Jewelry 1 Midterm

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B & S Gauge

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Measuring device that tells the gauge or thickness of sheet metal and wire stock. The higher the number, the thinner the metal.

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Anvil

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used for shaping or flattening metal

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Bench Pin

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V-notched piece of wood that attaches to the work bench with a clamp. Used for sawing, minor shaping, finishing of metal.

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Clamp

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Adjustable tool used to hold objects such as the bench pin in a fixed position.

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Needle-Nose Pliers

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Cutting and gripping pliers that are flat on the inside. Used to bend, reposition, and cut wire.

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Rosary Pliers

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Rounded pliers that are used to shape and form loops.

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Flat-nose pliers

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Pair of pliers used for gripping and shaping, where the ends of the jaws don't extend to a point, but are cut short.

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Jewler's Saw Frame and Blades

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Saw frames adjust to use full or partial blades. Used with bench pin and clamp to pierce metal.

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Files

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Tools in many styles and sizes that have teeth that cut through and remove a part of the metal in the beginning stages of finishing. May also shape and define areas within the design.

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Scribe

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The word for "one who writes." Needle-sharp piece of metal with which one draws a design or hallmark on metal.

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Flint Striker

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Tool used with acetylene and oxy-acetylene torches to light them.

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Tripod

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Three-legged stand used to support a screen on which soldering can be done.

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Torch

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An oxi-acetylene or acetylene torch used for soldering jewelry.

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Cross-Lock Tweezers

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Tweezers that fasten an object to a surface, much like a clamp.

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Copper Tongs

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Tongs used to hold a piece of metal when soldering, cutting, etc.

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Mallet

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Used to flatten or straighten sheet or wire. Usually used on a soft leather-covered surface.

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Claw Hammer

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Standard multipurpose hammer used with other tools like a punch.

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Planishing Hammer

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Has one flat and one slightly domed face for smoothing metal surfaces.

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Cross peen Hammer

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Has two different sized peens and is used in forging wire.

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Hammer

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A tool with a metal head and wooden handle.

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Forming Block

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A piece of wood with shaped depressions into which metal may be hammered to form curves, grooves, and begin the formation of tubes.

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Goggles

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Used to protect the eyes when grinding, buffing and polishing metal.

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Flexible Shaft

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Power tool that is a tremendous aid in drilling, grinding, buffing, and polishing small areas in metal jewelry and dentistry. Has interchangeable heads.

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Drill Press

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Used to drill holes that have already been dented with a punch into metal. Has different bits for different sized holes.

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Creative Problem Solving Process

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Brainstorming
Analyzing
Sequencing Steps and Construction
Figuring Out Cost/Time
Evaluation

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Sparex

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Granular compound that must be dissolved in warm water to form "pickle" which cleans metals after soldering.

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Pickle

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The sparex acid solution used to quench annealed or soldered metal because it inactivates oxides.

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Process of Designing

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Drawing out designs
Using Drafting Tools such as a ruler and compass
Using Graph Paper to make things to scale

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Process of Beading

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Determining bead cadence (such as repetition, alternation, inverted)
Measuring wrist/neck/ankle/etc.
Figuring out cost per link using length
Construct

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Jewelry

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Articles of precious adornment made from precious metals.

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Examples of Jewelry

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buttons, buckles, bracelets, pins, necklaces, anklets, earrings, tiaras, rings, time pieces, bolos, perfume vials, cufflinks, crowns, baby spoons, rattles, barettes, headbands, toe rings

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Punch

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Tool with a shaped tip and one end and a blunt butt at the other, struck by a hammer to indent metal before drilling.

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Most Valuable International Gemstones

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Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald

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Semi-Precious Gemstones

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Aquamarine, Peridot, Topaz, Amethyst, Opal, Turquoise, Moonstone, Lapis, Tanzanite

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Other Materials

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Pearls, Amber, Coral, Petrified Wood, Shells, Feathers, Leather, Glass, Bones, Claws

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Process of Piercing

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Design
Create Pattern and cut out
Fit to edge of Best metal gauge & trace or scribe
Saw exterior. Tap Dimples. Drill holes.
Saw interior. File, File, File. Thrum.
Hallmark and polish.

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How to Turn on Acetylene Torch

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Turn on the acetylene torch gas valve and place the flint striker into the flowing gas.
Push the handle of the striker to cause the striker flint to spark, lighting the acetylene torch.

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How to Turn on Oxy-Acetylene Torch

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Turn the valve on top of the oxygen tank all the way open.
Turn the valve on the acetylene tank 1/4 to 1/3 of a turn to open.
Verify that the oxygen valve on the cutting torch is closed.
Light the torch by making a spark with the spark lighter at the end of the cutting tip while opening the acetylene valve slightly.
Open the acetylene valve on the torch to increase the flame. Now introduce oxygen into the flame by opening the oxygen valve on the torch.
Adjust the two valves (cutting torch oxygen and acetylene) until you obtain a short, bright blue flame at the torch tip with no yellow.
Adjust as necessary to maintain flame.

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Brass

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An alloy of copper and zinc. Golden in color. Brittle and not easily forged, but works well with piercing and fabrication.

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Bronze

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An alloy similar to brass; contains tin. Brittle.

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Copper

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May be pierced, fabricated or forged. Very popular now; about the same price as brass. Probably the first metal worked by humans. May be combined with many elements to form a wide range of alloys.

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Gold

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Malleable; maintains its color for thousands of years. Extremely versatile and may be pierced, fabricated, forged, and cast.

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Pewter

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An alloy of lead and tin. Today most pewter is tin, antimony and copper. An inexpensive silver-look substitute.

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Platinum

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A dense white metal that has a high resistance to corrosion. Brittle and hard, looks like silver, almost always cast. Prongs for precious stones are made from platinum.

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Sterling Silver

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Has many of the same working properties that gold has. Polishes to mirror finish, but tarnishes very quickly.

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Titanium

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A "new" metal which colors in brilliant purples, turquoises, and golds when heated with torch or electric current.

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Nugold

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A brass/copper alloy. Used as a gold substitute. Color is warmer than brass, but colder than copper.