Supply List
Students need to supply metal for projects. The following is a recommended list of possible metals to bring for the first day of class. Also, bring your project ideas! I will talk to you more about tools and equipment during class.
- 20 gauge sheet metal – copper, bronze & sterling silver
- 10 & 12 gauge rod – copper, brass or sterling silver
- 18 & 20 wire – copper, brass or sterling silver
- fine silver bezel wire 28 gauge; varying width
- variety of tubing – copper, brass or sterling silver
- Saw blades – #1or #1/O
- Flexible Shaft Finishing and Polishing: abrasive disc with Mandel; rubber & abrasive wheels
- Drill bits corresponding to wire or tube
- Solder – hard, medium & easy (wire or sheet)
- Sketch or notebook, pencil, scissors, and Sharpie®
Optional
The following items are great to have in your jeweler’s tool kit:
- Adjustable saw frame
- Forming pliers: flat nose, round nose, chain nose, flat & half round
- Flush or super flush wire cutter
- Universal straight blade shear
- Decorative stamps
- Center punch
- Titanium or tungsten soldering pick
- Fine tip or lock-back tweezer
- Steel surface plate or bench anvil
- Tube cutting jig
- Wood ring clamp with leather jaws
- 6″ file with handle: flat, half round or other shape (a rough cut like bastard or #00 + a medium cut like #1 or #2)
- Needle file set (#1 or #2)
- Rawhide + 1 lb or 2 lb brass mallets
- Hammers: riveting, chasing, plashing, forming
- Sheet and wire gauge
- Safety glasses or face shield
