Jewelry Saw Piercing Techniques

Knowing the right tools to use for each task can take your jewelry-making capabilities to the next level. Join Mark Nelson and learn about sawing sheet metal, a fundamental skill to elevate your projects. Mark guides you through a process called piercing using a jeweler’s saw in this Beads, Baubles & Jewels segment.
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[@mehmetozturk16]

thank you . best of best

[@RioTechs]

Good tip, thanks for sharing.
Mark N Tech

[@egergaud]

What gauge of sheet metal do you recommend for a project like the Japanese knot work? What kind of sheet, half hard, soft? Thanks!

[@pinkpeppercorns]

Please make LOTS more videos! I am a newbie jeweler and feel so incredibly lost.

[@OSCustomsJewelry]

What type of blade would you recommend for 10ga 1/4 hard silver

[@RioGrande1944]

Hi Chris, Thanks for watching. You might like our saw blade spec chart. You can find it on our site here: www.riogrande.com/content/Saw-Blade-Specification-CG-html
Hope this helps!

[@jalmanzaart]

What kind of gauge of metal sheet do you recomend for the japanese knot?,,,thanks in advance

[@RioTechs]

Hi John. it depends on what you want to do with it after you cut it out. For rings, pendants, bolo ties, i like to use 16-20 gauge. Nice, thick and heavy. For earrings 24-28 gauge works well. nice and light.
I hope this helps, thanks for watching.
Mark N Tech

[@tonygabriel7701]

what is the lubricant used on the blade?

[@RioGrande1944]

Hi Tony, Thanks for asking! This is a Rio product called BurLife. It's available in a few configurations - check it out here: www.riogrande.com/search/go?w=burlife Hope that helps :)