The two tone metal is so effective, especially with the richness of the 18k versus the steely look of the palladium. Looking forward to seeing the stone setting and the finished piece. Great work and very informative as always. Thank you
Ydna! Great video. I LOVE to find mixed metal techniques, and you bring it! 👏 I frequently build pieces with several different metals- but usually because I am making a Frankenstein project with whatever gold bits I have or a client has. Example: 14k ring shank, sterling backplate, with 18k or 22k (my favorite) bezel. It's a real challenge of planning the process sequence, which solders to use for each step. It's a challenge and no one I know of does this on TH-cam, it's not in a book, it's all experimental, and solder temp charts. I take lots of notes and pictures, so perhaps I can share my techniques one day and help someone else. It's a luxury to be able to just buy the metal you'd like to use. With clients, I encourage them to bring any gold they have from broken or unloved designs, and we design from there. I have a gold tester and always alloy up with a bit of fresh grain, making ingots. This process reveals quality. Lots of mixed metals. I'd love to just use gold, but it's not a reality for work these days, around here. And I'd rather have the work (I love it) and keep stretching my fabrication education.
@flyingcheff all about the planning and working out what you want. I'll do a video at some stage on how to extract the fine gold out any carat. May be a way off yet though. Thanks for watching again. And commenting. It always helps the channel.
Another great video Ydna! Palladium completely new to me. Not progressed beyond Silver really. BTW - tried your method of making the flower pots with a vice - brilliant! No more wonky collets, wrecked by hitting with a hammer off-straight. Like you say, though you need a big vice for this - could be my next purchase. Thanks for the great tip.
@@phillbearman359 it's quite nice to work with and has a nice deep finish when polished. Brand new Record vice from machine mart is 1k plus vat. Got mine for £40 ish from Ebay. It's a winner.
Oh, and about the Bermuda Triangle, I have one too. I finally figured out that there is a hole in the floor under my bench. I've had a few things dissappear, a small gold collett (why the gold one? 😆), and a small.diamond and a ruby. Sigh......I'll have to crawl under the house and dig in the dirt.... 😆 🤣 I probably spend at least 8% of my time at the bench, under it...searching.
@peppenapoli2404 Hi. As I explained in the video. These are the nicest metals to put together for colour composition. The contrast of these two metals together make teacher colour pop. If I used platinum, the yellow wouldn't look as warm. Not to say I haven't done many platinum combo rings over the last 28 years. This is my personal favourite for the video I wanted to make. It's actually easier technically to use platinum solder wise, so nice to put a challenge out there.
Question: Does a prepolished or polished surface have a better join (via soldering) than a slightly matte (sanded) surface on both pieces to be joined? Is there a difference? Thanks so much!
@less121 always my preference. I have all all metals on hand. These two are just an amazing contrast. I love getting to work with these, mainly because over 90% of my business work is platinum. I love platinum, but things like this make a change.
Few questions for you mate, I have only just started making jewellery. 1. What size saw blade is your go to and brand? 2. I want to try britecut what engraver do you recommend? 3. Im looking for a decent set of files what would you recommend? Cheers mate
@paulknapp2223 hi. For general working, I use a 2/0 blade normally Vallorbe brand mostly. No.6 or 8 is a good starter. Really depends on the width of setting to which one you pick off the bench. No.8 actually better for a first one. Any brand is good, but a high speed one is best. But when grinding the first bit, you just have to make sure you don't blue the steel. I think I made a short on that very early on. For files, generally vallorbe again. If on a budget, cut2 half round D shape hand file and cut two triangle and safety back (barette) 20cm needle files will allow you to make anything. The go to A-team 🤣
watched this a few times now mate, and I want to give it a try, but dont want to spend £400 on metal to give it a go, can this be done with silver and 9c gold, if so what solder would you recommend? cheers buddy
@paulknapp2223 much more than £400 Here, so completely understand. You could do it with 925 and 9ct. The colour contrast doesn't look as effective and sure doesn't visually pop the same. But it can be done. Much easier in solders. You could do that one all in silver hard solder. 👍🏼 Hopefully get a new little video out this Sunday. Then back to weekly after that.
that's a ton of metallurgy. I do get it, I understand the dialog but have not utilized the materials or process. I'm really looking forward to the setting.
@@brucesr8744 sure is. Most other combinations are less complicated, as long as all melting points are looked at. But this combo pd pd500 and 18 yellow is by far the most complex. The setting video will probably be after the engraving video. Thanks for watching more videos.
The two tone metal is so effective, especially with the richness of the 18k versus the steely look of the palladium. Looking forward to seeing the stone setting and the finished piece. Great work and very informative as always. Thank you
@helenworsley6991 thank you. May be a while till I get around to that vid though. 👍🏼
Ydna! Great video. I LOVE to find mixed metal techniques, and you bring it! 👏 I frequently build pieces with several different metals- but usually because I am making a Frankenstein project with whatever gold bits I have or a client has. Example: 14k ring shank, sterling backplate, with 18k or 22k (my favorite) bezel. It's a real challenge of planning the process sequence, which solders to use for each step. It's a challenge and no one I know of does this on TH-cam, it's not in a book, it's all experimental, and solder temp charts. I take lots of notes and pictures, so perhaps I can share my techniques one day and help someone else. It's a luxury to be able to just buy the metal you'd like to use. With clients, I encourage them to bring any gold they have from broken or unloved designs, and we design from there. I have a gold tester and always alloy up with a bit of fresh grain, making ingots. This process reveals quality. Lots of mixed metals. I'd love to just use gold, but it's not a reality for work these days, around here. And I'd rather have the work (I love it) and keep stretching my fabrication education.
