September Chat thread

[#1]

Welcome metalsmiths ( or should I say "metalworkers"?)
If your name isn't on the list, head over to the Introduce Yourself thread and follow the instructions there please :-)

AbellaBlue = Jessica
AlegraJewelry = Vicki
AlexSharDesigns = Gaynor
AlisonMooreDesigns = Ally
anidem = Jesse
artdi = Diana
AZBluerockers = Mary Lou
bagsnstuff = Dianna
BeatrizFortes = Beatriz
BellaBijouJewellery = Jaime
BellaBijouToo = Jaime
bddesigns= Christen
bijoutery = Jen, Jennifer, or bijoutery
Brokentreasures= Amanda
Brontotheroocity= James L.
cabbingrough = LauraH
CGWhitfield = CG, or Cliff
CharOuellette = Char
Chrissilynn2=Chrissi
Chrissicabs=Chrissi
corybethy = Cory
DaisiemaiCreations = Janea
DaVineJewelry = Danielle
DiemDesignsJewelry = Sarah Jo (CarpeDiemGems)
DominicanLounge= Alpha
Doxallodesigns = Janice
Doxallostudio = Janice
Duffy Designs= Duffy
Eklektisch = Cole
Elementaldesigns= Denise
EmilyWiserJewelry = Emily
Epiphany of a Dragonfly = Wanda
evelynjewelry = Evelyn
evittscreekarts= Lois
ericafreestone = Erica
EyemaginationRSB = Robin
FiliGraceJewelry = Grace
fix8ion = Tammy
FoldAndSpindle = Mike
FoxyGirlBoutique = Melissa
GirlLovesGlitter = Lilian
HappyTortoiseSupply = Jason
Hartleystudio = Ann
HRBeaDesign = Heather
InbarBareket = Inbar
JackStones = Jack
JaneaPauline = Janea
JazznJewelry = Kathy
JelliesJewelry = Jack
JenniferCasady = Jen or Jennifer
Jewelrytutorials = Janice
JonesingforJewelry = Carin
KarlaWheelerDesign = Karla
karmahjean = Karen
kiliari = Raina
KimberlyBellDesigns = Kim
KimVGlass = Kim V
KitandCaboodleShop = Gayle
KriksSilver = Kristie
lamazonian = Vema
LauraRoberson= Laura
LeahBestDesigns=Leah
Lilnut = Caroline
litapsilverj = Lita
Lovebuttonsca = Laura
lsueszabo = Sue
Luxedesignworkshop = Peg
MarcusBerknerJewelry = Marcus
Markaplan = Mark
mattjohnsondesigns =Matt
Maythenwolfbane= Nicole
Metalluxe = Peg
MieleMelograno = Liz
MissToryDesigns = Lina
novadesigns = Tess
novaofsweden = Tess
NRjewellerydesign = Nikki
OrmanaDesign = Katya
OverThinkingIt = Bree
Ppennee = Pennee
PureDichotomy = Wendy
RadianTrace = Ronnie
Ranchiquita = Becki
rockaholic=Peggy
sbevisdesigns = sue
ScrapMetal = Addie
ShireJewelry = Lisa
SilverBlueberry = Esmeralda
SilverLinesJewelry = Jenny
SilverMade Studio = Teresa
silvermaven= Carol and Jackie
StoneBeautiful = Jenn
StoneTemple = Mark
SToNZ = Susan
SugarCity = Grace
thebutterflygirl = Veronika
TheSpeeceCollection = Pat
ThirteenGems=Melissa
tinkertown = Sue (tinkerSue)
Treasuregypsy = Darcy
TreeFrogJewelry = Sheryl
TwoSilverMoons = Birgit
UntwistedSister=Terri
valerietyler = Valerie
verysmallbird = Heather
VillainAccessories = Brandi
VisionQuest = kim or VQ
WednesdaysDesign= Kristina (Wednesday)
wpcardenas= Wanda
2trickpony = Rachel
3sweetpeasjewelry = Gina

[Former_Member]

oh my word Tammy - its EXHAUSTING! (and HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII how the heck are you!!??)

[BodeesJewelry]

Hey Laura!

[BodeesJewelry]

Doing good! I feel for you, and I don't know if I could do it again.

[BodeesJewelry]

Last year I raised 10 puppies on bottles for a month and it was awful! I got up every 3 hours and feed all 10 of them.

[LauraStasa]

Janice, I can commiserate. We fortunately have our phone and power back in town, but just enough water for one more day (the pumps are broken). Sorry you have to be without for so long! Where are you?

