers set- Hobby Lobby is a great place to get these at a good price.
Brass, Copper, Nickel sheet metal
Brass wire, Copper wire, Nickel wire, try hardware stores in town