@flyingcheff all about the planning and working out what you want. I'll do a video at some stage on how to extract the fine gold out any carat. May be a way off yet though. Thanks for watching again. And commenting. It always helps the channel.
U need to make more mate I have been waiting for this one all week lol
@paulknapp2223 I know right. Busy weekend and I wanted two out at the weekend. I've started on next weeks vid.
Love your work. Thank you 😊
@@ceceliahuynh thank you for watching. Really appreciate it.
Another great video Ydna! Palladium completely new to me. Not progressed beyond Silver really. BTW - tried your method of making the flower pots with a vice - brilliant! No more wonky collets, wrecked by hitting with a hammer off-straight. Like you say, though you need a big vice for this - could be my next purchase. Thanks for the great tip.
@@phillbearman359 it's quite nice to work with and has a nice deep finish when polished.
Brand new Record vice from machine mart is 1k plus vat. Got mine for £40 ish from Ebay. It's a winner.
Yeasss can't wait to try this when I get better 😂 thank you!
@Bohemianmetal cool. Even give it a go is just silver for a starter one. Thank you for watching more vids. I appreciate it.
Great video! Thank you!
@@shanyeung6291 thank you. 👍🏼
Oh, and about the Bermuda Triangle, I have one too. I finally figured out that there is a hole in the floor under my bench. I've had a few things dissappear, a small gold collett (why the gold one? 😆), and a small.diamond and a ruby. Sigh......I'll have to crawl under the house and dig in the dirt.... 😆 🤣 I probably spend at least 8% of my time at the bench, under it...searching.
@@flyingcheff all jewellers spend too long on their knees. 🤣
I found them today and now melted into a new bar.
Loved watching this, wondering why not 950 platinum?
@peppenapoli2404 Hi. As I explained in the video. These are the nicest metals to put together for colour composition. The contrast of these two metals together make teacher colour pop. If I used platinum, the yellow wouldn't look as warm. Not to say I haven't done many platinum combo rings over the last 28 years. This is my personal favourite for the video I wanted to make.
It's actually easier technically to use platinum solder wise, so nice to put a challenge out there.
Question: Does a prepolished or polished surface have a better join (via soldering) than a slightly matte (sanded) surface on both pieces to be joined? Is there a difference? Thanks so much!
@flyingcheff platinum and palladium like a non polished surface, but silver and gold does. But I don't stick to the rules really.
Was the choice of palladium 500 for a particular personal preference or just what you had at hand at the time?
@less121 always my preference. I have all all metals on hand. These two are just an amazing contrast. I love getting to work with these, mainly because over 90% of my business work is platinum. I love platinum, but things like this make a change.
Few questions for you mate, I have only just started making jewellery.
1. What size saw blade is your go to and brand?
2. I want to try britecut what engraver do you recommend?
3. Im looking for a decent set of files what would you recommend?
Cheers mate
@paulknapp2223 hi. For general working, I use a 2/0 blade normally Vallorbe brand mostly.
No.6 or 8 is a good starter. Really depends on the width of setting to which one you pick off the bench. No.8 actually better for a first one. Any brand is good, but a high speed one is best. But when grinding the first bit, you just have to make sure you don't blue the steel. I think I made a short on that very early on.
For files, generally vallorbe again. If on a budget, cut2 half round D shape hand file and cut two triangle and safety back (barette) 20cm needle files will allow you to make anything. The go to A-team 🤣
@@metalofhonour thanks for your time mate, I am on a few FB groups and will bang your TH-cam channel on them for ya
@paulknapp2223 no worries and thank you. Much appreciated.
so which oil was that you were talking about for your burrs and scorpers? tha
@@less121 It's winter green oil. Amazon has loads. Generally buy the strongest concentrate possible. 👍🏼
watched this a few times now mate, and I want to give it a try, but dont want to spend £400 on metal to give it a go, can this be done with silver and 9c gold, if so what solder would you recommend?
cheers buddy
@paulknapp2223 much more than £400 Here, so completely understand. You could do it with 925 and 9ct. The colour contrast doesn't look as effective and sure doesn't visually pop the same. But it can be done. Much easier in solders. You could do that one all in silver hard solder. 👍🏼
Hopefully get a new little video out this Sunday. Then back to weekly after that.
@@metalofhonour thanks for the reply mate, I know your busy so I do appreciate it
that's a ton of metallurgy. I do get it, I understand the dialog but have not utilized the materials or process. I'm really looking forward to the setting.
@@brucesr8744 sure is. Most other combinations are less complicated, as long as all melting points are looked at. But this combo pd pd500 and 18 yellow is by far the most complex.
The setting video will probably be after the engraving video.
Thanks for watching more videos.
If you know you shouldn’t don’t do it lol or if you know you should do it do 😂
@TheArtisanTouch it's all one big puzzle. If it don't go right, it doesn't take long to get back and try again. Never give up.
@@metalofhonour never ever
@@metalofhonour I will keep putting that puzzle together if I have to make the last pieces ima do just that bahaha 🤣
@TheArtisanTouch gotta make all them pieces fit mate.
Gah I dropping something
@TheArtisanTouch I spend more times on knees than a carpet fitter.