I just saw pics of my old neighborhood in Hawley. They are missing 3 miles of roads and I'm sure my old house must have been washed down the hillside.

[hartleystudio]

lsueszabo says

i just have 2 words for you people- RECTAL ROCKET. haha, don't mind me, i'm just having fun at work.


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insertion? Yuck..

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Double yuck.

[Former_Member]

Sue, Two words... Hazmat suit!

Janice, Wow... Are you staying home with the baby and able to nap? I enforced nap time when my kids were young so that I could take a nap too.

[BodeesJewelry]

Well, I guess I'll go out to the shop and sweat for a while. I promise I'll check in later. :P

[tessjordandesigns]

Tammy everything is great! Been busy after the wedding. Moving to a new place and making a new studio space. Drop by later!!

[tessjordandesigns]

Janice congrats to the sale!
Sorry about the power and canned foods! I don't know what I would do without power!

[VisionQuest]

Happy September!
it's been quite nice this week here in SoCal (low 70s) but it's chilly and overcast today.. living in a beach town, we totally take it (the ebach) for granted. our family vacation will be to Hawaii in late Oct. hope it's not hurricane season there then.

thinking :happy: thoughts for those of you still dealing with the Irene- leftovers..

smiles!!!

[hartleystudio]

Ggggrrrrrrrr.....we have now waited so long to see the last Harry Potter movie that it's hardly showing anymore. It's almost done with it's run and there are only two times we can go this weekend, neither of which are times we can get a sitter. Grrrrrrr.....

[Former_Member]

Hey all - I'm in MD (Ellicott City). Most of the county has been restored, but as of yesterday there was still at least one high school without power, and I don't know how many homes. I wish I could nap, but I'm supposed to be working from home - though this week I haven't been able to do so. Today I'm in the office and have my Dad watching the baby. I have been falling asleep on the sofa around 9pm the past couple of nights though as the baby has decided to sleep from about then until midnight - so I'm catching a few good hours early in the evening.

Tammy, ten puppies???! I don't know which would be worse! by the time you get them all fed it must be time to turn around and do it again!

My son's school was closed first day due to power outage - but he went back on Tuesday. . . . its sad though what his breakfasts have looked like the past few days. lol

[Former_Member]

Hopefully your power will be back on today.

[bellabijoujewellery]

Ahhh here you all are! Off to catch up.

[bellabijoujewellery]

OK, I skimmed.


Sue - Eww!

Tammy - BIG waves, how have you been? Dans sis in New Orleans has been saying they have had heat so bad people just don't leave their homes!

Janice - congrats on the sale!

[lsueszabo]

sorry for you janice- you're a trooper.
haha jaime, i had to put this suppository thingy in and on the box, it said in giant red capital letters- RECTAL ROCKET. i brought the box into the room and my patient saw it and she asked, what the hell are you doing? we both ended up laughing so hard we had tears in our eyes. who names this stuff?

[bellabijoujewellery]

good god that is funny. I am guessing a man was behind that one. ( no offense to the boys here)
I mean, you'd think you want to name something like that something that wouldn't be so alarming lol

[hartleystudio]

Popping in...what's a good inside diameter for a round bangle bracelet? Silver prices be damned!! AND, what's the minimum gauge do you think??

[cgwhitfield]

Ann, 2.5" is pretty much a standard inside diameter for a bangle.

The wire size is up to you. I've never made them under 2.0mm/12G, but I can see maybe down to 1.25mm/16G if it is work hardened after soldering, ideally by hammering.

But a bangle that light will be thought of by customers as very light, hence not so very expensive.

[2TrickPony]

2.5 inches interior diameter is a medium.

[VisionQuest]

ditto what CG said-
16ga is a nice "weight" for multiples, like sets of 5+
14ga could be more stand alone, but again work hardened/hammered for strength

[bellabijoujewellery]

I have a friend of a friend asking me to make some right now actually - she wants 16 gauge but they will be hammered.
I was also going to say 2.5 is pretty standard.

[PPennee]

Hi Janice- sorry things are so tough-you can always come to my house and have wine- bring the baby I have loads of toys- expecting another granddaughter in Dec!!!

16 gauge bangles? Wow- I had to stop making 14 g because I had so many customer comments that they bent and I hammered the heck out of 14g and tumbled. Although it could be that no matter what I said about proper measurement people buy stuff too small and jam them over a too big hand!

[VisionQuest]

the "bending" of the 16g gives them a nice "organic" look.. i think if they are hammer textured anyway and not "perfect", it's all good..
it puts a little ::wiggle:: in them.
:o)