Silversmithing: from file to polish.

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  • Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
  • G’day everyone, I hope you’re all well! In this video we’ll be making some rings and pendants. While we start from scratch, I’ll be trying to explain the clean up process from file to polish, even though it starts from the beginning. I hope it helps make a few things make sense, if you have anything to add, share or questions, leave a comment and I’ll try to respond. I hope you enjoy, thanks for your time. 🤪👍
    My contact email: theopalmills@gmail.com
    My online store: theopalmills.com.au
    The wheel I use: wuttkewheels@gmail.com
    The music in this video:
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    Happy
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    2:56
    Just Dance
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    2:39
    Beyond
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    Inspirational
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  • @samanthasimental3788
    @samanthasimental3788 7 місяців тому +1

    I really love the ideas for those of us who dont have all the fancy equipment. The nails for texture was a great idea.

  • @lyndallsymons9767
    @lyndallsymons9767 7 місяців тому +1

    A really fantastic job with a really nice clean professional finish you just don’t realise how much time and effort goes into making beautiful pieces like these well done 🪨👍

  • @paulkeating944
    @paulkeating944 7 місяців тому +1

    They all turned out great. very happy with mine. Great video for the silver smithing enthusiasts. Cheers Phil

  • @johnoakes6772
    @johnoakes6772 7 місяців тому +1

    Well done Phil. All three finished looked fabulous.❤

  • @kirklovell9164
    @kirklovell9164 5 місяців тому +1

    You are very talented,I look forward to giving ring making a go once I get an opal worth mounting that is! I really appreciate your instruction on every step and same with opal information, great channel.thanks from NZ

  • @haroldmee8222
    @haroldmee8222 7 місяців тому +1

    Big job mate 👌 😊 never new how much work was involved.The three pieces look fantastic and beautiful 😍 from Harry 👍

  • @susannesamuelsson2930
    @susannesamuelsson2930 7 місяців тому +1

    Both sound and picture here, if it helps now! Beautiful opals and i you are so talanted Phil 👋💎👍 with silversmithing ( and i know with gold too )!

  • @redeyestones3738
    @redeyestones3738 7 місяців тому +1

    Great video Phil! Thanks. Was good to see the little details. Great idea to touch on that

  • @Mass-jab-death-2025
    @Mass-jab-death-2025 7 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for Philling me in on how it is done. Learning so much.

  • @PulitzerOpal
    @PulitzerOpal 7 місяців тому +3

    About 10 years ago, I made a silver bezel mount. No stone, just silver, and it was pretty pathetic. Very pathetic. My jewelry making career ended that day. You did a fantastic job with those stones and settings. Very impressive opal jewelry! Thanks for showing us how you do it! dp

    • @ThatOpalGuy
      @ThatOpalGuy 7 місяців тому +1

      If only you had been as malleable as silver?

    • @PulitzerOpal
      @PulitzerOpal 7 місяців тому +1

      @@ThatOpalGuy Right!

    • @samanthasimental3788
      @samanthasimental3788 7 місяців тому +1

      Maybe you should try again. Now that you watched this video.

    • @theopalmills
      @theopalmills  7 місяців тому

      My first attempts were pretty cringe, sometimes I just don’t know when to quit. 🤣👍

  • @kenoathiog1156
    @kenoathiog1156 7 місяців тому +1

    Great to watch, Phil. I’m learning a lot!

  • @AusOpal
    @AusOpal 7 місяців тому +1

    Phil you have delivered some great education here. That is a lot of vid. Good on ya giving us this content that is some effort. I am sure it inspires a few to make their own pieces. I am not one to endeavour making jewellery pieces just yet but you have shown a way and I will have a go with time. Thanks a lot

  • @stevenpolack4444
    @stevenpolack4444 7 місяців тому +1

    Nicely done🤘 The clicking sound is always scary lmao. Thanks for showing each step in detail, much appreciated 👍 Hope y'all are well and best of luck on the next project.

  • @pkgoldopalhunting
    @pkgoldopalhunting 7 місяців тому +1

    great work mate good to see the free form shape set in pendant should be more of it insted of ovals and round shapes no other like that

  • @ThatOpalGuy
    @ThatOpalGuy 7 місяців тому +1

    Wow, a long form video PACKED with lots of valuable information. Nice, thanks Phil. I really like the way they all turned out. This video did give youtube a LOT of opportunity to show ads. I tried to watch as many as I could all the way through. Even I have limits though.

    • @theopalmills
      @theopalmills  7 місяців тому

      UA-cam has a one size fits all approach to advertising, I’d like to be able to cut the ads out during certain videos and have them at the beginning and end.

  • @nicolemurray-jeffery7433
    @nicolemurray-jeffery7433 7 місяців тому +1

    Great tutorial video, thanks 😊

  • @firstlast-mp1dc
    @firstlast-mp1dc 7 місяців тому +1

    Great detailed video. Thanks.

  • @bentationfunkiloglio
    @bentationfunkiloglio 7 місяців тому +1

    Phil, great timing with the video drop! Caught COVID on way back from a vacay.
    Don’t have the energy to walk to my shop to cut opal, but can watch your video instead!

