STACKER RINGS PART 1: "4 Must Do" Steps to make Stackers Correctly
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2024
- Learn how to make stacker rings correctly. Designer Craftsman Jeweler, Greg Greenwood, shares his "4 Must Do Steps" to make any stacker ring correctly. You will learn how to get the correct measurements to make your stacker rings fit "perfectly". Learn how to cut and solder your ring blanks so you never have that "Flat Spot" on you round rings. Greg will cover plain, beaded, and twisted wires and how to avoid "globby" messes when silver soldering. This tutorial video is great for beginners and experienced artists alike. Part 2 of the series will explore creative uses of stacker rings.
Thank you for the tip about rounding off the beads to solder beaded wire. It seemed so obvious after you said it. I felt like an idiot for not thinking of that myself. We make lots of stackers and this has always been an issue for me. I always end up with too much solder between the beads because I was trying to solder flat surfaces together because I sawed between the beads. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Hello Kathy, Awesome! So glad I can help you. Don't feel like an idiot, we all get so close to a subject that we don't see the forest for the trees. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. Thanks for your great comments. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
Congratulations on your video, it is so clear, your close-up are so perfect, we see exactly what happens. Thank you so much for sharing this, I’ve had issues before and now understand why. I will go watch all your videos and make some new trials.
Hello Iris, Thank you very much for your kind comments. Glad the video has helped and I hope my other videos will help you also. Please feel free at anytime to ask any questions. I am here to help and to make your jewelry making experience successful and enjoyable!! Please comment anytime. Thank you again, Greg Greenwood
Brilliant teacher thank you. Just wish you could call solder, solder... not sodder. In the UK a sod and therefore a sodder is quite something different!
Hello Jude, Thank you very much for your kind comment. I appreciate it.
The word solder has an interesting background. Google it. The British pronounce the "L" but in the US the "L" is silent. It is just one of those wonderful things that makes us all unique! Both ways are correct. Sorry about the meaning of sod. Thank you so much for watching. Thanks Greg Greenwood
You Sir are a fabulous teacher! Excellent videography and detailed instructions! You’ve explained some details that I’ve skipped over the years that I can now correct to make better stacker rings! Keep the videos coming as I’ve newly subscribed and could always learn new tips & tricks!
Hello Denise, Thank you very much for your kind comments. I appreciate it. Glad I can help you. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. Thanks again. Greg Greenwood
Thank you for sharing how to make a perfect joint, appreciated your expertise ❤
Hello Elisa, You are more than welcome. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
So clear to understand! Thank you!
Hello Big Mama, Glad I can help you. You are more than welcome. Greg Greenwood
This is great! Sure beats the way I was doing it!! 😊
Hello Mary, I am very glad I can help. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. Thank you for your kind comment. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 I will take you up on asking your advice.
I have a question about soldering a bezel. I will solder a medium to large bezel together with hard solder. Then tidy up a bit of excess. Sometimes after numerous soldering operations (backplate-medium solder, adding ring shank with easy solder etc) I am sometimes left with a small indented trough where the bezel seam is. The amount of sanding THATS required to make that seam disappear is endless. What am I doing wrong? Thanks
Hello Mary, You are doing nothing wrong! You just have to be aware of how many times you are going to be soldering on your pieces. In your comment you mentioned "numerous soldering operations". When you are soldering many times on a piece, the prior solder joints will start to deteriorate because of the formation of oxides and the pickling action. Sometimes it can be a little aggressive and will show up as you described, "a small indented trough". Two ways that you can deal with the problem: 1. When you are soldering for the second and third times, make sure you put flux on the prior solder joints. This will help with the oxide formation, so when you pickle, it will not remove part of the solder. 2. Plan ahead on your soldering. If you can get to the first solder joint after all the soldering is finished. Then leave a little excess solder on the joint and finish cleaning it up at the end instead of cleaning it all at first. ... I hope this has helped you and I hope it makes sense!! You are always welcome to ask questions and I will do my best to answer them. Good Luck and let me know how it is going. Greg Greenwood
Thanks again for a really good tutorial. The measuring and cutting tips are invaluable especially the bead and wire tips. and also to warm the whole piece a little to stop the heat you put on your solder sliding away into the cold metal.
Small tips. When sawing the ends of your ring metal, just put a finger end on the spare end to stop the metal jumping and jamming your saw blade. Mr Greenwood got away with it because of his experience. Never hit your ring measure at all, you will distort it and only hit the other mandrel with hide. A metal hammer with chip the heck out of it.
Hello To forget, Thanks for your tips. Greg Greenwood
This is definitely gonna be my first soldering project
Good Luck!!! Greg Greenwood
Very nice, thanks for the explanation of the details.
Hello, Thank you and you are more than welcome. Glad I could help you. Greg Greenwood
Thanks.. for all the details you have in all your videos. 👏
Hello Dads, Glad you like them! If you have any questions, please let me know. Greg Greenwood
So happy to have come across your videos and very helpful tips and techniques!!
Hello Frank, Thank you for your comments. I appreciate it. If you have any questions in the future, please feel free to let me know. Greg Greenwood
Love it!
Hello Artisan, Thanks a million. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
The best... thanks so much!
Hello Valerie, You are more than welcome. Thank you for watching. Greg Greenwood
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Pleasant & knowledgeable. Do you have a website for your shop and/or to see some of your finished product?
Hello Gregg, Thank you for your nice comments. At this time, I do not have a website for my work. I have been concentrating on my channel videos. But, it is on my agenda to set a website up. Hopefully soon. Keep in touch and keep watching. Thanks again. Greg Greenwood
Perfect 👏👏👏 Thank you.
Thank you for your nice comment. You are more than welcome. Greg Greenwood
Why do you calculate, do mesurements, score and rub with pencil if you can just wrap the wire around the mandrel at the correct size and cut this is only 2 steps?
Hello Rakhzul, Thank you very much for your great question. Good observation. In the videos, I want to show all ways of doing a job. Just rapping the wire and cutting is a good, easy, and fast way of measuring. This is great for just one ring, but when a jeweler is doing production work, it is faster and with less waste of metal if the measurements are taken and then the wires can all be cut to that length, curled, and soldered. This saves a lot of time. When I am doing a project with just one ring, I will do the wrap and cut method. I really appreciate your question. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
Hi there, what size are you using for the square, beaded, and twisted wires? Are you using hard, medium, or easy solder? Thank you!
Hello Stella, I used 14 to 16 gauge wires. The twisted wires are 18 to 20 gauge. I use all three solders. It depends on the design, but i usually use hard first, then medium, then easy. Check out my video "Stacker Rings: Par 2" I use more solder on those rings. Thanks for your questions. Greg Greenwood
@@greggreenwood4628 thanks for the reply!
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Glad you are enjoying my videos. Keep watching Greg Greenwood
Can i use sterling sugar tongs in boric acid flux
Hello Eliot, Yes, make sure that if they are plated silver, the base metal is not steel. Greg Greenwood
Just wanted to know if the calipers you are using is a generic brand? Thanks.
Hello, Yes they are generic. Pittsburgh from Harbor Freight. Thanks and Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
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Thanks Kym, GG
I meant sparex not boric acid! Doh!!
No Problem. Keep watching. Greg Greenwood
Copper is usual
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