Unusual job on the bench today

Unusual job on the bench today

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ecain63

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10,588 posts

174 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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GT03ROB said:
ecain63 said:
GT03ROB said:
ecain63 said:
GT03ROB said:
If a dark haired women with a bald dog comes in, please don't sell her anything (And she will be in!!)
Ha! Bald dog lol

I'll bear that in mind. I have some bargains in my arsenal at the moment wink
st.... now I'm in trouble. She just said she was in today & liked what she heard!
Which one was your missus? Did I set a CZ for her in a turquoise ring?
May well have been she said something about a stone falling out of a ring & you reset it.

Was the bald dog not there?

She said she liked your prices!
Didn't see a bald dog with her but I did leave her wallet intact. She did say how reasonable my prices were wink

GT03ROB

13,207 posts

220 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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ecain63 said:
Didn't see a bald dog with her but I did leave her wallet intact. She did say how reasonable my prices were wink
Oh you will next time, it's notorious in Ringwood! Do you offer accounts, think I'll need one. She's already talking about getting you to remodel some of her stuff.

By the way she has no idea about how reasonable prices are or are not. As long as it's less than Allum & Sidway you are reasonable! She bought some thing or other out here in Kuwait, told me it was a great bargin, got her conversion rate wrong, not such a great bargin!

ecain63

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10,588 posts

174 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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GT03ROB said:
ecain63 said:
Didn't see a bald dog with her but I did leave her wallet intact. She did say how reasonable my prices were wink
Oh you will next time, it's notorious in Ringwood! Do you offer accounts, think I'll need one. She's already talking about getting you to remodel some of her stuff.

By the way she has no idea about how reasonable prices are or are not. As long as it's less than Allum & Sidway you are reasonable! She bought some thing or other out here in Kuwait, told me it was a great bargin, got her conversion rate wrong, not such a great bargin!
Most of what Ringwood has to offer is overpriced, low standard crap. Silver with rhodium plating priced as platinum. That awful Pandora stuff sells like hot cakes.

We are already doing well and customers are liking that we do things in house. Your wife said she had some stuff to remodel so I look forward to her coming in smile

I'll keep the 2.2ct earrings and 2.56ct old cut solitaire away from her 😬

ecain63

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10,588 posts

174 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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Rob, your good lady has returned. Not yet come in though. Loves my window stock.

Just to let you know 😂

GT03ROB

13,207 posts

220 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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ecain63 said:
Rob, your good lady has returned. Not yet come in though. Loves my window stock.

Just to let you know ??
I did tell you!!


ecain63

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10,588 posts

174 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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smile

ecain63

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10,588 posts

174 months

Thursday 2nd March 2017
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I can't advertise here for obvious reasons, but if anyone is looking I have a couple of engagement ring offers in the classifieds section.

Eddie

Julietbravo

216 posts

89 months

Tuesday 21st March 2017
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Just wanted to say a massive public 'Thank You' to Eddie. I bought my wife a bracelet 18 years ago (not expensive but sentimental value) and the clasp wore through due to wear last month. Eddie took it, replaced the clasp, straightened, cleaned and polished the bracelet leaving it better than new. She's delighted.

Thanks mate.

ecain63

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10,588 posts

174 months

Wednesday 22nd March 2017
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Julietbravo said:
Just wanted to say a massive public 'Thank You' to Eddie. I bought my wife a bracelet 18 years ago (not expensive but sentimental value) and the clasp wore through due to wear last month. Eddie took it, replaced the clasp, straightened, cleaned and polished the bracelet leaving it better than new. She's delighted.

Thanks mate.
Glad you and your good lady are happy. Always a pleasure to help. wink

ecain63

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10,588 posts

174 months

Friday 28th April 2017
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Ha! I bet you thought I'd legged it too??

Unlucky!!

Anyway, a little something I did this morning:

A customer sent me some old jewellery to be broken down and turned into something new. The design was of a gold band set with diamonds from the 2 diamond rings included in the haul and an addiitonal 2 pink stones of differing shades. The diamonds she had at her disposal were a mix of 8-cuts and old cuts and the gold a mish-mash of 9ct and 18ct with bits of platinum in the settings. The decision is to stick with the 9ct bits.

First task, after sorting it out..... warm it with fire!









Once we have a well melted lump of 9ct gold the material is then rolled out to the desired gauge and stamped:





The rolled metal is then cut to the length required and then soldered to make the ring:



A little clean later and it's now resembling a ring!





There are 8 stones to be set at equal distances. The centre of the ring is scored with a (name escapes me lol) pointy thing and the position of the stones marked with a centre punch:





The settings are drilled and stones laid in:



Some pressing and pushing later and the stones are in. The lighter pink stone is a sapphire, the darker a ruby:





The ring is then polished and cleaned. Job done!











Til next time wink


Edited by ecain63 on Friday 28th April 20:38

skirk

243 posts

140 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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Impressive skills as always.....i vote the PH crew chip in and treat Ed to a manicure spa day................tank

ecain63

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10,588 posts

174 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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skirk said:
Impressive skills as always.....i vote the PH crew chip in and treat Ed to a manicure spa day................tank
Must include toes wink

brianashley

500 posts

84 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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One of the best threads ever on PH

Morningside

24,110 posts

228 months

Saturday 29th April 2017
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bow What amazing talent. The skill of some people amazes me.

Me? I can't even knock a nail in straight!

HaiKarate

279 posts

133 months

Monday 1st May 2017
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Very impressive work there Royal.

j80jpw

824 posts

161 months

Tuesday 2nd May 2017
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Amazing, so are those stones just pressed in to the holes or is some form of adhesive used? How do you you test if they are nicely secure?

ecain63

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174 months

Tuesday 2nd May 2017
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j80jpw said:
Amazing, so are those stones just pressed in to the holes or is some form of adhesive used? How do you you test if they are nicely secure?
The holes are drilled to the same diameter as the stones where possible The old cut and 8-cut stones are not 100% round or even underneath so it can be tricky to set them at times. With the holes drilled the stones are dropped in / pressed in with a little effort and once seated correctly (a little below the top of the hole) the metal is pressed over the edge and then onto the stone itself. A sharp edged tool is then used to tidy it up. The process carries a little risk to the diamonds and if you get anything wrong you may have to dig the stone out and possibly remake the ring. The pressure of the gold on the stone is more than enough to keep them in place for years to come. No superglue in sight wink

j80jpw

824 posts

161 months

Wednesday 3rd May 2017
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Very impressive, so I assume you have a very special selection of tiny specialist drill bits ?

It baffles me how well the stones stay in given the life some of these rings must have, being bashed and knocked daily.

ecain63

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10,588 posts

174 months

Thursday 4th May 2017
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j80jpw said:
Very impressive, so I assume you have a very special selection of tiny specialist drill bits ?

It baffles me how well the stones stay in given the life some of these rings must have, being bashed and knocked daily.
Yes, hundreds of incremental, very expensive drill bits that take no effort to break. They burn also, so I have to be careful with regards to lubrication and drilling in dense metal.

Diamonds are generally very durable but can be shattered by a knock in the wrong place. The durability varies with the cut and flat stones like emerald and baguette cuts tend to break easier than others. Sapphires and rubies are also nice and​ hard. Stones such as amethyst, opal and emerald are a maintenance nightmare. Modern women don't have the caring touch they used to either.

theguvernor15

943 posts

102 months

Monday 8th May 2017
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Currently having something put together by Eddie, i cannot fault his knowledge, communication, customer & most importantly of all patience!