    • @theopalmills
      @theopalmills  7 місяців тому +1

      G’day mate, I hope you fight it off quickly, it’s a damn nuisance. 🤪👍

  • @travelermystery63
    @travelermystery63 7 місяців тому +1

    Love the texturing the band thing with nails ,that's really cool ,I often look at pre textured Sterling we can buy and a lot of it looks naf ,much better to create your own texture, each piece is unique, and everything hand worked,,great post ,cheers,

  • @Kerrsartisticgifts
    @Kerrsartisticgifts 7 місяців тому

    That was Brilliant! I enjoyed every minute of it and then the jewelry came out fantastic.

  • @Silvertoburn
    @Silvertoburn 7 місяців тому

    Right on my dude thanks so much for your time & expertise!

  • @Leafbinder
    @Leafbinder 5 місяців тому +1

    Nice video on how to shape and make Bezels and Rings , but personally I prefer solid gem opals so bezels dont show the sides which is how you can tell its not a doublet or triplet.

    • @theopalmills
      @theopalmills  5 місяців тому +1

      G’day mate, I do like that claw settings allow for more viewing, bezel settings are more the traditional setting for cabs, but the best way to tell if the opal is a solid, doublet or triplet is to buy from a trusted seller. 🤪👍

  • @martinbowra9152
    @martinbowra9152 7 місяців тому +1

    Very good video thanks for making it. Is using gold the same process?

    • @theopalmills
      @theopalmills  7 місяців тому

      G’day mate, the soldering is only slightly different, it takes a bit more heat, but you don’t have to heat the whole piece when soldering. The clean up process it the same. 🤪👍

  • @Kerrsartisticgifts
    @Kerrsartisticgifts 7 місяців тому +1

    I just got the sound after restarting the video

    • @theopalmills
      @theopalmills  7 місяців тому +1

      I’m not sure what happened. 🤪👍

    • @Kerrsartisticgifts
      @Kerrsartisticgifts 7 місяців тому

      I shut youtube off and restarted it and hit the "unmute " button and the sound has been perfect ever since. Great video, Phil

  • @infjforever-river-sal.
    @infjforever-river-sal. 2 місяці тому

    Bug: Aphid, (greenfly).

  • @larrymoremckenzie3029
    @larrymoremckenzie3029 7 місяців тому +1

    Why did you omit the soldering technique for the rails on the inlay rings?

    • @theopalmills
      @theopalmills  7 місяців тому +1

      G’day mate, there’s no trick, it’s just solder as usual, I have other videos that include soldering. I was asked to show more of the filing through to polish, on the clean up. Inlay rings are relatively easy, I’ll see about doing a vid on it from start to finish. 🤪👍

  • @MrRitzart
    @MrRitzart 7 місяців тому +1

    Where do you get your silver? I’m trying to learn the jewellery making side of opal.

    • @theopalmills
      @theopalmills  7 місяців тому +1

      G’day mate, in Adelaide I buy silver/gold shop.twinplaza.com/ 🤪👍

  • @user-tr4ei8xc1e
    @user-tr4ei8xc1e 7 місяців тому +1

    Do you stamp the backs of your pendants with 925?

    • @theopalmills
      @theopalmills  7 місяців тому

      G’day mate, I stamp 925 on the back of the bails. The bails are soldered closed. 🤪👍

  • @samanthasimental3788
    @samanthasimental3788 7 місяців тому +1

    Can we see the inlay process?

    • @theopalmills
      @theopalmills  7 місяців тому +1

      G’day mate, I have a spare inlay ring blank, I can do another video on it. 🤪👍

  • @rekekongen1
    @rekekongen1 7 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful,and thats nice cutting you do.What machine are you using: Im working on a cabbing machine,but i also got hold on a dentist machine for carving plaster,and the dick is standing like on your machine.But it have a cover in the front for the most,so i might take it of, to get to the whole disc.Anyway,,nice videos you have out there

    • @theopalmills
      @theopalmills  7 місяців тому +1

      G’day mate, I use a flat lap, I put a link in the descriptions of my videos for the one I use. 🤪👍

  • @fekko11
    @fekko11 7 місяців тому +1

    No sound for me either

    • @theopalmills
      @theopalmills  7 місяців тому +1

      It should be working now, I’m not sure what went wrong. 🤪👍

  • @user-lq1lj2qe6g
    @user-lq1lj2qe6g 7 місяців тому +1

    Have you ever thought of signing your work

    • @theopalmills
      @theopalmills  7 місяців тому +1

      Yes, I’d like to get my own makers mark stamp made up eventually.🤪👍

    • @user-lq1lj2qe6g
      @user-lq1lj2qe6g 7 місяців тому

      That would be a great video

  • @410connects
    @410connects 7 місяців тому +1

    were do you get ur silver from?

    • @theopalmills
      @theopalmills  7 місяців тому

      G’day mate, in Adelaide I buy silver/gold shop.twinplaza.com/ 🤪👍

  • @scottvanderwerf3391
    @scottvanderwerf3391 7 місяців тому

    No sound?

    • @theopalmills
      @theopalmills  7 місяців тому +1

      It should be working now, I’m not sure what went wrong. 🤪👍