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2411, Cold Connections - Beginning
08/19/2010
$165.00
Connie Fox - Bead Fest Philadelphia Workshop
Class Date:
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Time: 9-4 (7-Hour)
Level: Beginner
Technique: Wire and Metal
Description
Focus on using cold connections to join metals together &
to embellish your metal components. Cold connections offer you
an alternative to soldering & they are decorative in their
own right. The focus: Basic wire rivets, basic tube rivets, screws
and bolts, staples, sewing, & cotter pins. Make a sample
of each technique that can be joined to form a necklace or bracelet.
Additional skills: developing a sequencing plan, using a riveting
block, measuring accurately, drilling, and texturing metal.
Prerequisites
None
Materials List
Materials Included in Kit: No kit.
Students must bring these REQUIRED MATERIALS
to class: Center punch, bench pin
and anvil (make sure you have an anvil), Jewelers saw + 5/0 saw
blades, flat needle file, round, chain, flat nose pliers + flush
cutters, rawhide mallet & riveting hammer, 6 inch ruler,
bead reamer (diamond tip), metal twist drill gauge, scribe, Sharpie
- ultra fine tip, universal eyelet setter, micro bolts + 2 wrenches
for hex heads or 1 wrench for fillister head, 1 piece of 3/32
tubing (CU, AG or BR), small, pre-formed sheet metal components,
dead soft wire in Ag, Br or Cu: 3 feet of 16 g, 1 foot of 14
g, 1 foot of 18 g, 6 of 14 or 16g half-round, Cut Lube or Bur
Life, coins, washers. Optional: texturing tools (design stamps
& texture hammers)
All students MUST bring a task light/personal
lighting and an extension cord/power strip.
3411, Cold Connections and Colored Metal
08/18/2010
$165.00
Connie Fox - Bead Fest Philadelphia Workshop
Class Date:
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Time: 9-4 (7-Hour)
Level: Intermediate
Technique: Wire and Metal
Description
Learn the following cold connection skills: stamped wire rivets,
telescoping tube rivets, split tube rivets, invisible rivets,
and tabs. Also learn how to color anodized aluminum for your
designs. Class will focus on building skills rather than finishing
a bracelet.
Prerequisites
Experience with sawing, filing, & drilling. Some experience
making wire rivets and tube rivets.
Materials List
Materials Included in Kit: No kit
Students must bring these REQUIRED MATERIALS
to class: All students MUST bring
a task light/personal lighting & an extension cord/power
strip. Round, flat & chain nose pliers; flush cutters;
ball peen & riveting hammers; rawhide mallet; 6 half-round/flat
file; set of needle files; 6 inch/mm ruler; jewelers saw frame;
2/0 & 5/0 saw blades; Cut Lube or Bur Life; bench pin &
anvil; center punch; Staz On solvent ink pad in black; ultra-fine
black Sharpie; ultra-fine point (important) colored Sharpies
in your favorite colors; pencil; scissors; 3 pair of surgical-type
gloves; 1/8 & 3/32 silver, brass or copper tubing; 6 inches
each of 12, 14, 16 & 18 g dead soft wire (silver, brass or
copper); 2-3 white file cards; notebook. 20 gauge sterling silver,
copper, or brass sheet metal already sawed & filed for use
in a bracelet or 22 gauge shapes for earrings. My shapes range
from 30 x 30mm to 13 x 30mm. Make shapes that can be connected
into a bracelet. Optional: metal design stamps, rubber stamps,
rivet block, industrial tube wringer, jump rings, dividers, universal
eyelet setter, green templates to draw circles, oveals, diamonds,
etc.
4411, Cold Connections and Colored Metal
08/20/2010
$165.00
Connie Fox - Bead Fest Philadelphia Workshop
Class Date:
Friday, August 20, 2010
Time: 9-4 (7-Hour)
Level: Intermediate
Technique: Wire and Metal
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