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At Rio Grande, you¹ll find the media you need to create unique, colorful pieces and expand your jewelry-making repertoire. Stock up on supplies for enameling, the art that welcomes the newcomer, yet challenges the expert. Add a splash of color with Colores, the fashionable epoxy resin that brightens up your work.

Item Number: 117003
Brand:
Bur-Life
Size:
1.9 oz
Country of origin:
USA
Catalog page:
2013 Tools and Equipment Catalog p.693

Smooth cutting depends on an effective lubricant. Often imitated, never equaled Bur-Life® stays in position and is drawn into the area of contact between the tool and workpiece like a coating of microscopic ball bearings on the surface. Keeps cutting tools such as saw blades, files, burs sharp for smoother cuts and less friction—not to mention, working longer!
• Leaves no residue when heated
• Contains no animal products
• Non-toxic
• Non-staining
• Washes off easily
• Odorless
How to Make Jewelry Jump Rings
Ever think of making your own jump rings for jewelry-making? Mark Nelson shows how easy it is to make custom jump rings with the help of his handy flex shaft.
How to Set Up a Jewelry Work Bench
Whatever your workspace is, Mark Nelson has some great tips for optimizing your bench or studio space with must-have tools and accessories.
Flex Shaft 101 Tutorial
Ever wondered what you use a flex shaft for and why you should invest the money? Mark Nelson shows all the things you can do with this versatile tool.
How To Make Cold Connections in Jewelry
Mark Nelson shows how to use cold connections when setting stones, letting you layer metals for incredible texture.
How To Make a Fibula Brooch
In this project, Mark Nelson makes a fibula brooch using silver sheet metal and basic jewelry bench tools.
How To Use Cold Connections and Riveting in Jewelry
Cold connections and riveting are a great way to add texture and depth to your jewelry.
How To Make a Reticulated Silver Bolo Tie
Showing his Southwestern roots, Mark Nelson makes a bolo tie using reticulated silver colored with a homemade patina.
How to Make a Silver Tape Measure Bracelet
Mark Nelson is back, and he's found an old tape measure in the trash perfect for a new life in a handmade silver bracelet.
How to Make a Pair of Silver Reflection Earrings
Use your Swanstrom link-forming pliers to make a glittering pair of Swarovski crystal reflection earrings.
Jewelry Metal Sawing Techniques
A key skill for any bench jeweler, sawing sheet metal opens up a world of design possibilities in your jewelry.
How To Make Jewelry With the Microfold Brake
Mark Nelson uses a microfold brake to give added dimension to a few simple fold forming techniques, creating a pair of copper earrings.
Forging Sterling Silver Jewelry Components
Mark Nelson shows how you can forge and form your own unique components for bracelets and necklaces using silver wire.
How To Make Fused Argentium Bead Caps
Unlike sterling, Argentium® Silver is easy to fuse with no solder needed, allowing you to create amazing custom design elements such as these rope-edged bead caps.
Making Fused Argentium Beads
See how to use Argentium Sterling discs to create a variety of bead designs.
With your Swanstrom disc cutter, a mallet and a mandrel, you can create simple, beautiful rings in mere minutes. Learn how in this project from Rio Grande.
In this project, learn how to use Bonny Doon pattern plates with a rolling mill and the Swanstrom disc cutter to make beautifully crafted sterling silver earrings.
Warm hammered copper partners with jade beads in this earring project from Rio Grande.
Learn how to texture simple base metal wire and form it into luxuriously lightweight bangles that look (and sound!) beautiful when layered!
Copper discs are sliced in half, riveted together and 'roughed up' using the painterly properties of Gilders Paste in this earring project from Rio Grande. <br/>
Create these stone-set lever-back earrings with handcrafted textured dangles in this project from Rio Grande.
"It's a Man's Man's World," TOO, when it comes to beaded jewelry! In this simple soldering project from Rio Grande, you'll see how easy it is to create a variety of beads that are ideal for stringing onto a rubber or leather cord for the casual look guys like.
Follow the step-by-step instructions in this project from Rio Grande to set this attractive sterling silver scrolled ring mounting.
Learn how to set a stone into a simple prong setting in this how-to project from Rio Grande.
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