How to Use and Maintain a Rolling Mill in Your Jewelry Studio
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- Опубліковано 10 вер 2024
- Erica Stice is in the Halstead studio showing a few fun ways to use the Economy Rolling Mill. Watch as she demonstrates embossing a pattern onto sheet metal and gives a brief look at how to fold form with the mill. She's also giving a few pointers on keeping your rolling mill well maintained and running smoothly.
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Just got mine today same model .Thank you.
Hows it working for you?
Hello, what about flattening out plated and rolled jewelry
I'm not quite sure about the question you're asking. You need the material to be annealed before you roll it through the mill and annealing will ruin plating.
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I’m really enjoying these videos! Thank you so much! I just found halstead last week! Do you have an economy style jewelry engraved? If not, any suggestions on where I could find one? I’m looking to engrave bracelets and necklaces.
Unfortunately we do not carry an engraver. There are many options for engravers from hand tools, such as Dremels, to bigger bench-top tools. If you have a flex shaft, there may be some smaller attachments that will engrave. If you're just starting out, we would suggest starting with a small engraver for practice, and those are available at many hobby/craft stores or online.
Excellent video. Thanks
My stuff always comes out crooked/curved/not straight. I wish somebody would address that problem. I think it might be uneven pressure when my sheet runs through, and I saw on another video that a girl used feeler gauges to check the evenness of her rollers. So I ordered some feelers and I hope that works but I can’t imagine that I am the only one with this problem.
Overtime rollers can become uneven. Your rolling mill should have a way to level them manually - check with the manufacturer if you are unsure. Be sure not to roll things through with too much pressure in one pass or pieces that are beyond the thickness the mill can handle - both will contribute to the rollers becoming uneven. If your metal is annealed unevenly, that can also cause your piece to roll through and come out crooked.
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Godspeed and Blessings for you and yours. Thank you for the content
That's great! Be sure to check out our blog too, which includes lots of information on the business side of things - like help writing a business plan, info for our online conference in Jan called Jewelry Business Forum, etc!
Can you tell me what the brand is? I keep searching for "Economy Rolling Mill" but the item # X280 does not pop up. Thank you! This mill looks great to get started with.
Hi there! We unfortunately stopped carrying most of our tool items. This mill is also available on jewelrytools.com
@@HalsteadJewelrySupplies Hi, i know you said you dont carry this mill anymore, but could you please give me some instructions on how to adjust the rollers to be straight? I only used it one time and whatever pattern i was trying to do, was only appearing from the left side, and i dont know what to do and what to check
Hi! Send an email to Erica at studio@halsteadbead.com so she can better help you out with this. She may need more information.
how reliable is the large shaft gear, can it break over time?
It's pretty reliable. With proper use you shouldn't have any issues.
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could you send a spoon though it
Hi Joe, you could roll a spoon through, if it's sterling silver. There are a few things you want to keep in mind though. As the video mentioned - make sure your metal is annealed. Second, make sure the rollers are far enough apart that you're rolling through easily. You may want to hammer the bowl first to flatten it out a bit before you roll. Third, your spoon bowl will likely deform in strange ways because it is a compound curve and you won't get a nice flat sheet. Generally, if you adhere by the tips in the video, you'll be fine.