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Thirteen Orphans posted:Thank you! Is there any way to tell if this particular ring is genuine? No idea about the stone, and the face of the ring appears to have some brassy highlights that are not explained. The inside of the ring is stamped 925 though, which is the standard marking for sterling silver (because it's 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper).
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fatman1683 posted:Any jewelers/metalworkers in the house? I'm going to be making some rings out of dead soft sterling silver wire, and I'm wondering if they need to be heat hardened or if the work hardening they'll get from rounding them on the mandrel will be enough. It's still going to be pretty malleable if you're just doing basic shaping on a mandrel. Hammering, rolling, or something similar would work harden it a bit more, but even work hardened sterling is still somewhat soft. What's the wire gauge?
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fatman1683 posted:8 gauge half-round. I'm going to try heat-treating in the kiln at some of the lower temperatures I've found to see if it's enough. 8 gauge I would say don't worry about it, it's plenty thick. 8 gauge half round though puts you right around what I would look at as the minimum desirable thickness for a sterling ring, so yeah I would try to harden it if you can.
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jeff8472 posted:Found this while cleaning up at grandma's house. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helenite
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May 4, 2023 04:45
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Seconding riogrande.com. Keep in mind that their settings will require some finishing in order to properly set a stone (whether bezel or prong or whatever. )
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