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How To Create a Fidget Ring – Permanent Jewelry Tutorial – Orion Micro Welder mPulse

Posted on March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 by Gail

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Mar

This video shows you how to create and weld a fidget ring. Studies have shown that fidgeting is actually helpful for concentration, especially for people struggling to maintain attention. I wish I knew this when I was growing up. This ring is very easy to create and you can use any bead or charm. You […]

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Permanent Jewelry Business Strategy – Refund Policy and Tips – Orion Micro Welder Tutorial

Posted on March 1, 2023March 1, 2023 by Gail

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Mar

Should I give an unhappy customer a full refund? New business owners in the permanent jewelry industry ask me this very question. They are new at welding and still getting the hang of it. Here are my thoughts on Permanent Jewelry refund policy and tips. This video answers the question posed to me recently. The […]

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How to Clean Sterling Silver Permanent Bracelets – Jewelry Tutorial

Posted on February 21, 2023January 26, 2023 by Gail

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Feb

This video shows you the best way to clean sterling silver permanent bracelets. Very important to know as permanent bracelets cannot be removed the jewelry for cleaning. To demonstrate, I took some very old and tarnished sterling silver chain and made it into a permanent bracelet (in other words, no clasp where I can unlock […]

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Longevity Of A Permanent Gold Filled Bracelet – How Long Permanent Jewelry Lasts – Documented

Posted on February 14, 2023January 26, 2023 by Gail

14
Feb

I will show you my video that documents the longevity of my daughter’s permanent bracelet. My 11 year old daughter’s permanent gold filled bracelet finally broke after 7 months of love and rough wear. Frankly I’m surprised it stayed on this long because she is such a tomboy – 6 weeks of sailing summer camp, […]

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How to Open and Close Jump Rings Properly and Securely – Permanent Jewelry

Posted on February 7, 2023March 1, 2023 by Gail

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Feb

In this Short video, I show How to Open and Close Jump Rings – Properly This is one of the most basic, but extremely valuable, piece of knowledge. You’ll needed this to connect components securely – for permanent jewelry welding, as well a any sort of jewelry making It is simple, and yet if not done correctly, […]

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How To Prevent Silver From Tarnishing Without Lacquer Coating – Experiment on Italian Silver Coating

Posted on January 31, 2023January 24, 2023 by Gail

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Jan

Everybody is looking for the best method to prevent silver from tarnishing. I filmed this experiment to test the effectiveness of a newly invented plating system. This will help keep the bright appearance of the treated silver for a longer period of time. You can still solder and chemically oxidize the silver chain. . One […]

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How to To Tell Real vs Fake Gold Filled (Plated vs Genuine Gold Filled) Gold Acid Test

Posted on January 23, 2023January 18, 2023 by Gail

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Jan

I find it impossible just by looking with the naked eye, if a chain is gold filled or it is gold plated. You can tell after wearing it for a while (a few weeks to a few months later), when gold plating tarnishes or the plating has started to wear off. Gold filled performs the […]

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Welding is Easy – First Time Welding Permanent Jewelry with Orion Micro Welder mPulse

Posted on January 16, 2023January 17, 2023 by Gail

16
Jan

I want to share this video with you because many people are interested in starting a permanent jewelry business. They have written and asked how hard it is to master and whether they should get one-on-one lessons. I documented my friend Heather’s first time welding on the Orion Micro Welder. She is a portfolio manager with no […]

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Easiest Way to Make Hand Stamp Initial Connector – Permanent Jewelry Tutorial Micro Welding

Posted on January 9, 2023November 17, 2022 by Gail

09
Jan

In this video I show the trick to getting a straight and clean hand stamp a letter onto an oval gold filled stamping disc connector. Afterwards, I weld the connector into a permanent bracelet using the Orion mPulse Micro Welder. There are many pre-made initial bracelet connectors on the market that are easy to use. […]

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Tricks and Tips for Better Welding Control – Best Power Setting For Orion Micro Welder and Permanent Jewelry

Posted on January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 by Gail

02
Jan

Permanent Jewelry with Orion Micro Welder In this video I show some tricks of fine tuning your welding control by adjusting the power setting. Also by adjusting the electrode of the Orion Micro Welder. This is especially important when welding permanent jewelry, which requires connections of fine jump rings. To give a good visual demonstration, […]

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